This is a book for anyone interested in wildlife for art lovers for tourists wanting a memento of their holiday for everyone who loves the west coast of Scotland It depicts a year in the life of Oronsay a remote island that is farmed by the RSPB for the benefit of wildlife & follows artist Jane Smith as she attempts to portray the interactions of wildlife farm animals & human inhabitants A humorous first-hand personal view of island life both human & otherwise & is illustrated with Jane Smith&s vibrant & acutely observed sketches paintings & prints Themes include The trials of a wildlife artist
- what does it feel like to sit in a bog all day? What is screen printing? Where are a bird&s knees? Why does Jane always get covered in acrylic paint? Natural history
- from otters to oil beetles this book is full of wild encounters Conservation management
- sounds boring? Think of it more as &how to grow a peregrine& Once you start to understand the intricate connections & links involved it becomes like a fascinating 3D puzzle Getting to the island
- the interplay of tides wind ferries & a str&-crossing mean that travelling to Oronsay is never dull West coast living
- the ridiculous things that happen when living on a remote island cut off from the rest of the world




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Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE 2017 Can Britain make room for wildlife? Stephen Moss believes it can The newspaper headlines tell us that Britain's wildlife is in trouble It's not just rare creatures that are vanishing hares & hedgehogs skylarks & water voles even the humble house sparrow are in freefall But there is also good news Otters have returned to the River Tyne; there are now beavers on the River Otter; & peregrines have taken up residence in the heart of London Stephen Moss travels the length & breadth of the UK from the remote archipelago of St Kilda to our inner cities to witness at first-hand how our wild creatures are faring & ask how we can bring back Britain's wildlife ...

Today we live & do business in a world where society gathers knowledge faster than it gathers wisdom It is a world of continuous revolution & change Those who manage to find structure & exploit the power of Wild Knowledge
- ie the untamed data learnings & experiences that flourish in our lives & minds
- will come out the winners In combination we need to develop our ability to understand & judge which aspects of that knowledge are applicable to business & life in general This is the so-called Vicious Wisdom which will force you to unlearn to choose an approach of unthinking in order to reach a deeper understanding meaning & reason in your quest to find new & different solutions This book written by a leading futuristphilosopher presents a powerful & radical approach to thinking about & solving our future lives & businesses

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Traces the course of a spring which rises on an Iron Age hillfort & gradually broadens into a brook flows through a nearby village & hamlet skirts a solitary farmhouse & its orchard before draining into water meadows & a lake where the wildfowl nest This book presents the details of this ancient landscape its people & the habitats ...