Reflections

...informative, inspiring, and optimistic, something we need right now.

-- Chris Townsend Outdoors

If the British conservation movement were a forest, Mark Avery would be one of the ancient oaks... His latest book, Reflections, now pours that experience into a mission statement for all those who claim to prize UK wildlife. From the daisies he mows around on his lawn to the spiders in his bath, Avery’s love of the creeping, crawling, soaring world is evident on every page.

-- India Bourke, New Statesman

*Book of the Month* If you're interested in the politics of conservation, and what it means in practical terms, then this is for you.

-- John Miles, birdwatching.co.uk

This is the most insightful and accessible book we have on the current state of wildlife conservation in Britain and what we might do to improve things.

-- Ian Carter, British Wildlife

This is a good book and anyone interested in wildlife conservation should buy it. I found interesting and thought-provoking comments on every page.

-- David Norman * British Birds *

The most insightful and accessible book we have on the current state of wildlife conservation in Britain and what we might do to improve things.

-- Ian Carter * British Wildlife *

Given the immense challenges facing species in a 21st-century world of biodiversity collapse and climate emergency it is hard, sometimes, to find a place of agency and grounds for optimism. To his credit, Mark Avery manages both, and much more besides.

-- Karen Jones * BirdGuides *

… a clear-eyed examination of the state of nature conservation in the UK today. … Read this be inspired that, if we all do our bit, we can indeed save our wildlife.

* Plant Life *

Mark Avery’s ‘narrative trajectory’ is a well-calculated one that is on target. It is as close as you will get to a common sense manual for putting our damaged wildlife back on track. His book should be recommended reading for those who want to make a positive difference.

-- Barry Grey * IBIS *

I appreciated how the author travels from the micro to the macro, taking in small details and huge dilemmas, always with a sense of passion, keen insight and playful prose. The text is engaging, explanatory, hard-hitting and hopeful! Quite an achievement.

-- Marsh Book Award judging p