The Caught by the River Book of the Month: August
Book of the Month for August is Amanda Thomson's 'Belonging: Natural histories of place, identity and home' — a memoir about...
3rd August 2022
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Pipistrellus
In advance of the album Music for the Moon and the Trees by classical guitarist Morgan Szymanski and experimental musician...29th July 2022
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The Nature Library On Tour
News has reached us that The Nature Library — a travelling collection of books on land and the environment, selected...22nd July 2022
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Possessed by Mountains
Jamie Collinson takes in the corries, bogs and birds of Skye's Cuillin Hills. I knew things weren’t going to plan...23rd April 2022
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Mountains of the Heart
In the company of Robert Macfarlane and W.H. Murray, Sue Brooks traverses icy terrains of the heart and mind. In...8th April 2022
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Searching Erskine
Writer and musician Arun Sood introduces his new album and accompanying book; an exploration of place, art, and ancestry centred...3rd March 2022
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Now Playing
'Peer' — a collaboration between Kinbrae and the writer and artist Clare Archibald, with video by Max Breakenridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyZ0SE2K-t8&t=2s Taken...16th February 2022
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People's Nature Poem: Are We Listening
The last of three Filmpoems compiled by Makar Kathleen Jamie from individual lines sent by members of the Scottish public. Film made...23rd January 2022
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Shadows and Reflections
As our run of annual Shadows and Reflections draws to a close, Christina Riley looks back over 2021. My year began on...12th January 2022
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Atlas of Forgotten Places
In an extract from 'Atlas of Forgotten Places: Journey to Abandoned Destinations From Around the Globe', Travis Elborough considers Cardross's...16th December 2021
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Many Rivers to Cross: The Kerrera Ferry
Melissa Mouchemore's latest ferry crossing takes her to the Inner Hebrides. Don’t expect to find the Kerrera ferry mustering with...12th December 2021
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People’s Nature Poem: The Shivering River
The second of three Filmpoems compiled by Makar Kathleen Jamie from individual lines sent by members of the Scottish public. Film made...8th December 2021
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With Net and Coble
George Chamier's 'With Net and Coble: A Salmon Fisher on the Cromarty Firth' documents a dying art, writes Rob St....4th December 2021
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People’s Nature Poem: The Life Breath Song
Kathleen Jamie recently wrote us: 'As Scotland’s new Makar my contribution to COP26 was to arrange for a People’s Nature...18th November 2021
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A Postcard from COP: Day 4
As COP26 comes to an end, Anna Fleming is united with strangers from across the continents; shared concern for the...14th November 2021
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Changing at the Edge: an early morning sea swim
Tamsin Grainger embraces the cold kiss of Edinburgh's Wardie Bay. As I went between the cottages, I wished for the...11th November 2021
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A Postcard from COP: Day 3
Anna Fleming's third postcard from Glasgow relates a meeting with the Minga Indígena, a collective of groups, organizations and communities from...9th November 2021
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A Postcard from COP: Day 2
A Council of All Beings: Anna Fleming sends a Samhain update from Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich’s Encampment of Eternal Hope...4th November 2021