Peter and Miranda Harris

Founders of A Rocha

Peter and Miranda moved to Portugal in 1983 to establish and run A Rocha’s first field study centre. Together with their four children they lived at the centre for twelve years until 1995 when the work was given over to national leadership. They then moved to establish A Rocha France’s first centre near Arles, and have been based there ever since, providing coordination and giving leadership to the rapidly growing global movement. Their story is told in Under the Bright Wings (1993) and Kingfisher’s Fire (2008) .