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Here come our new autumn titles!
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Full details of all these September published books are on our website and there’s something for everyone: horse racing, mushrooming, those wanting a British wildlife safari, journalist Michael Clayton and dairy farmer Roger Evans latest books, and there’s not a country lover anywhere who doesn’t need Jill Mason’s forthcoming blockbuster which is packed with facts about what’s going on in farms, forests and mountains the length and breadth of the UK.
FLY FISHING FOR CATFISH: Jaw-dropping UK action on the fly, at Todber Manor Fisheries!
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Dominic Garnett has never been afraid to pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo in the world if flyfishing. His books, Flyfishing for Coarse Fish and Canal Fishing provides the tips and techniques needed.This month he has been experimenting with flyfishing for coarse fish, catching a UK catfish of 45lbs on the fly!! You can read about it in The Angling Time and watch his YouTube video about the process
From the archives: The Lady review - The Ride of My Life by Michael Clayton
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Book review in The Lady for Michael Clayton's The Ride of My Life
An essential book for anyone with an interest in horses, but a lovely read for the non-equestrian too, as Clayton writes so well and is not afraid to criticise where he sees fault.
A Day At The Races by Peter May. An extract chapter: Arkle vs Mill House
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In the first extract from his new book, A Day At The Races, author Peter May throws the spotlight on the 1964 Cheltenham Gold Cup.
This extract was taken from Peter May’s new book: A Day At The Races - The Horses, People and Races that Shaped the Sport of Kings which can be purchased from all good bookshops and online, here.
A review from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust for Woodland Wild Flowers
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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