Writing

16 October 2018

Everything is suddenly feeling very autumnal.
Book review: ‘In My Mind’s Eye’ by Jan Morris

A thought diary.
Book review: ‘Our Place’ by Mark Cocker

Can we save Britain’s wildlife before it’s too late?
A face for radio

In which I am interviewed for a ‘radio’ documentary.
Where has all the heather gone?

The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.
Newsletter No. 14: ‘The terror Carter’s warriors’

Liverpool • Chinese warriors • Ben Myers • shoes on wires • Patti Smith • Wuthering Heights • stratigraphy • astronomy • ancient DNA • storm petrels • LIMONCELLO ICE CREAM!! • and more…
Book review: ‘Unnatural Selection’ by Katrina van Grouw

Art meets science in this stunningly illustrated book.
The Rough Patch

On the advantages of being a crap gardener.
Going camera-less

Taking walks without lugging around a massive camera bag: it’ll never catch on!
Book review: ‘The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being’ by Alice Roberts

Evolution and the making of us.
Book review: ‘Darwin’s Backyard’ by James T Costa

How small experiments led to a big theory.
Book review: ‘Dispelling the Darkness’ by John van Wyhe

Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the discovery of evolution by Wallace and Darwin.