Simon Stirrup lives in Aldreth on the edge of the Fens with his wife and son. He is recently retired, having previously worked as a functional consultant for a large computer company. With a degree in zoology, he has been a keen birdwatcher and wildlife enthusiast all his life. Duncan Poyser has lived in the Fens for close to 20 years. Graduating in field biology and habitat management, he continued to study, gaining a PGCE before embarking upon a career in education. He is now Director of Complex Needs for the Staploe Education Trust. He has also worked as an environmental consultant.

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Over the last centuries of the millennium, the fenlands of East Anglia have been drastically tamed. The drainage of the Fens was an ecological disaster but within their tiny remnants there are still traces of a lost world. This book documents, with stunning photographs and insightful text, the ecological richness in these pockets of ancient fen.

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Through stunning images and insightful narrative, Fenland Nature celebrates the natural and cultural history of a unique, dynamic and dramatic human-made landscape. From vast flocks of visiting wildfowl, to rare and specialised plants and insects, from the Mesolithic to the present day with an eye on the future.