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The Herbalist Bible - Watercress a superfood

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The Herbalist Bible - Watercress a superfood
The Herbalist Bible by Julie Bruton-Seal contains information on many healing herbs and plants that have helped to heal people in ancient times and current. 

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It's back in print - Confessions of a Shooting Fishing Man

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It's back in print - Confessions of a Shooting Fishing Man

Back by popular demand in paperback: Confessions of a Shooting Fishing Man

Throughout 1995, Laurence's diary records his hopes of buying some precipitous shooting ground in the Pennines, his fishing days on the Eden, Wharfe and other rivers, the arrival of a second gundog and days spent together on shoots. All this activity is interspersed with Laurence's quest for his true motives in killing what he most loves. He looks at foxhunting, vegetarianism, man as a hunter, man as created in God's image and man as a creature doomed, himself, to die.

This diary remains highly topical, thought-provoking and original. Its tone is also very human and it comes from the pen of a true nature-lover.

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Coverage in Bike Magazine by Mike Carden, a contributor to A String of Pearls anthology

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Coverage in Bike Magazine by Mike Carden, a contributor to A String of Pearls anthology
Coverage in the latest issue of Bike Magazine, from Mike Carden, who's writing is included in A String of Pearls, a literary anthology of the Lake District.

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Book review for Woodland Wild Flowers in Living Woods Magazine

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Book review for Woodland Wild Flowers in Living Woods Magazine

The latest issue of Living Woods Magazine is out now. Alan Waterman was interviewed by the editor about the inspiration for his book Woodland Wild Flowers, and his passion for woodland ecology and British wild flowers. A former teacher, enthusiastic and award-winning blogger and keen ecologist, Alan Waterman has merged his skills and experience to produce his first book, Woodland Wild Flowers. Read it here in full: https://bit.ly/3j4QZWA

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Author Dominic Garnett hosted an Orvis Live: on Flyfishing for Coarse Fish

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Author Dominic Garnett hosted an Orvis Live: on Flyfishing for Coarse Fish
Author Dominic Garnett was on Orvis UK's Facebook Live today to discuss Flyfishing for Coarse Fish. This is timely as today is the start of the Coarse Fishing season.

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