At the Water's Edge A Personal Quest for Wildness / A Walk in the Wild

About this book

For the last thirty years John Lister-Kaye, one of Britain's best-known nature writers, has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small hill loch. Drawing on this lifetime of close observation, John Lister-Kaye's new book encourages us to look again at the nature around us and to discover its wildness for ourselves. It also forges wonderful connections between the most unlikely subjects, from photosynthesis and the energy cycle to Norse mythology, to weasels and perfume and to the over-population of our planet.

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Biography

Sir John Lister Kaye is one of Scotland's best-known naturalists and conservationists. He has lectured on wildlife and the environment on three continents and served prominently in the RSPB, the Nature Conservancy Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. In 2003 Sir John was awarded an OBE for services to the Scottish environment. He is a columnist for The Times and the author of six previous books. He is the author of Gods of the Morning: A Bird's Eye View of a Highland Year.