The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
By Elisabeth Tova Bailey Once in a while a read comes along which transcends all expectations and Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating was just such a book for me. I was ‘stuck’ in...
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By Anthony McGeehan and Julian Wyllie I first met Anthony when he was running the RSPB’s Belfast Lough reserve just behind the George Best International Airport, Belfast. Lough had once been an amazing...
View ArticleFighting for Birds – 25 years in nature conservation
By Mark Avery I started at the beginning and I read to the end without stopping and that, for me at least, is a rarity. But then Mark Avery is a rarity too as he has few, if any, equals in contemporary...
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A book to save a species
‘Barn Owl Conservation Handbook’ From the Barn Owl Trust The Barn Owl is one of the world’s most successful birds. It can be found almost everywhere in the world bar polar and desert regions and across...
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The Secret Life of the Tawny Owl
Guest post by filmmaker David Culley NEW DVD After spending 10 years filming the lives of Sparrowhawks a pair of Tawny Owls moved onto the island forcing the Sparrowhawks out. This gave me an...
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Pip the Squirrel
DVD’s, books and toys that are every child’s ideal nature companion Pip DVDs offer young children a charming, fun introduction to the wonders of Britain’s wildlife as they learn along with Pip the...
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Amazing Animal Journeys
By Chris Packham Chris’s beautiful, fact-filled picture book that’s stunningly illustrated by Harry Potter cover artist Jason Cockroft and out on 28th January. Every year billions of animals migrate...
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In conversation around the UK with Chris Packham
Chris will be appearing around the country this year to promote his coming-of-age memoir “Fingers in the Sparkle Jar”. Here are the dates … DATE VENUE TICKETS Saturday 30th April 8.30pm Chris Packham...
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
By Chris Packham A MEMOIR Published on 5th May 2016 “Every minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn’t do was equally wondrous, and to be sat there, with a...
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A thank you from Chris
For all #SparkleJar competition entrants . . . Thank you all for entering the draw and congratulations to winner who came out of the digital hat filled with the 672 correct answers. Hobby was the bird...
View ArticleChris and Richard E. Grant
What shaped ‘Fingers in the Sparkle Jar’? Chris joins Richard E. Grant in the Penguin studio to talk about his memoir, Fingers In The Sparkle Jar. Chris brings along a number of objects that shaped his...
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar on Radio 4
Book of the Week Catch up and listen to Chris’s new memoir on BBC Radio 4′s Book of the Week. Read by Chris and Rachel Atkins, abridged by Jo Coombs and produced by Pippa Vaughan. 5 x 15min episodes....
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#SparkleJar auction on eBay
Closes: 5pm, 17th June 2016 This is the second of three eBay auctions for a signed copy of “Fingers in the Sparkle Jar” by Chris Packham and the very limited edition collection box. The winning bid...
View ArticleFighting for Birds – 25 years in nature conservation
By Mark Avery I started at the beginning and I read to the end without stopping and that, for me at least, is a rarity. But then Mark Avery is a rarity too as he has few, if any, equals in contemporary...
View ArticleBirds Through Irish Eyes
By Anthony McGeehan and Julian Wyllie I first met Anthony when he was running the RSPB’s Belfast Lough reserve just behind the George Best International Airport, Belfast. Lough had once been an amazing...
View ArticleThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
By Elisabeth Tova Bailey Once in a while a read comes along which transcends all expectations and Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating was just such a book for me. I was ‘stuck’ in...
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Amazing Animal Babies
By Chris Packham Every day, billions of animals are just starting out their lives. Travel around the globe and meet some incredible baby animals as they begin their journey through life in this...
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Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir – Paperback
By Chris Packham Sunday Times No.1 Best Seller Publish date: 6th April 2017 “Every minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn’t do was equally wondrous, and to...
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Video: Q&A on Lush TV
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar Q&A “Since that Kestrel died I’ve counted every rainbow.” Long-time birder and podcaster Charlie Moores interviews Chris about his memoir, ‘Fingers in the Sparkle Jar’ on...
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Facebook Live Q&A
Video of broadcast will be available shortly In celebration of #SparkleJar out in paperback Thank you to our hosts, The Hawk Conservancy Trust in Andover, Hampshire . . . Win 2 tickets to “Chris’s Top...
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