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'Rousing, polemical and heartfelt' - Gardens Illustrated 'An invitation to take action' - The Observer One thing has become clear this year - we need nature more than ever. And it needs us too. From our balconies and gardens to our woodlands, national parks and beyond, Back to Nature captures the essence of how we feel about the wildlife outside our windows. Through personal stories, conservation breakthroughs and scientific discoveries, it explores the wonder and the solace of nature, and the ways in which we can connect with it - and protect it. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Back to Nature is a call to arms to all those people who started to think about the natural world during lockdown, as well as those who were already interested in conservation. A polemic against everything that Chris feels in wrong with the natural world in the U.K., with poor management of National Parks, industrialisation of farming, persecution of raptors, and managed grouse moors all very high up the list. And it’s also an argument for what we should be doing instead: from large scale rewilding to managing our small garden plots for wildlife. While it does touch on the wider picture, the focus is very much on conservation in the U.K. and I’m not sure it would appeal to a wider audience. There is a fair amount of detail at times (and consequently at times it can get a little dry), but Chris’s enthusiasm wins through. While Chris Packham has provided the main body of the work, Megan McCubbin has written a number of interesting vignettes on aspects of the natural world, to remind the reader of what it is that they should be saving.
This is one of those books that has left me with a very large list of ‘things I ought to be doing’ from joining the R.S.P.B., to writing to my M.P. about a large number of topics, to having another go at persuading Mr SandDune to cut a hole in the garden gate for any passing hedgehogs. I’ll be referring back to a number of the sections to follow up on some of the topics in more detail.
I would also recommend Chris Packam’s memoir Fingers in the Sparkle Jar (which I read a few years ago) about growing up as a nature obsessed child with undiagnosed Aspergers. ( )