This guided walk,.in the footsteps of Richard Jefferies' Tolworth years, will be led by local ecologist and Richard Jefferies Society member, Alison Fure.
An Ecological Vision of Earth
W.H. Hudson (1841−1922) should need no
introduction to Richard Jefferies' followers. Hudson was born in Argentina
and spent his boyhood and youth on the pampas of La Plata, largely engaged in
natural history. He came to England aged thirty-two. His books such as Green Mansions and A Shepherd’s Life have become classics, whilst Hudson has been
widely acknowledged as a pioneer ecologist, as well as a prose-poet of the
English landscape and its wildlife.
Brian Morris, a Richard Jefferies Society member, has written a new biography of Hudson titled An Ecological Vision of Earth: The Life and Thought of W.H. Hudson (Norfolk: Reuben Books, 2026). Jefferies’ name crops up more than one hundred times in the book that includes a section on both writers. The crossovers with Jefferies’ writing, thoughts and life are many.
An Ecological Vision of Earth is both readable and scholarly and offers an introduction to this remarkable naturalist. It can be purchased via Paypal at Reuben Books (UK postage only).
ISBN: 978-1-9993172-8-7, 276pp., softback, £17 (incl UK postage).
New meeting room for the Richard Jefferies Museum
Please help towards funding a new meeting room at the Richard Jefferies Museum.
 |
| Artist's impression of the proposed building. |
Richard Jefferies' birthplace in Coate, Swindon has hosted a small museum, in his memory, since 1960. It has grown from strength to strength but there is a desperate need for a meeting room and creative arts centre.
For more information about the project and to donate go to https://www.richardjefferies.org/caw
Richard Jefferies Society AGM and Spring Lecture
This year's Annual General Meeting and Spring Lecture take place at the Richard Jefferies Museum on Saturday 18 April 2026.
There will be a gentle stroll around Coate Water, following in the footsteps of Richard Jefferies, starting from the museum at 10.45am. and led by Roy Cartwright. Open to all,
The AGM takes place at 1pm for members only.
Rebecca Welshman will be giving a talk at 2.30pm. titled 'Imagining Disaster at Coate: The role of extreme space weather events in Jefferies' early conception of After London.' Open to all.
Richard Jefferies Award Shortlist for 2025 Nominations
The Richard Jefferies Award is given annually to the author of the publication considered by the judging panel to be the most outstanding nature writing published in a given calendar year. The winning work must reflect the heritage and spirit of Richard Jefferies’ countryside books.
Congratulations to the following 2025 nature-writing books and their authors that have been shortlisted for the latest Richard Jefferies Award:
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)