Nature Tales Encounters with Britain's Wildlife

by Allen, Michael; Patel Ellis, Sonya

• ISBN13: 9781904027942
• ISBN10: 1904027946
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson

Summary

Nature Tales is a charming collection of encounters with the natural world from historic greats to modern household names, from Wildlife Trusts supporters to leading naturalists, such as: Roger Deakin, Richard Mabey, Simon Barnes, Gilbert White, John Clare, Joseph, Banks, William Cobbett, Simon King, Nick Baker, Chris Packham. Including beautifully drawn illustrations, Nature Tales is a charming celebration of Britain's wildlife and countryside

Author Biography

Michael Allen is the chairman of the royal society of wildlife trusts. He is a retired professor of English literature at Cambridge University and has a life-long passion for literature and ornithology. Sonya Patel Ellis is an experienced freelance writer on the environment, wildlife, and travel.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
In the garden
From Bonsai to Blue Tits	p. 3
My Island in Suffolk	p. 7
On the Anger of Hornets	p. 11
Hoverfly	p. 15
The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Actions of Worms	p. 19
On the wing
Islay	p. 27
Swifts at Nest	p. 33
Rooks	p. 35
From The Natural History of Selbome	p. 37
Ravens	p. 43
Trunk Calls	p. 45
A Natural Amphitheatre	p. 49
The Call of the Wild	p. 53
The Gamekeeper at Home	p. 57
Cuckoo	p. 59
The Peregrine	p. 63
From The Natural History of Wiltshire	p. 71
The Redstart	p. 75
Tawny Owl	p. 77
Grey of Fallodon	p. 79
From The Running Sky	p. 81
Gold-crested Wren	p. 87
Adventures among Birds	p. 91
By river and sea
Bass Rock	p. 97
Fish-watching	p. 99
Dolphins	p. 103
Shells and Other Beach Objects	p. 105
The Living Mountain	p. 109
The Stream	p. 117
The Old Trout	p. 119
The Braan Salmon	p. 125
Shearwaters	p. 129
To the River	p. 133
An Appointment with Mrs Maximus	p. 139
Past the hedgerows
The Hayfields of Stoneborough	p. 149
An Encounter with Rural Worcestershire	p. 151
Sudden Snow	p. 153
Summer	p. 155
Early Spring	p. 159
The Magic of Horses	p. 165
Welsh Farm	p. 171
Bollitree and Horncastle	p. 175
Under the trees
Trees from My Window	p. 181
Leaves	p. 185
The Pine Wood	p. 191
In the wild
Very Close Encounters with British Wildlife	p. 199
Flight	p. 209
The Autumn Stalk	p. 215
From my window
From Wild Hares and Hummingbirds	p. 223
From Natural History Letters	p. 229
From The Turning Earth: Seven Days in September	p. 235
Nature trails
Milkwort on the Gower Peninsula, Wales	p. 245
Likenesses	p. 251
The End of an Excursion	p. 253
Gordale Scar	p. 257
The Mountain in Snow	p. 259
The Lake Shore at Gowbarrow Park	p. 261
Life of the Stream	p. 263
Words and nature
The Gannet	p. 271
Endings	p. 277
About The Wildlife Trusts	p. 283
Index	p. 286
Acknowledgements	p. 290
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