Dr Frank Ashwood is a soil ecologist and macrophotographer who researches soil animals and habitats. He is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, and received his PhD from University of Central Lancashire in 2016. Frank has previously worked as a soil ecologist for Forest Research, part of the British Government’s Forestry Commission. He is Associate Editor of the journal Soil Research and member of the Royal Society of Biology. Frank has appeared on the BBC Earth Podcast, BBC Breakfast, ABC Landline and his soil animal photography has been shortlisted for Wildlife Photographer of the Year and exhibited internationally.