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Footprints in the Woods

The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank

By: John Lister-Kaye

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Footprints in the Woods

The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank

By: John Lister-Kaye

LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023 Footprints in the Woods is John Lister-Kaye’s charming account of a year spent with otters, badgers, weasels and pine martens. This family – Mustelidae – all live in the wild at Aigas, the conservation and field study centre in the Highlands that he calls home. With fifty years of experience living side-by-side with these creatures and the patience of a true naturalist, John reveals the lives of these elusive animals: sometimes red in tooth and claw, but often playful, familial, curious and surprising.

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Canongate Books

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1838858792

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9781838858797

Song Of The Rolling Earth

A Highland Odyssey

By: John Lister-Kaye

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Song Of The Rolling Earth

A Highland Odyssey

By: John Lister-Kaye

Conservationist and naturalist John Lister-Kaye, founder of the Aigas Field Centre, writes about his life in the glens, the wildlife that surrounds him and the primeval magical exchange that takes place between man and nature once so central to ancient civilisations. He describes finding the ruined nineteenth-century estate that is to become Aigas, taking it over and turning it into a going concern as an Educational Centre, and his own personal motivation, following the Torrey Canyon oil spillage and natural disasters in the 1960s, to become a conservationist. Interspersed within the narrative detail are engaging and enlightening descriptions of flora and fauna. John Lister-Kaye carries the reader very effectively into the minute worlds he observes and backs up keen scrutiny with facts and figures. SONG OF THE ROLLING EARTH is a notably entertaining and enlightening addition to the canon of naturalist writing that includes Gavin Maxwell's RING OF BRIGHT WATER, Henry Williamson's TARKA THE OTTER and the works of Gerald Durrell.

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Abacus

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0349143269

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9780349143262

Gods of the Morning

By: John Lister-Kaye

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Gods of the Morning

By: John Lister-Kaye

Gods of the Morning follows the year through the turning of the seasons at Aigas, the Highlands estate John Lister-Kaye has transformed into a world-renowned wildlife center. John's affection, wisdom and lyricism sings off every page, bringing the natural world around him to life: from the rookery filled with twenty-nine nests and distinct bird calls to descriptions of the winter morning light, from the wood mice and the squirrels preparing for winter to tracking a fox's path through the snow. In particular it brings John's lifelong love of birds—his gods of the morning—to the fore.In the Highland glens, bird numbers plummet as their food supplies —natural fruits and every kind of creeping, crawling, slithering or flying bug—begin to disappear. By the first frosts the hills will have emptied down to a few hardy stalwarts such as the golden eagles, the raven and the irrepressible hooded crows. Silence settles across the land. The few species that are left frequent a changed world. Soon only the buzzards and wood pigeons will hang on in the woods and the coniferous forests will be host to flocks of chaffinches, tits, siskins, and crossbills passing through.

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175

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Simon and Schuster

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1605987972

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The Dun Cow Rib

A Very Natural Childhood

By: John Lister-Kaye

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The Dun Cow Rib

A Very Natural Childhood

By: John Lister-Kaye

John Lister-Kaye has spent a lifetime exploring, protecting and celebrating the British landscape and its creatures. His memoir The Dun Cow Rib is the story of a boy's awakening to the wonders of the natural world. Lister-Kaye's joyous childhood holidays - spent scrambling through hedges and ditches after birds and small beasts, keeping pigeons in the loft and tracking foxes around the edge of the garden - were the perfect apprenticeship for his two lifelong passions: exploring the wonders of nature, and writing about them. Threaded through his adventures - from moving to the Scottish Highlands to work with Gavin Maxwell, to founding the famous Aigas Field Centre - is an elegy to his remarkable mother, and a wise and affectionate celebration of Britain's natural landscape.

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321

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Canongate Books

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1786891468

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9781786891464

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland

By: John Burke,Bernard Burke

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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland

By: John Burke,Bernard Burke

Tracing the history of Maronets of the British Isles who left no descendants.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806307390

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9780806307398

At the Water's Edge

A Walk in the Wild

By: John Lister-Kaye

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At the Water's Edge

A Walk in the Wild

By: John Lister-Kaye

Sir John Lister-Kaye encourages us to look in close detail at the nature around us.

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1847674054

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9781847674050

Gods of the Morning

By: John Lister-Kaye

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Simon and Schuster

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1605987972

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Song Of The Rolling Earth

A Highland Odyssey

By: John Lister-Kaye

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A Highland Odyssey

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An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

By: John Sheail

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An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

By: John Sheail

Environmental history - the history of the relationship between people and the natural world - is a dynamic and increasingly important field. In An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain, John Sheail breaks new ground in illustrating how some of the most pressing concerns came to be recognised, and a response made. Much use is made of archival sources in tracing a number of key issues, including: - Management of change by central and local government - The manner in which natural processes were incorporated in projects to protect personal and public health, and ultimately environmental health - New beginnings in forestry - The emergence of a third force alongside farming and forestry in the countryside - Management of a transport revolution, and mitigation of environmental hazards Such instances of policy-making are reviewed within the wider context of a growing awareness, both on the part of government and business, of the role of environmental issues in the creation of wealth and social well-being for us all. An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain is essential reading for all those concerned with these issues.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350317217

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Tears of the Tree

The Story of Rubber - A Modern Marvel

By: John Loadman

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Tears of the Tree

The Story of Rubber - A Modern Marvel

By: John Loadman

Imagine a world without rubber - neither tyres for motoring or flying, nor bouncing balls for sports, neither seals for washing machines and dishwashers, nor medical gloves, no elastic! This unique book tells the fascinating story of four thousand years of rubber - from its significance in Mayan religious rituals and culture to its pivotal role in today's world. It is seen through the lives of the adventurers and scientists who promoted it, lusted after it, and eventually tamed it into the ubiquitous and crucial material of our lives today. At the same time, it includes the lives of those who caused the deaths of millions of natives in Africa and South America whilst seeking to satisfy the developing world's lust for this wonderful new material as well as their nemeses. As with any biography, this book considers old age, why rubber deteriorates and how the ravages of time may be ameliorated. In death, it deals with our current concern for the environment and various options for 'waste disposal'. For the majority of people, rubber is mostly an unknown history and even for those who think they know 'the truth' about rubber, this book may offer many surprises.

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OUP Oxford

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0191524514

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9780191524516

Book's by John Lister-Kaye

Footprints in the Woods

Footprints in the Woods

Song Of The Rolling Earth

Song Of The Rolling Earth

Gods of the Morning

Gods of the Morning

The Dun Cow Rib

The Dun Cow Rib

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland

A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland

At the Water's Edge

At the Water's Edge

Gods of the Morning

Gods of the Morning

Song Of The Rolling Earth

Song Of The Rolling Earth

An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain

Tears of the Tree

Tears of the Tree

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