Amy-Jane Beer is a British naturalist, writer and campaigner.[1][2] Her 2022 book The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.
Early life and education[edit]
Beer has a BSc (1993) in biology and a PhD (1997) from Royal Holloway, University of London.[3] Her doctoral thesis title was Postembryonic development and neurobiology of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris.[4]
Career[edit]
Her book The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness won the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.[5] She writes for The Guardian's "Country Diary" column.[6]
She is president of the Friends of the Dales, the society supporting the Yorkshire Dales.[7]
She contributed to the People's Manifesto for Wildlife coordinated by Chris Packham, writing the section for the "Ministry of Social Inclusion and Access to Nature".[8]
She is an enthusiastic kayaker and supports the campaign for free access to England's rivers.[9]
She has been interviewed by David Oakes for his Trees A Crowd podcast.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Beer lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her son, and her Border Collie dog.[11]
Selected publications[edit]
- Beer, Amy-Jane (2022). The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472977397.
- Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). Pocket guide to turtles, snakes and other reptiles. Lincoln Children's Books. ISBN 9781786039101.
- Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). A tree a day : 365 of the world's most majestic trees. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781849947411.
- Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). The A to Z of wildlife watching. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781787014312.
- Morris, Pat; Beer, Amy-Jane (2010). "[Mammals section]". In Alexander, Becky (ed.). The Natural History Book : the ultimate visual guide to everything on Earth. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781405336994.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ Armstrong, Kathryn (17 January 2022). "Dr Amy-Jane Beer on her love of the Yorkshire outdoors". Great British Life. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Beer, Amy-Jane". New Networks For Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Dr Amy-Jane Beer". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Catalogue record for thesis". Royal Holloway University of London. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "10th James Cropper Wainwright Prize Announces Winner as Wild Places, Remarkable Habitats and Passionate Advocacy for our Planer are Celebrated". Wainwright Prize. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Amy-Jane Beer". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Our Team". Friends of the Dales. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Beer, Amy-Jane. "Ministry for Social Inclusion & Access to Nature". In Packham, Chris (ed.). People's Manifesto for Wildlife (PDF). pp. 120–123. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "'How can anyone own a river? It's a complete absurdity.'". www.britishcanoeing.org.uk. British Canoeing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Oakes, David (6 September 2022). "Dr Amy-Jane Beer: The 3 R's of Nature Writing - Reading, Roaming and the Radial symmetry of Sea Urchin larvae". Trees A Crowd. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "5.2 Amy-Jane Beer: The Flow". Prompted by Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Amy-Jane's all-in-one guide to everything on Earth". Yorkshire Post. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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