Windswept: Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish Highlands

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Windswept: Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish HighlandsAnnie Worsley left a demanding academic career to take on a small holding on the wild west coast of Scotland. This is a landscape shaped by elemental forces, fierce winds, shifting light and relentless water, which determine how the land forms, where the sea settles and what can thrive. Windswept explores what it truly means to live in this raw, awe inspiring environment where nature rules and human life must bend to its rhythms. Walk beside Annie as

Whether rare or abundant

cats (of course)

and winter’s golden light to unearth centuries-old artefacts

and protecting Britain’s wildlife

Written in exquisite prose

lakes and waterfalls are cleaner

Firmly grounded in science and enriched by a wealth of observation drawn from a lifetime spent studying birds

Apprenticeship followed

the occasional cuckoo

you can find ingredients growing in the wild

interconnected “woods” is key to restoring nature for future generations

children play games around the tree