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Brought to you by Penguin.Calming, thought-provoking, poetic and honest, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm is a collection of writing and musing by documentary-maker, environmentalist and author of Waterlog, Roger Deakin.For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakinkept notebooks. In them, he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations about and around his Suffolk home, Walnut Tree Farm. Collected here are the very best of these writings, capturing his extraordinary, restless curiosity about nature as well as his impressions of our changing world.Perfect for fans of Robert Macfarlane and Colin Tudge, this is a book that fills readers with a desire to explore the world around them.''Gentle, straight, honest, inquisitive, funny, melancholic'' Spectator''A lovely book that is a poignant epitaph to a remarkable individual'' Amazon Review''A secular saint'' The Times''Marvellous, wonderful, lovely, remarkable . . . to be read and reread and treasured'' Elizabeth Jane Howard, Daily Mail''Very funny, sharp-eyed. To look at the world through Deakin''s eyes was to see somewhere that was more wonderful than it often appears'' Sunday Telegraph''Thoughtful and invigorating, full of humour, timeless . . . will take its place among the classics of Nature diaries . . . to be read alongside Frances Kilvert, Gilbert White, and Dorothy Wordsworth'' Mail on Sunday''So busy and bustling with life'' Observer© Roger Deakin 2008 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin.Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result a uniquely personal view of an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. From the sea, from rock pools, from rivers and streams, tarns, lakes, lochs, ponds, lidos, swimming pools and spas, from fens, dykes, moats, aqueducts, waterfalls, flooded quarries, even canals, Deakin gains a fascinating perspective on modern Britain. Detained by water bailiffs in Winchester, intercepted in the Fowey estuary by coastguards, mistaken for a suicude on Camber sands, confronting the Corryvreckan whirlpool in the Hebrides, he discovers just how much of an outsider the native swimmer is to his landlocked, fully-dressed fellow citizens.Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, Waterlog is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer''s right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water.© Roger Deakin 1999 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

An anthology of programmes hosted by and about Roger Deakin, the legendary naturalist, introduced by his friend Robert Macfarlane. Author, filmmaker and conservationist Roger Deakin first came to fame with his bestselling book Waterlog, which brought wild swimming into the mainstream and pioneered the ''new nature writing'' genre. Published posthumously, his second travelogue, Wildwood, and collected journals, Notes from Walnut Tree Farm, were also hailed as classics. The collection is introduced by Robert Macfarlane, a dear friend of Roger Deakin''s as well as his literary executor. Deakin''s life at Walnut Tree Farm is the subject of the two radio soundscapes that open this collection. In The House, he introduces us to his home of almost 40 years, presenting an atmospheric sound portrait of this ancient, timber-framed Suffolk farmhouse - from the sighing of the wind to the scuttling spiders and the chirpings of the swallows up the chimney. The Garden takes us on a tour of the untamed land surrounding it - with its moat, shepherd''s hut and the walnut tree that gave the farm its name - offering us an intimate record of the changing seasons.Cigarette on the Waveney sees Deakin paddling his canoe, Cigarette, from the source of the River Waveney at Redgrave Fen in Suffolk to Geldeston Locks in Norfolk. Recorded over several days and nights, this evocative audio diary charts his journey as he captures the sounds of the waterway and its wildlife.Next, in a 5-part abridged reading of Wildwood by Sean Baker, we journey with Deakin from Suffolk in the spring to the Australian outback, in search of what lies behind humanity''s profound connection with wood and trees.A radio tribute to Waterlog follows, as anthropologist and wild swimmer Alice Roberts joins friends and fans of Deakin, including Robert Macfarlane, Sue Clifford and Richard Mabey, to celebrate the book''s enduring legacy.And in a pair of travel documentaries, we take two delightful day trips with Roger Deakin. In Ramblings, he takes a walk with presenter Clare Balding around his home patch of Diss in Suffolk, and in On the Beach, he spends a summer day on the Essex coast near Clacton, revisiting one of the places he described so vividly in Waterlog: Jaywick Sands.© 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution LtdThe HousePresented by Roger DeakinProduced by Sarah BluntFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 2 February 2004The GardenPresented by Roger DeakinProduced by Sarah BluntFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 December 2005Cigarette on the WaveneyPresented by Roger DeakinProduced by Sarah BluntFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 July 2005WildwoodRead by Sean BakerAbridged by Julian WilkinsonProduced by Amber BarnfatherFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18-22 June 2007WaterlogPresented by Alice RobertsProduced by Sarah BluntWith: Sue Clifford, Richard Mabey, Robert Macfarlane, Joe Minihane and Kate RewFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 12 May 2019RamblingsPresented by Clare BaldingProduced by Mark SmalleyFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 May 2005On the BeachPresented by Roger DeakinProduced by Jane GreenwoodFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 17 November 2003

22 BBC radio programmes celebrating the great outdoors, introduced by Harriet NobleSpending time in nature is good for both our bodies and minds - but with our hectic lives (not to mention the unreliable British weather), it can be hard to get outside as much as we''d like. But fear not: we''ve selected some of BBC Radio 4''s best nature documentaries to transport you to the great outdoors - and encourage you to take your own trip into the wild.Discover the tranquility of canoeing down the River Waveney; go rambling in the countryside with Clare Balding; explore al fresco cooking with the Food Programme team and learn the history of Cornwall''s colourful flower fields. Or why not go surfing in Scotland, off-grid in Wales or on a journey of a lifetime with Paralympian cyclist Karen Darke?These captivating programmes will let you experience the sights and sounds of nature - from an oak woodland to a rainforest canopy and a rock pool - and introduce you to some remarkable naturalists, such as filmmaker Roger Deakin, author Robert Macfarlane, pioneering ornithologist Emma Turner, writer and poet Nan Shepherd, and perfumer and mountain photographer Walter Poucher.Whether you''re an intrepid explorer, a weekend micro-adventurer or simply a nature lover, you''re sure to be inspired - so step away from your screen, get out into the open air and enjoy the beauty of the natural world.ContentsCigarette on the Waveney - presented by Roger DeakinRamblings: In Search of the Old Ways with Robert Macfarlane - presented by Clare BaldingOpen Country: Nan Shepherd''s Cairngorms - presented by Helen MarkThe Food Programme: Outdoor Cooking - presented by Sheila Dillon and Simon ParkesOne to One: Isabel Hardman on nature and depressionRamblings: George Monbiot in search of the wild - presented by Clare BaldingThe Life Scientific: Sky at Night with Maggie Aderin-Pocock- presented by Jim Al-Khalili Open Country: Off Grid in Mid-Wales - presented by Ian MarchantA Guide to Coastal Wildlife: Rock Pools - presented by Brett Westwood and Phil GatesSound recordist: Chris WatsonSoundstage: The Oak Woodland Sound recordist: Chris WatsonCosting the Earth: Cycle City - presented by Tom HeapOpen Country: Surfing on Scotland''s North Coast - presented by Helen MarkJourney of a Lifetime - Karen Darke: From Source to Sea via MeNature: The Rainforest CanopyRecorded by wildlife cameraman John AitchisonNature: Emma Turner - A Life in the ReedsSound recordist: Chris WatsonThe Flower Fields - presented by Michael BirdThe Perfumed Mountaineer - presented by Hayden LorimerLiving World: Winter Seashore - presented by Trai AnfieldOpen Country: The Boat Builders of Pin Mill - presented by Helen MarkRamblings: Bonding Walks: Stiperstones, Shropshire - presented by Clare BaldingOpen Country: Somerset Wassail - presented by Helen MarkWinter StarlingsSound recordist: Chris Watson© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd