Tim Kendall and Fiona Mathews

Beavers in Bedminster, boar and pine martens in the Forest of Dean, bats in Bath’s stone mines – our wild mammals are making a long-overdue comeback across the West Country. Yet a quarter of Britain’s native mammal species are threatened with extinction, which is why Fiona and Tim criss-cross Britain on a pilgrimage to find them. All the while, they’re answering the big questions. Why was Shakespeare terrified of hedgehogs? How can we persuade grey squirrels to use contraception? And does pine marten poo really smell of parma violets? Their book, Black Ops and Beaver Bombing, Adventures with Britain’s Wild Mammals, was shortlisted for the prestigious Wainwright Prize (Conservation).

Fiona is Chair of Mammal Conservation Europe and author of the UK’s Red List for mammals; Tim writes about the cultural history of our wildlife. Despite the slow torture of collaborating on a lockdown book together, they’re still married.

Tickets (£10) are available via Eventbrite – please use link below or via the library during library opening hours (cash only please) or on a Wednesday morning from 10.30 until 12.30 (or until 4pm on Wednesday matinee days).  On a Wednesday, card payments can be taken.

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