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Richard Jefferies Award
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The Richard Jefferies Award celebrates the best new nature writing book published each year that is judged by a panel from the Richard Jefferies Society and the White Horse Bookshop in Marlborough. http://www.richardjefferiesaward.org/
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jun 6
Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) is the purest and most sensitive nature writer produced by a country that has prided itself on the strength of its nature tradition. The Richard Jefferies Award is given annually to nature writers reflecting the sense of place so strong in Jefferies’ countryside books.
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · 17d
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Witnessing Wiltshire's lost wildlife: Richard Jefferies' journey
A young journalist has recorded his observations of the wildlife on his family’s Westcountry farm, a mixed farm with livestock, crops and orchard. His detailed record describes an abundance of birds –...
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Dr Craig Buchanan FSAScot @buchanan.today · Sep 7
To add to my delight, a courier dropped this off - Richard Jefferies’ “After London” - a neat little Everyman edition from the 1940s of what is arguable one of the earliest post-apocalyptic novels (1885) in which towns and cities are destroyed, and England returns to the wilds of nature. #BookSky
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Sep 8
Nominations so far:
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Seán Street @seanstreet.bsky.social · Jul 31
Gilbert White, Selborne and sound: nightjars and the Portsmouth Evening Gun.
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jul 30
From the master of nature writing, Richard Jefferies, 1883. Artwork produced today at the @rjmuseum.bsky.social
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Friends of the South Downs @friendssouthdowns.bsky.social · Jul 16
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

Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-t...
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jul 3
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jul 3
Nominations open for the best in #nature writing published in 2025. www.richardjefferiesaward.org
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jun 6
Past winners of the Richard Jefferies Award since 2015
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jun 6
Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) is the purest and most sensitive nature writer produced by a country that has prided itself on the strength of its nature tradition. The Richard Jefferies Award is given annually to nature writers reflecting the sense of place so strong in Jefferies’ countryside books.
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Richard Jefferies Award @rjaward.bsky.social · Jun 6
Early nominations for the best in Nature Writing published in 2025 www.richardjefferiesaward.org
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