{"product_id":"the-meaning-of-geese-a-thousand-miles-in-search-of-home-9781915294098","title":"The Meaning of Geese: A Thousand Miles in Search of Home","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Meaning of Geese is a book of thrilling encounters with wildlife, of tired legs, punctured tires, and inhospitable weather. It is the story of Nick Acheson's love for the land in which he was born and raised, and for the wild geese that fill it with sound and spectacle every winter. Nick Acheson, a renowned naturalist and conservationist, spent countless hours observing and researching wild geese, transported through all weathers by his mother's 40-year-old trusty red bicycle. He meticulously details the geese's arrival, observing what they mean to his beloved Norfolk and the role they play in local people's lives. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 240 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 09 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Chelsea Green Publishing UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A magisterial diary for bird lovers.\u003cbr\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003eWINNER – BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003eThe Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eAs seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023\u003cbr\u003e‘Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I loved this book so much.\u003cbr\u003eSophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not\u003cbr\u003e‘Delightful.\u003cbr\u003eStephen Moss, author of Ten Birds that Changed the World\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating and thought-provoking.\u003cbr\u003eJake Fiennes, author of Land Healer\u003cbr\u003e‘Awe-filled and absorbing.\u003cbr\u003eNicola Chester, author of On Gallows Down\u003cbr\u003eThe Meaning of Geese\u003cbr\u003eis a book of thrilling encounters with wildlife, of tired legs, punctured tyres and inhospitable weather. Above all, it is the story of Nick Acheson's love for the land in which he was born and raised, and for the wild geese that fill it with sound and spectacle every winter.\u003cbr\u003eRenowned naturalist and conservationist Nick Acheson spent countless hours observing and researching wild geese, transported through all weathers by his mother's 40-year-old trusty red bicycle. He meticulously details the geese' arrival, observing what they mean to his beloved Norfolk and the role they play in local people's lives – and what role the birds could play in our changing world.\u003cbr\u003eDuring a time when many people faced the prospect of little work or human contact, Nick followed the pinkfeet and brent geese that filled the Norfolk skies and landscape as they flew in from Iceland and Siberia. In their flocks, Nick encountered rarer geese, including Russian white-fronts, barnacle geese and an extremely unusual grey-bellied brant, a bird he had dreamt of seeing since thumbing his mother's copy of Peter Scott's field guide as a child.\u003cbr\u003eTo honour the geese's great athletic migrations, Nick kept a diary of his sightings as well as the stories he discovered through the community of pe.\u003cbr\u003e‘A magisterial diary for bird lovers.\u003cbr\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003eWINNER – BOOK OF THE YEAR - East Anglian Book Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003eThe Telegraph\u003cbr\u003eAs seen on BBC Winterwatch 2023\u003cbr\u003e‘Honest, human and heart-grabbing. I loved this book so much.\u003cbr\u003eSophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not\u003cbr\u003e‘Delightful.\u003cbr\u003eStephen Moss, author of Ten Birds that Changed the World\u003cbr\u003e‘Fascinating and thought-provoking.\u003cbr\u003eJake Fiennes, author of Land Healer\u003cbr\u003e‘Awe-filled and absorbing.\u003cbr\u003eNicola Chester, author of On Gallows Down\u003cbr\u003eThe Meaning of Geese\u003cbr\u003eis a book of thrilling encounters with wildlife, of tired legs, punctured tyres and inhospitable weather. Above all, it is the story of Nick Acheson's love for the land in which he was born and raised, and for the wild geese that fill it with sound and spectacle every winter.\u003cbr\u003eRenowned naturalist and conservationist Nick Acheson spent countless hours observing and researching wild geese, transported through all weathers by his mother's 40-year-old trusty red bicycle. 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