As I write this I am sat in the woods on top of Clent Hills. Just behind me are four standing stones – whether they are ancient or not I do not know but they certainly hold ancient resonances. They are a reminder that people have stood on these hills …
In this immensely engaging book, professional botanist Pete Stroh introduces us to the nature and landscapes on his doorstep. The premise is a straightforward and familiar one, writing in a diary format, the author takes us through the seasons, sharing his experiences of the natural world. The book begins with …
As we journey through the season of Lent, we enter a period of lamentation. Globally, we are experiencing more frequent and severe climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts and storms, which are disproportionately impacting those at the margins of society. A UN Refugee Agency reports climate change is a growing …
Shelly Dennison continues her reviews of the Climate Fiction Prize longlist: One of the positives of taking on a challenge like reading through the Climate Fiction Prize longlist, is that it encourages you to read books that you wouldn’t normally pick up. I would put ‘The Mars House’ firmly into …
Many of us find it easier to accept the reality of some feature of nature when we have a personal understanding of how it occurs. With this in mind, this briefing paper from Geoff Fishpool seeks to share the surprisingly straightforward explanation of the increase in global temperature witnessed in …
Shelly Dennison reviews the Booker Prize winning climate fiction novel Orbital by Samantha Harvey: The Climate Fiction Prize was launched at the Hay Festival in June 2024 with the aim of celebrating ‘the most inspiring novels tackling the climate crisis.’ The organisers explained their vision for the prize: ‘Through great …
