Standing up for Nature
This is a rambling book – in a good way. It meanders around the countryside of Devon and East Anglia looking at places and issues for a while and moving on to the next interesting issue. That’s fine by me. Is it a nature book? Who cares! There’s certainly quite a lot of nature in…
This is a delightful book for children, but will appeal to all ages, and would be particularly suitable for parents (or grandparents) to look at with their younger relatives. Millie Marotta is responsible for both the illustrations and the text – and both are very good. The format is pretty simple; full page illustration, and…
This isn’t a book review as I wrote the Foreword to this book and so can hardly be unbiased. It’s a very good book – and pitched just right to have something to offer to both the expert and the beginner. And Dan Powell’s illustrations are just lovely. Ian Carter has reviewed books and written…
This is a book about rediscovering, and reconnecting with, nature, as an adult. The preface sets the book up well and establishes the engaging tone. The author rediscovers all sorts of wildlife but bees are the co-stars of this account. I know Brigit a little, and this book is just what I expected: enthusiastic and…
When I was at Wheldrake Ings on Thursday I was given a copy of this book. Wheldrake Ings is one of the important staging posts for Whimbrels on spring migration. In late April and May, thousands of Whimbrel call in, feed up and prepare for the onward journey to their main breeding grounds in Iceland….