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Natural History

Launched! West London Wildlife book

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The book’s authors assembled to sign copies: (from left) Roger Tichborne (blogger), Lisa Woodward (manager of London Wetland Centre), Philip Briggs (runs National Bat Monitoring Programme), Gary Backler (chair of Friends of the River Crane), Ian Alexander (London Wildlife Trust volunteer, author of The English Love Affair with Nature), Susanne Masters (botanist of edible plants), and Wanda Bodnar (marine data scientist and paddleboarder)
Love of Nature

Book Launch: ‘West London Wildlife’

I’ve contributed 4 chapters to the book, which is being published by AURORA METRO BOOKS.

The book ‘West London Wildlife’ is being launched in Richmond on 10th December. I’ve contributed 4 chapters:

  • Gunnersbury Triangle
  • Chiswick Park & Duke’s Meadows
  • Ruislip Woods
  • Wimbledon Common

EventBrite: London’s Green Spaces – Talk and Book Launch

When: Sat, 10 December 2022, 14:30 – 16:00 GMT

Where: Books On The Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond TW10 6UB

There will be a panel talk, a Q&A session, a book signing, and special offers.

“Featuring fabulous photographs”: including several of mine! Here’s one:

Willow Emerald or Spreadwing Damselfly at Gunnersbury Triangle Local Nature Reserve. Photo by Ian Alexander
Talks

Book Launch: The English Love Affair with Nature

The author reading under a Birch tree during the book launch
The author reading under a Birch tree during the book launch

We were fortunate yesterday to have bright dry weather for the book launch of The English Love Affair with Nature, generously hosted by London Wildlife Trust.

Book launch in Gunnersbury Triangle
Book launch in Gunnersbury Triangle

I read sections from the Introduction, Art, and Gardening chapters, with an encore from Spiritual Rebels. The audience took a few minutes, in pairs, to share three things they personally loved about nature. I was kept busy signing copies. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the event, at least they laughed at the jokes and clapped unexpectedly at the end. And everyone lent a hand tidying up, so it all felt very friendly.

Love of Nature, Natural History, Talks

Free Public Event: Book Launch at Gunnersbury Triangle 17 May 2015

LWT reading by the author 17 May 2015
LWT reading by the author 17 May 2015

London Wildlife Trust have kindly put on a book launch event for my new book ‘The English Love Affair with Nature‘. The event is free and open to all; though small children may prefer to eat the cakes and go pond-dipping, which will be available on the reserve! Attractions will include me, reading from the book; a chance to buy a signed copy, if that’s your sort of thing; nice things to eat and drink; and the beauty of a nature reserve in May, complete with birds, butterflies, bees, bugs, flowers and trees in new leaf, not to mention mini-beasts, newts and everything that wriggles in pond water! I hope to see you there.