Current projects:

Publications

Academic

Stanton, T., Law, A., Somers, C., Worne, S., Sheridan, K.J., Kechi-Okafor, C., Wheat, A., Wood, A., Bateman, A., Richardson, N., Baynes, E., Ryves, D.B., Gaca, P., Cundy, A. and McKay, D. (2026) '“Natural” fibers in lakes: A 150-year sedimentary perspective on persistence', iScience, 29(3), pp. 114904 Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.114904.

Other publications

• Communities Lead Spring Surge to Bring Nature Back Across Staffordshire Moorlands. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. 10th June 2026. Available at: https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/blog/alana-wheat/communities-lead-spring-surge-bring-nature-back-across-staffordshire-moorlands

• Nature in Your Neighbourhood: A Year of Amazing Discoveries. Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. 2nd January 2026. Available at: https://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/news/nature-your-neighbourhood-year-amazing-discoveries

• Comment - green activism a great way to 'change world'. Keele University. 24th March 2024. Available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/society/column/keele-green/sustainability-festival-environment.php

• 'Make a pledge for your own sustainability goal'. Keele University. 28th December 2023. Available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/society/column/sustainability-goals/alana-wheat-keele.php

• Comment | 'We all have a big part to play in helping wildlife'. Keele University. 22nd March 2023. Available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2023/march/commentweallhaveabigparttoplayinhelpingwildlife/wildlife-keele-hegdehogs.php

Podcasts

• Can technology make it easier to connect to nature? Technology and Nature panel. Generation Nature. 29th November 2025. Available on all podcasting platforms. Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1B6Lijhbs0E3gXbppwIYqm?si=ece450f3dea44770

• The role of community in conservation – Alana’s story. Generation Nature. 6th September 2025. Available on all podcasting platforms. Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Gmttkv5hFCjDWTaNmCPxu?si=b00f5d6266614aae

• Can you like Taylor Swift and be an environmentalist? Imperfect Activism panel. Generation Nature live at Global BirdFair 2025. 9th August 2025. Available on all podcasting platforms. Available at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/21U263Xkcggg4WG4zVLK5T?si=f0f091ba1f654087