A naturalist who knew the poacher’s world at first hand describes him: his cottage hung with fur and feather, his lurchers, nets and snares, and his nights on the edge of country towns. Watson moves on to badgers and otters, birds of passage, the hare in snow, nocturnal creatures, birds’ nests, game birds and the poachers of the rivers.
A rich portrait of Victorian rural life and wildlife for lovers of English country writing. Download the free EPUB.