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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Birlinn General

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781780275208

RRP: £12.99

PAGES: 256

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 5, 2018

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A Richness of Martens: Wildlife Tales from Ardnamurchan

Polly Pullar

John Lister-Kaye

Sharon Tingey

When Les and Chris Humphreys moved to Ardnamurchan 15 years ago, little did they realise they would be sharing their home with some of Britain’s most elusive and misunderstood mustelids. Amongst all the animals and birds that visit their garden, they have formed a special bond with numerous pine martens, and have studied them and a cast of other creatures at close range through direct observation and via sensor-operated cameras.Naturalist and photographer Polly Pullar has known the Humphreys and their pine martens for many years. In this book she tells the remarkable story of the couple and their animal friends, interpolating it with natural history, anecdote and her own experiences of the wildlife of the area. The result is a fascinating glimpse into the life of a much misunderstood animal and a passionate portrait of one of Scotland’s richest habitats – the oakwoods of Scotland’s Atlantic seaboard.

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Polly Pullar

Polly Pullar is a naturalist, conservationist, writer, photographer and wildlife rehabilitator. She has written for The Scots Magazine and People’s Friend for over 30 years, and until recently was wildlife writer for The Scottish Field. She contributes to a wide selection of other publications including BBC Wildlife.

Her books include, Rural Portraits – Scotland’s Native Farm Animals, Characters & Landscapes, A Drop in the Ocean – Lawrence MacEwen & the Island of Muck, and Fauna Scotica – People & Animals in Scotland. Her narrative accompanies nature photographer Neil McIntyre’s book, The Red Squirrel – A Future in the Forest. A Richness of Martens – Wildlife Tales from Ardnamurchan was published in 2018. She is currently working on a nature-writing memoir.

In 2016 Polly was co-founder of Mallaig’s Book Festival, A Write Highland Hoolie!

She lives in Highland Perthshire with a burgeoning menagerie including owls, squirrels, a red deer hind, sheep, and three collies.