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Reviews: Nature Writing

‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

Book review: ‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.

Published 03-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

Book review: ‘The Circling Sky’ by Neil Ansell

On nature and belonging in an ancient forest.

Published 10-Apr-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe

A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.

Published 23-Feb-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science, Travel Tags: reviews
‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

Book review: ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’ by Melissa Harrison

A nature diary.

Published 12-Jan-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez

Deservedly seen as a classic.

Published 13-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing, Science Tags: reviews
‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden

Book review: ‘Rising Ground’ by Philip Marsden

A search for the spirit of place.

Published 04-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White

Book review: ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White

A nature writing classic.

Published 27-Sep-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Antlers of Water’ edited by Kathleen Jamie

Book review: ‘Antlers of Water’ edited by Kathleen Jamie

Writing on the nature and environment of Scotland.

Published 27-Sep-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Kilvert’s Diary’ by Francis Kilvert

Book review: ‘Kilvert’s Diary’ by Francis Kilvert

The diary of a Victorian country curate.

Published 20-Jul-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing Tags: reviews
‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

Book review: ‘Into the Tangled Bank’ by Lev Parikian

In which our author ventures outdoors to consider the British in nature.

Published 01-Jul-2020
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On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
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—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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