THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY (Charity No 1042838) was founded in 1950 to promote appreciation and study of the writings of Richard Jefferies (1848-1887).
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Invitation to a Zoom meeting on Mon. 3 Nov. 2025 starting at 7.30pm and hosted by us.
Sophie Yeo will be talking about her award-winning book 'Nature's Ghosts'. Email [email protected] to receive the link to attend. richardjefferiesaward.org/p/โฆ
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Liddington Camp, a 3 hectare hillfort above Swindon. The first occupation dates back to the 7th century BC, making it a late Bronze Age / early Iron Age hillfort. โ at Didcot, England
Nominations so far.
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Artwork created today at the Richard Jefferies Museum to illustrate a line from a glorious article written by Richard Jefferies in 1883. Here is part of the text.
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Upcoming event!
Do you enjoy reading nature writing literature? Do you have a passion for the natural world and love our local landscapes?
Book our webinar exploring the life and works of Richard Jefferies, led by Chris Hare, local history expert
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An astonishing 21 butterfly species - one third of uk total - โฆ@worcswildlifeโฉ reserve Grafton Wood - ringlet, brown Argus and wood white here, & many others. My expert friend Brett Westwood found most of them for me, novelist Jim Crace and โฆ@GregMLeadbetterโฉ
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Inside the main eastern entrance of the West Kennet longbarrow โ at San Bartolomรฉ de Tirajana, Spain
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Never thought I'd see a Brown Hairstreak in June, in the UK ... Nonetheless, I saw a fresh male at Knepp today... As Fred Trueman used to say on Test Match Special, " I doan't know what's going off out there anymore.."
All Aglow is a short folk orchestral piece inspired by Richard Jefferies boyhood adventure story BEVIS. youtube.com/watch?v=_1CAZiAqโฆ
Evidently in this yearโs GCSE English exam Richard Jefferies was mentioned in connection to a historical lineage of nature writing, with Jefferiesโ 19th-century works influencing modern environmental literature. Stephen Moss's 'The Accidental Countryside' was quoted too
My 16yo was delighted to see this. She told all her classmates 'my dad has that book!'
Also, you were in good company Stephen - the other extract was by Richard Jefferies
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Here are some early nominations for the Richard Jefferies Award that seeks to find the best @nature writing published in 2025.
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Congratulations to @some_yeo for NATURE'S GHOSTS @HarperNorthUK that won the latest Richard Jefferies Award. Well done to the three other finalists -- it was a difficult choice to make. Thanks to our sponsors @whitehorsebooks for your continued support. richardjefferiesaward.org/
The winner will be announced Monday 28 April. Watch this space!
Congratulations to @some_yeo, @cornish_jack , Tom Lathan and Richard Mabey who are finalists for the Richard Jefferies Award for best nature writing published last year. Good luck! @MichaelJBooks @picadorbooks @HarperNorthUK @ProfileBooks richardjefferiessociety.org/โฆ
Conor Mark Jameson is giving a talk about W.H. Hudson on 13 May in Belgrave Square, London eventbrite.co.uk/e/hudson-anโฆ
