I liked this book, which at its best is a mix of James Rebanks and Jake Fiennes at their best. It’s about farming and the changes in farming over three generations, and what might happen in future. I think the author ends up in the right place, more or less, but I wondered whether…
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Sunday book review – Audubon at Sea by Christoph Irmscher and Richard J. King (eds)
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This is not a picture book, although there are plenty of Audubon’s sketches and reproductions of his finished artwork in these pages. This is a book of Audubon’s words, some of which were intended for publication and others which were more private jottings, or accounts meant for the later reading by his family. In our…
Sunday book review – Trees by Peter A. Thomas
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The New Naturalist series has become rather patchy in my view, in terms of the quality of the content and of the quality of production. This volume is a good one on both counts. It was a pleasure to look through the pages and find a wide range of informative and legible photographs, diagrams…
Guest blog – Blue Frogs and Scimitar Cats by Les Wallace
Who I am – Scottish with a fascination for wildlife from childhood – in lieu of formal qualifications (and not being able to flash them about!) – was on the 1990 International Youth Conservation Exchange to Hungary, was the 1993 winner of the BBC Wildlife Magazine ‘Realms of the Russian Bear’ competition and spent nearly…
RSPB press release
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The RSPB is today warning that vital laws that protect nature in England will be under threat in Autumn when the new Prime Minister assumes office. The warning comes as both candidates in the Conservative Party leadership contest have spoken recently of their commitment to reviewing remaining EU laws currently in English legislation. This, the RSPB…