Sky Full of Kites - A Rewilding Story

Shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award

Red kites were once Britain's most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they'd been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When some reintroduced kites began roosting on their 1,400-acre farm at Argaty in Perthshire, Tom Bowser's parents, Lynn and Niall, decided to turn their estate into a safe haven. They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them, learn about them and fall in love with them.

A Sky Full of Kites is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland, but it is also much more than that. Ill at ease with the traditional rural values of livestock farming, Lynn and Niall's son Tom, who returned to work on the farm after a career in journalism, reveals his passion for nature and his desire to dedicate his family's land to conservation.

About the author

Tom Bowser grew up on his parents' Perthshire farm. After university he worked as a teacher and then as a journalist before returning to Argaty in 2009. In 2017 he took over the running of the conservation project Argaty Red Kites, and in 2018 launched the Argaty Red Squirrels project.

Summary

This is the inspirational story of the reintroduction of one of Britain's most majestic birds of prey. At a time when Britain's wildlife is in major decline, this is a tale of hope about the positive differences that people can make.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Bowser, Bowser Tom
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781780277769
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-776-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; NATURE / Animals / Birds, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Birdwatching Guides, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, LAW / Natural Resources, Rural communities, Animals & society, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, Conservation of the environment, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Animal Husbandry, Energy & natural resources law, Energy and natural resources law, Rural communities / rural life, Animals and society / Animal rights - issues and debates