Obtain Immediately Beyond Spring: Wanderings Through Nature Articulated By Matthew Oates Shared As Electronic Format

its best when highly descriptive of place and form, Oates is obviously passionate about Nature, and very knowledgeable about the various species of flora and fauna he encounters, but unless you want to stop and look them up every time he drops a name, it can be hard to picture the exact scene he wants to communicate.
That's a relatively minor complaint, though overall, this is a lovely and poetic ode to the warmer months amidst the English landscapes.
An inspirational read

Matthew Kate's has a rare gift of conveying his own deep love of nature, and in particular, butterflies, through his use of quoted passages and his own eloquence.
His writing makes me, as a fellow butterfly lover, wish to visit each place he mentions, Beyond Spring describes a sequence of wanderings through the natural world of England, from springs genesis through to summers fulfilment.


Some of the

chapters explore renowned wildlife localities, such as the Scilly Isles and the Norfolk Broads, or classic landscapes like Borrowdale and Dovedale.
Others were drafted on train journeys, in Hyde Park, at a motorway service station, and along the mesmeric Awhich meanders through West Sussex.
It is meant for snatchreading, especially in winter, when we can hardly remember the brighter months to come,

It includes memorable quotes from the Romantic poets, the great Victorian and Edwardian nature writers Richard Jefferies, WH Hudson and, in particular, Edward Thomas and several of todays leading nature poets.
It is part prosepoem, part musing, part deepend natural history and all is blended with modern ecological and conservation perspectives.
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