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Author Rose, Laurence, author.

Title The long spring : tracking the arrival of spring through Europe / Laurence Rose ; illustrations by Richard Allen.

Publication Info. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Exploring Europe's remarkable heritage of exceptional places and the wildlife, traditions and people associated with them, in February 2016 Laurence Rose crossed the Mediterranean from North Africa and set off on a series of journeys northwards towards the Arctic coast of Norway, all the while keeping pace with the arrival of spring. Like a modern-day pilgrimage, he is accompanied by fellow wayfarers, migrating swallows and cranes and later, wild swans and eagles. He witnesses the awakening of a continent from its winter slumber and encounters new behaviours, such as storks that no longer migrate, exploring how they link to climate change. From Spain, Laurence headed north through France and Britain. Crossing over to Sweden, Finland and Norway, he ended his travels four months later as the long Arctic days stretched into continuous daylight. In The Long Spring, Laurence evokes the landscapes, sounds and colours of the continent at its most vibrant. And as a lifelong naturalist, his journeys tracking the world's most significant and beautiful phenomenon - spring - were a chance to explore the past, present and future of our connections to nature, reflecting on three decades of work and travel in Europe and his own long relationship with wildlife."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Spain; France; United Kingdom; Sweden; Finland; Norway; Missed Connections; Notes and Selected References; Acknowledgements; Index.
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Subject Rose, Laurence -- Travel -- Europe.
Spring -- Europe.
Spring.
Europe.
Animals -- Europe.
Animals.
Europe -- Climate.
Climatology.
Wildlife: general interest.
Natural history.
NATURE -- Essays.
NATURE -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
Travel.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Allen, Richard, 1964- illustrator.
Other Form: Print version: 1472936671 9781472936677 (OCoLC)1001925090
Print version: Rose, Laurence. Long spring. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2018 9781472936707 (OCoLC)1023497363
ISBN 9781472936707 (electronic book)
1472936701 (electronic book)
9781472936677
9781472936691
1472936698
1472936671