A Natural Year: The Tranquil Rhythms and Restorative Powers of Irish Nature Through the Seasons

by Michael Fewer

In A Natural Year , critically acclaimed travel writer Michael Fewer celebrates the everyday wonder of Irish nature in these beautifully written diaries, observed from his homes in south Dublin and rural Waterford, in which he delights at the startling beauty and extraordinary complexity of the natural world through the tranquil rhythms of the passing seasons. Fewer’s infectious passion for his subject simply inspires our own observation, and suggests how careful study of the natural world around us can be a sure antidote to the stresses of modern life. At a time when it’s essential for us to understand the crisis that faces our wildlife and environment, we need to know more about the natural world around us, the treasures that are being needlessly lost, and the threat to our very way of life. A Natural Year will open eyes and hearts to a greater understanding of the world around us, and its innate beauty and fragility.

250 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2020

Reviews

[Eliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book a lot, as I do all nature diaries. They just make me appreciate nature so much more, notice more detail and make me feel calm and warm inside. This one is very eloquently written and regularly cites poetry/ other literature, which I think is a great plus. It is set in several places and its authors has clearly been a nature lover for years.

[Brooke J Katz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this book up while I was in Ennis, county clare. I was sad that I had to leave and I thought to myself I want a book that will take me into Ireland beauty so I can pretend I'm there when I'm not. This book does just that I loved that I could spend the year reading Michaels passages about all the different animals and plants he encounters how he lives sustainable and just the love he has for his countries nature.