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‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees

Book review: ‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees

Journeys through unexpected places.

Published 25-Jun-2021
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel 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
‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Book review: ‘Ghosts on the Shore’ by Paul Scraton

Travels along Germany’s Baltic coast.

Published 25-Oct-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Something of His Art’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘Something of His Art’ by Horatio Clare

Walking to Lübeck with J.S. Bach.

Published 07-Aug-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: History, Travel Tags: reviews
‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Book review: ‘In Pursuit of Spring’ by Edward Thomas

Cycling across southern England in early 1913.

Published 20-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews
‘Greenery’ by Tim Dee

Book review: ‘Greenery’ by Tim Dee

Journeys in Springtime.

Published 13-Apr-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Biography/Memoir, Nature Writing, Travel Tags: reviews, tim dee
‘A Single Swallow’ by Horatio Clare

Book review: ‘A Single Swallow’ by Horatio Clare

Following the migration from South Africa to South Wales.

Published 19-Mar-2020
Filed under: Uncategorised Genres: Travel Tags: reviews
In Patagonia

Book review: ‘In Patagonia’ by Bruce Chatwin

Wandering about Patagonia with no clear plan in mind.

Published 30-Apr-2018

Book Review: ‘60 Degrees North’ by Malachy Tallack

Around the world in search of home.

Published 04-Sep-2015
‘Doubling Back’ by Linda Cracknell

Book review: ‘Doubling Back’ by Linda Cracknell

Ten paths trodden in memory.

Published 20-Jan-2015

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On the Moor

On the Moor: Science, History and Nature on a Country Walk
“…wonderfully droll, witty and entertaining… At their best Carter’s moorland walks and his meandering intellectual talk are part of a single, deeply coherent enterprise: a restless inquiry into the meaning of place and the nature of self.”
—Mark Cocker, author and naturalist
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