A native of Northumberland, Angus Lunn is a geographer and ecologist who, until he took early retirement, was Head of Adult Education at the University of Newcastle. He now lectures there part-time. He served for several years on the Northumberland National Park Committee and is currently Chairman of the Council for National Parks and of the Conservation Committee of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust. He has contributed to several published works, including the Flora of Northumberland, Geology of North East England and the Red Data Book for Northumberland.

‘exhaustively researched…an impressively detailed compendium of Northumberland’s ecological history, geology and climate.’Morpeth Herald‘a glimpse at the sheer quantity of detail contained on the pages of this book soon makes it plain that this is a thoroughly comprehensive survey of the county’s natural history.’The Northumbrian‘essential reading for the informed naturalist…refreshingly satisfying.’Northumberland Gazette