Martin Newbold
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Martin Newbold, Hastings (2025)
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| Born | 24 March 1966 |
| Works | 12 Published Volumes |
Martin Peter Newbold (born 24 March 1966) is a British author, songwriter, and conservationist whose books and audiobooks are published worldwide. He is associated with The Badgers of Bunger Hill series, The Stealing of Emily series, recorded music and dramatic script work, and environmental campaigning in Hastings, East Sussex.
Career
Martin Peter Newbold (born 24 March 1966) is a British author, songwriter, and conservationist. His books and audiobooks are published worldwide.
Music and Dramatic Scripts and Music Scores
Recorded works from 2025 include “Afar”, “Absent Love”, “A Father’s Plea”, “For Fifty Days or More”, “Nothing in the World Matters”, “Precious Moments”, “The Stealing of Emily”, and “Upset in a Corner”.
Conservation and Public Activity
Newbold has been involved in environmental and conservation activity in Hastings, East Sussex. He spent 14 years with Friends of Speckled Wood and has served as a director and trustee of Hastings Badger Protection Society.
Newbold's name appears in Hastings planning and consultation material connected with Speckled Wood and local development matters, including representations and statements submitted during the Hastings planning process.
His name appears in Hastings planning and consultation material connected with Speckled Wood and local development matters, including representations and statements submitted during the Hastings planning process.
Public Record
Public references connected with Newbold include local media coverage, planning and consultation documents, conservation-related material, charity and company records, and a published First-tier Tribunal decision, Martin Newbold v Information Commissioner.
Full Bibliography (12 Books)
Fate of Children Through Our Court System
The Fantasy ('stealth philosophy') that is our Court System
Closed Material Procedures ('secret courts')
Parenting in England vs. Northern Ireland
Institutional Fraud and Toxic Judicial Proceedings
Where Are the 430,000?
Traffic Lights and Trafficked Lives (2026)
The Badgers of Bunger Hill
Secrets of the Emerald Forest
Secrets of the Whispering WoodsDefenders of Bunger Hill
Woodland Survey 2020Badger Chronicles Audiobooks
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Secrets of the Whispering Woods
Defenders of Bunger HillReferences
Media and interviews
2. Hastings Observer 2012-08-03 Page Twenty Nine, 2012-08-23 Page Forty One, 2012-09-07 Page Five.
3. Sussex Radio 2015-12-15 - BBC Radio Sussex 2014 radio interview with Martin Newbold and Cllr Peter Chowney in respect of Speckled Wood, Hastings. SoundCloud upload referencing a Speckled Wood radio segment.
4. Hastings Online Times. Planning matters. 16 April 2014. Martin Newbold comment visible 2 June 2014.
5. SoundCloud. “Niel Pringle Last Section of show with Martin Newbold and Cllr Chowney on Speckled Wood” published 14 December 2015.
Book and catalogue records
7. Woodland Survey: Woodland Survey Report 2020: for Hastings East Sussex (ISBN: 9781666640082).
8. Audible. Martin Newbold author page. Titles listed include 11 September 2024 and 6 November 2024.
9. Goodreads. Martin Newbold author/books page. Includes titles published up to 2026.
10. LibraryThing Martin Newbold.
11. MuseScore. “Where Is Emily?” written by Martin Newbold. Published 15 June 2025.
12. Figshare item titled “Getting Away With Murder 2025” attributed to Mr. Martin Newbold with a DOI and 2025 date, which is more like a deposited paper/dataset record with ASREN/Manara aggregator.
Official records and public bodies
14. Martin Newbold v Information Commissioner, a First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) decision dated 18 July 2016, cited as [2016] UKFTT 2015_0300 (GRC).
15. A WhatDoTheyKnow FOI trail to Hastings Borough Council discusses historic report/document requests.
16. ICO decision notice reference FS50864736 involving Martin Newbold and MHCLG, published in 2019.
17. An ecological appraisal for Upper Ore Valley 2014 also names Martin Newbold (MN) among attendees at a meeting with the Friends of Speckled Wood.
18. Companies House shows Martin Newbold as an active director of HASTINGS BADGER PROTECTION SOCIETY (09810623), appointed 5 October 2015.
19. The Charity Commission register shows Martin Newbold as a trustee of HASTINGS BADGER PROTECTION SOCIETY, appointed 1 January 2019.
20. CaseMine for Martin Newbold v Information Commissioner.
Archive and supporting material
22. LinkedIn. Public profile entry indexing Martin Newbold as an author and director at Hastings Badger Protection Society.
Geograph. “The Pond in Speckled Wood” © Martin Newbold.
23. Substack. Martin Newbold (@martinnewboldmn), profile for “Martin’s Newsletter”; public profile shows 493 subscribers in 2026.