Review by Kirsty Menzies The fascinating talk on beekeeping and pollinators by Jacqualine Ferguson in November brought to mind a book I read a few years ago. Very much like Jacqualine’s talk, the book “The Bees” by Laline Paull takes you through a year in the life of a beehive. But this is a beeContinueContinue reading “Book review: The Bees by Laline Paull”
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Book review: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History by Lucking & Spribille
Review by Craig Postlethwaite This is the first general, wide audience book onlichens that has been published for nearly 25 years. The older books (Understanding Lichens by Baronand New Naturalist 86: Lichens by Gibbons) werewritten before modern techniques such as DNAsequencing allowed a greater understanding of the complexities of lichens so a new book isContinueContinue reading “Book review: The Lives of Lichens: A Natural History by Lucking & Spribille”
Book review: The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole
Review by Simon Stuart (originally published in the Native Woodland Discussion Group Newsletter, and re-used with kind permission) In this eagerly anticipated book, the author gives an often very personal but informative overview of the current state of Britain’s temperate rainforests, discusses their historical (and current) decline and the main factors affecting their survival andContinueContinue reading “Book review: The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole”
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