大象传媒

Helen Macdonald reads from her collection of essays about "love for the glittering world of non-human life around us."

In this episode, a look at nature reserves and our precious relationship with the natural world.

Each essay by the acclaimed nature writer explores humanity鈥檚 connection with the natural world, our curiosity about it and our love for it, as well as its increasingly urgent fragility.

The essays are also a reminder that we inhabit a beautiful world and they celebrate its 鈥渜uality of wonder".

Abridged by Julian Wilkinson.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 2020.