{"product_id":"wild-about-dorset-the-nature-diary-of-a-west-country-parish-9781804690321","title":"Wild About Dorset: The nature diary of a West Country parish","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eWild About Dorset is a new collection of nature writing from Brian Jackman, celebrating the wildlife and wild places in West Dorset's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The book is arranged month-by-month, with thirteen color illustrations by Carry Akroyd, and explores the holloways, lynchets, haymaking, beekeeping, and log fires that characterise the landscapes. It is an evocative, personal, and authoritative portrait of rural England's wildlife and landscapes, inspiring readers to fall in love with the great British countryside again. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 October 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bradt Travel Guides\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWild About Dorset is a captivating new collection of nature writing from acclaimed journalist and author Brian Jackman. Drawing on a decade's worth of monthly columns in his local parish magazine, Jackman paints a vivid portrait of a year in the life of wildlife and wild places in West Dorset's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a region he has called home for fifty years. Nestled within a ruffled, tumbling world of green-gold hills, bordered by the crumbling cliffs of the Jurassic Coast and gradually melting away inland, few corners of England can rival the richness of wildlife and the intensely rural atmosphere found in West Dorset.Arranged month by month, this book celebrates the sole place in the British Isles that evokes the lost countryside of Jackman's youth. Complementing Jackman's love letter are thirteen captivating color illustrations by celebrated nature artist Carry Akroyd, an award-winning member of the Society of Wildlife Artists. This is a book about nature, an account of natural history observations. Begin the year by joining Jackman in his observations of sea trout and mating foxes, and close it with the sight of mistletoe and little owls. In between, marvel at peregrine falcons soaring along Dorset's Jurassic Coast, witness the spectacle of mad March hares, glow-worms, and dormice, and observe the fallow deer rut amidst ancient oakwoods. This is also a book about place, celebrating the region's vibrant local culture and unwavering rural essence even more profoundly than his previous book, Wild About Britain (also published by Bradt). Through Jackman's pen, explore the winding holloways (old sunken trackways) and lynchets (medieval field systems) that characterize the landscapes of West Dorset. Indulge in the joys of haymaking, beekeeping, and the warmth of log fires. Visit Powerstock, a thatched village reminiscent of Cider with Rosie. Be amazed by Kingcombe, the farm that time forgot, which was declared a National Nature Reserve in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 130 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781804690321\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44094625382650,"sku":"9781804690321","price":9.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1665774425755_book.jpg?v=1666027344","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/wild-about-dorset-the-nature-diary-of-a-west-country-parish-9781804690321","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}