Richard Carter
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Book review: ‘The History of Life’ by Michael J Benton
A very short introduction.
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Book review: ‘The Ice Age’ by Jamie Woodward
A very short introduction.
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Book review: ‘The Sense of Style’ by Steven Pinker
The thinking person’s guide to writing in the 21st century.
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Book review: ‘Rain’ by Melissa Harrison
Four walks in English weather.
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Book review: ‘The Edge of the World’ by Michael Pye
How the North Sea made us who we are.
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A British wildlife spectacle
Every spring, something happens in Britain that ranks alongside any wildlife spectacle you might see on telly.
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Hats off to geology!
Geology doesn’t receive the recognition it deserves. Our modern understanding of how the world formed and evolved is one of science’s great triumphs.
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The Art of Sloe Gardening
In which I attempt to grow blackthorn seedlings from sloes collected last autumn.
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My concrete muse
She might only be a lump of concrete, but I have an immense fondness for trig. point 4144.
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When is a buzzard not a buzzard?
…when it’s a marsh harrier.
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Migrant waders anthology
I have provided an article for a new anthology about wading birds.
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Peregrine-harrier tag-team challenge
In which I witness a peregrine and marsh harrier hunting together—almost as a team.