Dodo Links And Blogs

I'd been writing a blog - mainly about gardens and gardening - for over a year before anyone asked me why it was called The Clockwork Dodo - I'm not sure what that says about my friends, or about me.

So in case anyone is wondering ...

I'm a big fan of Jasper Fforde's books, which feature an alternative universe in which dodos have been cloned and are kept as pets.

I'm also, a little more seriously, a supporter of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, working to conserve rare species which are in danger of becoming extinct - their symbol is the dodo.

The idea of a clockwork dodo was a sort of nostalgic counterpoint to the real world, because I'm an idealist and I think there should still be dodos. There shouldn't be global corporations, GM contamination, or dangerous synthetic chemicals, but there should be dodos.

And they're cute.

When we moved house, I wanted to start a new blog for my new garden, so obviously I had to think of another dodo-related name. The new garden is about four times the size of the old one, so there's plenty of room for more dodos. It's also near Swindon, which, as fellow Jasper Fforde fans will know, is the home of many feral dodos. So clearly any large garden in this area is going to be full of dodos ...

Dodo links and blogs

I will try to keep these updated - please let me know if any of the links don't work.

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

DWCT's Lonely Dodo video

Jasper Fforde

Fforde's Dodo home cloning kit

Fforde's Dodo Emporium

The Oxford Dodo

Natural History Museum

Dodo pad shop