Chantal Lyons

Sep 11, 2024 | l8r.it | Charlotte Walker |Michael Malay |Chantal Lyons |Helen Czerski

This evening, at an event held at Camley Street Natural Park, an urban nature reserve in the heart of London, the winners of the 2024 Wainwright Prize have been announced. The event was also livestreamed by The Wildlife Trusts. The Wainwright Prize celebrates conservation and nature writing, showcasing books that inspire readers to respect the environment and embrace nature and the outdoors.

Jun 4, 2024 | inkcapjournal.co.uk | Chantal Lyons

The reason for that is obvious; fishers are far too busy fishing to pen memoirs. Step in Ashley Mullenger, an outspoken female fisherman (yes, she calls herself a ‘fisherman’). With support from a ghost-writer, My Fishing Life: A Story of the Sea is Mullenger’s invitation to us to step into her world. My Fishing Life is not and does not set out to be nature writing, much like the last notable book on the subject, Dark, Salt, Clear: Life in a Cornish Fishing Town by Lamorna Ash.

Apr 30, 2024 | britishwildlife.com | Chantal Lyons

If ever an animal deserved a bright, shiny new biography, surely it is this one. Red Kites, Ospreys and White-tailed Sea Eagles are returning to our skies, Pine Martens and Beavers are on their way back, and the talk now is of Wildcats, Lynx and even Wolves. Yet the Wild Boar, an invaluable keystone species, is in limbo.

Feb 9, 2024 | bloomsbury.com | Chantal Lyons |Sarah J. Maas |Baek Sehee |Edward Enninful

The book was born when I first went to the Forest of Dean in 2014 to interview local residents about what it was like to live alongside wild boar. It was research for a Master’s dissertation – I’d hoped to get a good grade, but had never imagined I would stumble on a story of conflict and coexistence that, 10 years later, I would bring out into the world as Groundbreakers.

Feb 6, 2024 | readersdigest.co.uk | Chantal Lyons

HomeInspireAnimals & PetsWhy is the return of Britain's wild boar so important? After centuries of extinction in Britain, wild boar are finally back in Englishand Scottish woods. But why is this so important for us, them, wildlife and forests? Crossing paths with a wild boarcan conjure fear and joy in equal measure. Despite 700 years of extinctionin Britain, the species’ own tenacity and illegal releases from the 1980s havenow led to several populations emerging.