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Cottongrass Summer is a collection of 52 essays by a world-renowned naturalist, author and broadcaster on subjects ranging from birdsong to beavers, and our role as stewards of the land.
Sommario
IntroductionCottongrass
The salmon and the bear
Right trees, wrong places
The beauty of birdsong
Green J is back again
Orcas and seals
Quiet pride over red kites
Big fish
The bonnie heather hills of Scotland
Days in a real forest
Cheaper food and poorer farming
Caring for our planet - a Minister’s responsibilities Selective land management in Abernethy Forest
The tragedy of rare flowers
Bring back the beaver
The importance of traditional cattle to biodiversity
Giant pandas and thoughts of home
Always remember the bigger picture
The ecology of changing goose numbers
Bearded vulture and a lack of carrion
Storks and people
The danger of downpours
Rewilding: ecological restoration
Here today – gone tomorrow
A good day with red squirrels
Let’s have a sacred mountain
The Assassin of the Night
The decline of swifts and martins
All in a name
Too many badgers
Bounty from the seas
Thoughts on wild red grouse
Is the common mole a soil canary?
Nature’s networks
Lynx kittens in my pockets
Genes and the future of wildlife management
The optimism of Spring
Capercaillies and crofters’ cows
White stoat, green grass
Chance and the Wilson’s warbler
Insect Armageddon
New Year Birding
Sea eagles on Sunday
The deaf birder’s bird and the elusive lynx
Golden eagles – a new future
Looking at a footprint and thinking ‘Bear!’
Nature and the problems of tidiness
Why mentors matter
The true worth of nature
Our place on the planet
The invader from the Orient
Ecological resilience for our grandchildren’s grandchildren
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Roy Dennis is one of the UK's most prominent field naturalists. His approach to wildlife and conservation stems from years of experience working in the field, from climbing trees to ring osprey chicks to handling lynx kittens in Norway - and wanting to smuggle them back to Scotland. His Wildlife Foundation of 25 years' standing is internationally recognised for its work in conservation and wildlife protection.
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Cottongrass Summer is a collection of 52 essays by a world-renowned naturalist, author and broadcaster on subjects ranging from birdsong to beavers, and our role as stewards of the land.
