Roy Dennis

Cottongrass Summer (eBook, ePUB)

Essays of a naturalist through the year

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of vibrant essays on climate change, and conservation to inform, stimulate and call every nature lover to action.

I can't think of a more important book that's been written about British wildlife in the past 20 years ... Roy Dennis [is] the UK's pre-eminent conservationist of the past half century .." BBC Countryfile Magazine

Through unparalleled expertise as a field naturalist, Roy Dennis is able to write about the natural world in a way that considers both the problems and the progress in ecology and conservation. Beginning with cottongrass, whose snow-white blooms blow gently in the wind across the wetter moors and bogs, this is a year-round trove of insight and knowledge for anyone who cares about the natural world, from birdsong and biodiversity to sphagnum and species reintroduction.

Written by one of the UK's most prominent advocates for rewilding, the essays have a clear message: Never give up on trying to conserve and restore wildlife and the wild places you cherish. It's essential to try and to succeed. And remember, it's never "if," but "when," and with climate chaos closing in, the time is now.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saraband
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781915089700
• Artikelnr.: 70131443

Autorenporträt

Roy Dennis has unparalled expertise as a field naturalist. His approach to wildlife and conservation stems from years of experience working in the field, from climbing trees to ring osprey chicks to handling lynx kittens in Norway - and wanting to smuggle them back to Scotland. His Wildlife Foundation of 25 years' standing is internationally recognised for its work in conservation and wildlife protection.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Cottongrass
The salmon and the bear
Right trees, wrong places
The beauty of birdsong
Green J is back again
Orcas and seals
Quiet pride over red kites
Big fish
The bonnie heather hills of Scotland
Days in a real forest
Cheaper food and poorer farming
Caring for our planet - a Minister’s responsibilities Selective land
management in Abernethy Forest
The tragedy of rare flowers
Bring back the beaver
The importance of traditional cattle to biodiversity
Giant pandas and thoughts of home
Always remember the bigger picture
The ecology of changing goose numbers
Bearded vulture and a lack of carrion
Storks and people
The danger of downpours
Rewilding: ecological restoration
Here today – gone tomorrow
A good day with red squirrels
Let’s have a sacred mountain
The Assassin of the Night
The decline of swifts and martins
All in a name
Too many badgers
Bounty from the seas
Thoughts on wild red grouse
Is the common mole a soil canary?
Nature’s networks
Lynx kittens in my pockets
Genes and the future of wildlife management
The optimism of Spring
Capercaillies and crofters’ cows
White stoat, green grass
Chance and the Wilson’s warbler
Insect Armageddon
New Year Birding
Sea eagles on Sunday
The deaf birder’s bird and the elusive lynx
Golden eagles – a new future
Looking at a footprint and thinking ‘Bear!’
Nature and the problems of tidiness
Why mentors matter
The true worth of nature
Our place on the planet
The invader from the Orient
Ecological resilience for our grandchildren’s grandchildren