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A review from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust for Woodland Wild Flowers

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A review from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust for Woodland Wild Flowers
A book review from the Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust for Woodland Wild Flowers by Alan Waterman. 

 

'There’s something quite special about taking nature back home with you and reading more about your passion in a good book.

'Alan Waterman’s Woodland Wild Flowers: Through the Seasons (Merlin Unwin) is exactly that. It transports you into the woods to discover some of our favourite UK flowers and takes you through the “six” seasons – early spring, late spring, early summer, high summer, autumn and winter.'

Read it in full on this blog, or visit the Wildlife Trust website:
https://www.lancswt.org.uk/blog/alan-wright/woodland-wild-flowers-book-review

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We will be sharing an extract from our favourite books

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We will be sharing an extract from our favourite books

Keep an eye on the news page on our website to read the best extracts from some of our favourite books. We will be selecting pages from our favourite titles, from adventures on horseback to highland thrillers, from UK destinations to visit to wildlife photography.  

We will also share recipes from our popular authors to inspire you this summer. Sharing practical tips on a range of topics from the perfect fishing fly, to pocket knots, basket weaving to healing tinctures!

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A review for Eat your Weeds! in Permaculture Magazine by Glennie Kindrid

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A review for Eat your Weeds! in Permaculture Magazine by Glennie Kindrid
Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal have done it again with yet another gorgeous, inspiring, informative and sumptuous book! Eat Your Weeds is an extraordinary testament to the history and edible qualities of many of those power-packed plants we call weeds. It’s pages are filled with a very tempting array of plant-based recipes that will inspire everyone, from beginners to wild food veterans, to get picking and cooking… and to deepen our understanding of these tenacious life-enhancing plants that are our allies, medicines and food.

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Edward Miller author of Geese, RIP

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Edward Miller author of Geese, RIP
We are sorry to hear of the sad news that our author Edward Miller died in May.

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A review for Horse Games by Robert Thompson

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A review for Horse Games by Robert Thompson
A review for Horse Games by Robert Thompson from Baily's Hunting DirectoryIn summary, whether you are a seasoned rider or an armchair traveller this book will keep you reading from cover to cover."

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