- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton; First edition edition (30 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0241144205
- ISBN-13: 978-0241144206
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 256,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Naturalist writing at its finest. Fascinating, eloquent and elegiac' Scotsman
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For the last six years of his life, Roger Deakin kept notebooks in which he wrote his daily thoughts, impressions, feelings and observations. Discursive, personal and often impassioned, they reveal the way he saw the world, whether it be observing the teeming ecosystem that was Walnut Tree Farm, thinking about the wider environment, walking in his fields, on Mellis Common or on his travels at home, or contemplating his past and his present life. "Notes from Walnut Tree Farm" collects the very best of these writings, capturing Roger's extraordinary, restless curiosity about the natural and human worlds, his love of literature and music, his knack for making unusual and apposite connections, and of course his distinct and subversive charm and humour. Together they cohere to present a passionate, engaged and - in spite of the worst pressures of contemporary life - optimistic view of our changing world.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I feel like a member of a special club now I've read this book, and I've already bought a copy for a friend and lent out my copy to the first of many friends.
It is beautiful nature writing, compiled from 6 year's of journals to make a 'year book' of short entries which give a big picture of this extraordinary man's life in a little pocket of Suffolk and his adventures beyond.
Like everyone else who has read this book, it has a special place in my heart.
It is beautiful nature writing, compiled from 6 year's of journals to make a 'year book' of short entries which give a big picture of this extraordinary man's life in a little pocket of Suffolk and his adventures beyond.
Like everyone else who has read this book, it has a special place in my heart.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A splendid book full of close observation of the countryside and its seasons. I read it weekly to reflect on my own experiences. Gentle but opinionated in the best way.
38 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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A nice hardback, with a good feel to the paper and binding. And this is just the kind of book you would want in hardback, as you will probably dip in for many years to come.
These are rather spare, often unconnected musings. Unconnected in the sense that, unlike in his "Waterlog" or "Wildwood", there is no particular theme. But as he is a pretty holistic person, there are links and mental ley-lines all over the place, so the musings flow into each other smoothly, like water off a spinning ball. It is nice to see the links to his other books: swimming in the moat, memories of Kyrgyzystan.
After water and wood I find myself looking for the third leg of a trilogy, a common theme. That is not there. He comes back to water, and to wood, and to many other subjects; so maybe the third leg of his trilogy is thought about all, and about All. "Looking, just looking, is all we have to do, to see the essential truth." And we get an insight in his looking, through his eye, into his fellow feeling for all living things, into his consideration for others.
My only (very small) niggle is that occasionally I feel the notes for several years have been mixed up, which is slightly uncomfortable. But overall these notes flow well, and they are very enjoyable. He is an excellent, natural writer, and I recommend this book for your pleasure - and for your thoughtfulness, too.
And it's nice to see him is searching for Jefferies' old book "Bevis" - on Amazon!
These are rather spare, often unconnected musings. Unconnected in the sense that, unlike in his "Waterlog" or "Wildwood", there is no particular theme. But as he is a pretty holistic person, there are links and mental ley-lines all over the place, so the musings flow into each other smoothly, like water off a spinning ball. It is nice to see the links to his other books: swimming in the moat, memories of Kyrgyzystan.
After water and wood I find myself looking for the third leg of a trilogy, a common theme. That is not there. He comes back to water, and to wood, and to many other subjects; so maybe the third leg of his trilogy is thought about all, and about All. "Looking, just looking, is all we have to do, to see the essential truth." And we get an insight in his looking, through his eye, into his fellow feeling for all living things, into his consideration for others.
My only (very small) niggle is that occasionally I feel the notes for several years have been mixed up, which is slightly uncomfortable. But overall these notes flow well, and they are very enjoyable. He is an excellent, natural writer, and I recommend this book for your pleasure - and for your thoughtfulness, too.
And it's nice to see him is searching for Jefferies' old book "Bevis" - on Amazon!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Gentle Journey Through Nature
I live not far from Mellis, where Roger lived, and came across this book by accident. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and his mention of local landmarks and villages strongly... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Carolyn Wood
Majestic
This is without a doubt one of the most beautiful, vivid, stirring, learned and delightful books I have ever read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by mellisdunelm
Poignant
A lovely book that is a poignant epitaph to a remarkable individual. Roger Deakin would appear unique in the way that he viewed the countryside and all the creatures that lived... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cad
Walnut Tree Farm.
My copy arrived promptly and in the condition as suggested by Amazon. It is slightly tired looking but not falling apart. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. H. P. Martin
Suffolk Winter
Just a lovely gentle book with real insight into the way we live. The book covers (I understand - haven't read all of it yet) a whole year but starts in winter - hence the review... Read more
Published 18 months ago by arteebee
First Roger Deakin read..
Well written. I enjoyed Roger's take on the countryside around his home in Suffolk. Easy book to just pick up for a few minutes at a time.
Published 18 months ago by S. Bedford
Bought for my son.
Walnut Tree Farm was on a list of books requested by my son, who studying tree surgery, is keen to read anything related to trees and their habitats. Read more
Published 23 months ago by MW
Deep ecology
If possible, this is even better than Wildwood. Deakin is a man after my own heart; observant in the manner of Darwin and literate in the manner of Thoreau. Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Miss
A Good Present
This item was purchased as a present and has gone down well. The author is so descriptive and passionate about wood, which does not sound exciting but comes across extremeley well
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by Mr. Frederick Johnson
Notes from Walnut Tree Farm
For anyone who has enjoyed Deakin's Waterlog and Wildwood, Walnut Tree Farm is a must, perhaps because it is not finely crafted like those two books, being just not too... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 2009 by John W. Barrett
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