On the subject of books..

[coasty]

May I suggest any work by Roderick Haig Brown a splendid prolific author , Many of his books are freely available although now out of print,,, Try ABE books ontinternet there are usually loads on there,,,,He writes Travel/ nature / Auto biographical stuff all excellent I would suggest "Return to the river", or "Silver the story of an atlantic salmom" as two to start you of .

[Jonathan]

If you enjoy descriptive writing about the English countryside and it's natural history, then can I recommend 'The Peregrine' by J. A. Baker?

Written in the late 60's, it's an account of the author's attempts to watch wintering peregrines in the south east of England.

A full review can be found here:

Extreme styles of hunting | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books

Jonathan

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

If you enjoy descriptive writing about the English countryside and it's natural history, then can I recommend 'The Peregrine' by J. A. Baker?

Written in the late 60's, it's an account of the author's attempts to watch wintering peregrines in the south east of England.

A full review can be found here:

Extreme styles of hunting | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books

Jonathan

Ahh i keep seeing this book in waterstones...its a small paperback, i think i shall get a copy as its meant to be a true classic.

[stripee]

I just finished reading Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael", lent to me, an old book, about a man's conversation with a captive gorilla about man and agriculture.
Also am re-reading The Wind in the Willows! and
Richard Mabey & Tony Evans The Flowering of Britain. Very good read about plant communities.

[oxycera]

Seeing Richard Mabey mentioned reminded me of his biography of Gilbert White, a really interesting read. And has there ever been a better book on natural history than White's 'Selborne', or perhaps that is too obvious.

[ChrisJB]

I've recently re-read 'The Cottage Book' and 'The Charm of Birds', by the long gone former Liberal Home Secretary, Sir Edward Grey. Both are good, but 'The Charm of Birds' is perhaps the best insight into British birdsong I have ever come across. Written in 1927, I consider it to be the definitive book on the subject and has therefore not been bettered.

Regards, Chris

[Moobli]

My favourites are all by Mike Tomkies and are, in order of (my!) preference :-

Moobli
Out of the Wild
Last Wild Years
Wildcat Haven

I also have A Last Wild Place, Between Earth & Paradise, Golden Eagle Years, On Wing & Wild Water and Wild, Rare & Free. All are definitely worth a look.

[Jim Ford]

Anything by Henri Fabre - an unsurpassed observer of insects.

Jim