A trip to Slimbridge always gives the opportunity to browse the latest releases and try to spot a new gem or one I'd missed.
Mark Avery's "Fighting for Birds" fell into the later as it was actually published in 2012. A paperback of 324 pages kept me absolutely riveted from cover to cover.
The book charts Mark's journey from boyhood to RSPB and beyond. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on Farmland birds which details the battles of birds like Grey Partridge and the Skylark. Both species that have declined dramatically in Warwickshire.
Some of the issues raised massively increased by own awareness of some of challenges conservation faces going forward.
Simply an awesome read and great value for money.
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