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Meryl Harrison's author profile - Innocent Victims, animal rescue in Zimbabwe
Posted by Lydia Unwin on
Meryl Harrison's profile Meryl was born in London, but moved to Zimbabwe with her parents when she was aged 9. She was the Chief Inspector at the Zimbabwe National Society for the Protection of Animals (ZNSPCA) for several years and was instrumental in carrying out the rescues of thousands of animals from farms from which owners had been forcibly evicted during the land redistribution programme in Zimbabwe. Meryl was often in terrible danger and endured threats of violence in her and her colleague’s attempts to rescue these helpless animals, but despite being in her 60s and suffering from a heart condition, she...
Feather Bender video
Posted by Joanne Potter on
The Feather Bender, Barry Ord Clarke, explains what makes his Flytying for Beginner's book such an exceptionally clear and easy-to-use beginner's guide to flytying. He also shows you what is in Veniards Flytying for Beginners Material Pack – enough material to tie 10 of each of the 12 patterns in the book – that's 120 flies!
Snowdrops emerge as the first hardy flowers of spring - Woodland Wild Flowers
Posted by Lydia Unwin on
Gardens Illustrated book review for Woodland Wild Flowers - Through the Seasons: 'Each profile is a cornucopia of detail describing key characteristics, wildlife benefits and habitat preference and lavishly illustrated with the author’s own photographs to help identification. An informative and knowledgeable guide which encourages us to truly engage with our forest ecosystems.'
Blackberry with Pancakes from Eat your Weeds - a book that celebrates nature's bounty
Posted by Lydia Unwin on
We use the name blackberry (Rubus fruticosus agg.) in this book but might have opted for the everyday name bramble. The king of weeds, whose tasty berries tempt us to put up with its rampant ways. Going brambling is one of the few remaining communal or family foraging activities that draw us into the wild.
From Eat your Weeds by Julie and Matthew Bruton-Seal with over 180 delicious sweet and savory recipes with weeds as the star ingredient.
The hare, a symbol of spring, and subject of Jill Mason's book is on the cover of Cotswold Life Magazine
Posted by Lydia Unwin on
The hare is a symbol of fertility, dawn and an emblem of spring, a sign of the changing seasons. Lovely to see David Mason's photograph of a hare on the March issue of Cotswold Life Magazine.