Richard Carter

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

Journeys through unexpected places.
Book review: ‘The Eternal Season’ by Stephen Rutt

Ghosts of summers past, present and future.
29 June 2021

A lovely new circular walk.
28 June 2021

A walk around Ogden Water, and an encounter with a locally rare bird.
Noctilucent clouds

One of the advantages of living in the same area as a number of other nature-writerish types is you occasionally receive really good tip-offs.
Being prepared

The barn owl returns bang on schedule.
Swift visit

In search of Apus apus.
Book review: ‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 3’ by P.G. Wodehouse

Pip pip!
Book review: ‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen

Astonishingly good poetry collection.
Book review: ‘Women on Nature’ by Katherine Norbury (ed.)

100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.
Book review: ‘Thames Mudlarking’ by Jason Sandy & Nick Stevens

Searching for London’s Lost Treasures.
Talon spotting

A barn owl on a hunting expedition.