Nick Baker has described ‘Rewild’ as his ‘first proper grown up book’, having previously mostly written nature guides for children. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and would recommend it, but I must admit that I had expected more ‘rewilding’ (as I know it and think about it) within its pages. For this isn’t really aContinueContinue reading “Book review: ‘Rewild: the art of returning to nature’ by Nick Baker”
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Book Review: ‘Strands’ by Jean Sprackland
In beachcombing, if we look closely enough, we find philosophy, history, art. The meditative, contemplative act of scanning the shoreline, enables discoveries of an alternative version of places that we think we know. Usually mundane objects become exotic if we choose to see them in such a way. To collect these items is timeless andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Strands’ by Jean Sprackland”
Book Review: ‘On the Marshes’ by Carol Donaldson
The marshlands of north Kent represent a pocket of isolation within a sea of growing urbanisation and economic ‘progress’. The call of the curlew cuts across the wide open landscape, interspersed with areas of scrub and gatherings of sheep. Redundant barges sink into the mud as pleasure cruisers herald a change in culture at theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘On the Marshes’ by Carol Donaldson”
Book Review: ‘Land of Plenty’ by Charlie Pye-Smith
It won’t be news to any regular reader of this blog to hear that many farmers struggle to make a living from the land. Farming is famously volatile and those running farming businesses are at the mercy of world markets, changing government policy and of course the weather! The decision to withdraw from the EuropeanContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Land of Plenty’ by Charlie Pye-Smith”
Book Review: ‘Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator’ by Annette Libeskind Berkovits
It might seem surprising that the former Senior Vice President at the Wildlife Conservation Society grew up without any animals and in her early career had actually been rather timid at handling certain species, but that was entirely the case for conservation expert Annette Libeskind Berkovits, author of this rather splendid memoir entitled Confession ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Confessions of an Accidental Zoo Curator’ by Annette Libeskind Berkovits”
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