Tag: books
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Review – The Butterfly Season
One of the occasional functions of this now very occasional blog is to get reviews of new nature books I’ve read to people who might be interested. About a month ago The Observer trailed ‘The Butterfly Season’ by interviewing Lea Korsgaard about her quest to see all Denmark’s breeding butterflies in a calendar year. I…
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Book Review: Pan-Species Listing by Graeme Lyons
At the outset a brief explanation is probably helpful. Pan-species listing is a largely British pursuit where people try and see, identify and record all species of plant and animal life. This includes anything above bacteria level, from microscopic flies and tardigrades to whales. It is still a relatively niche pursuit but has become steadily…
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Review – Storm Pegs by Jen Hadfield
A strand of this blog, among others including local birding and holiday write-ups, has been reviewing nature writing. This is a review of the latest book I’ve read on Shetland, also encompassing another book I read in the autumn covering similar ground. Storm Pegs is a reflection on the experiences of a woman who has…
Natural Selection 