Riverwatch: the waterside diaries of a naturalist angler, by Mark Everard

A celebration and insight into the wonders of Britain’s diverse river life as it changes with the turn of the seasons. It comprises a collection of vignettes about nature revealing itself month by month to the patient river-watcher, touching upon the many values that rivers confer upon us and pausing for some deeper musings en route. These observations and insights are gleaned from a lifetime in thrall to rivers, enriched by many hours spent beside them as a scientist, naturalist and angler. The author, an associate professor at the University of the West of England, is an authority on water ecosystems and lives in north Wiltshire. August 2018, 170 pages, illustrations, paperback, £9.95, ISBN 978-1-906978-57-0