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Richard Jefferies Society @RJefferiesSoc

THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY (Charity No 1042838) was founded in 1950 to promote appreciation and study of the writings of Richard Jefferies (1848-1887).

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Wayland's Smithy in its autumnal coat.
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Invitation to a Zoom meeting on Mon. 3 Nov. 2025 starting at 7.30pm and hosted by us. Sophie Yeo will be talking about her award-winning book 'Nature's Ghosts'. Email RichardJefferiesSociety@btinternet.com to receive the link to attend. richardjefferiesaward.org/p/โ€ฆ
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dartmouth-today.co.uk/opinioโ€ฆ

Witnessing Wiltshire's lost wildlife: Richard Jefferies' journey

A young journalist has recorded his observations of the wildlife on his familyโ€™s Westcountry farm, a mixed farm with livestock, crops and orchard. His detailed record describes an abundance of birds...

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Liddington Camp, a 3 hectare hillfort above Swindon. The first occupation dates back to the 7th century BC, making it a late Bronze Age / early Iron Age hillfort.
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Richard Jefferies Society@RJefferiesSoc
3 Jul 2025
Richard Jefferies Award: ย The Richard Jefferies Award of ยฃ1,000 is given to... richardjefferiesaward.org/20โ€ฆ
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Artwork created today at the Richard Jefferies Museum to illustrate a line from a glorious article written by Richard Jefferies in 1883. Here is part of the text.
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Friends of the South Downs@FriendSouthDwns
16 Jul 2025
Upcoming event! Do you enjoy reading nature writing literature? Do you have a passion for the natural world and love our local landscapes? Book our webinar exploring the life and works of Richard Jefferies, led by Chris Hare, local history expert Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/friends-oโ€ฆ
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Richard Jefferies Award: ย The Richard Jefferies Award of ยฃ1,000 is given to... richardjefferiesaward.org/20โ€ฆ
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Richard Jefferies Society: About the Richard Jefferies Society richardjefferiessociety.org/โ€ฆ
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Stephen Moss@StephenMoss_TV
1 Jul 2025
An astonishing 21 butterfly species - one third of uk total - โฆ@worcswildlifeโฉ reserve Grafton Wood - ringlet, brown Argus and wood white here, & many others. My expert friend Brett Westwood found most of them for me, novelist Jim Crace and โฆ@GregMLeadbetterโฉ
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Inside the main eastern entrance of the West Kennet longbarrow
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Matthew Oates@MatthewOates76
30 Jun 2025
Never thought I'd see a Brown Hairstreak in June, in the UK ... Nonetheless, I saw a fresh male at Knepp today... As Fred Trueman used to say on Test Match Special, " I doan't know what's going off out there anymore.."
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All Aglow is a short folk orchestral piece inspired by Richard Jefferies boyhood adventure story BEVIS. youtube.com/watch?v=_1CAZiAqโ€ฆ

All Aglow | An Orchestral Folk Adventure

"All Aglow" is a luminous, string-driven piece capturing the wonder...

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Evidently in this yearโ€™s GCSE English exam Richard Jefferies was mentioned in connection to a historical lineage of nature writing, with Jefferiesโ€™ 19th-century works influencing modern environmental literature. Stephen Moss's 'The Accidental Countryside' was quoted too
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6 Jun 2025
Replying to @StephenMoss_TV
My 16yo was delighted to see this. She told all her classmates 'my dad has that book!' Also, you were in good company Stephen - the other extract was by Richard Jefferies @RJefferiesSoc
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Here are some early nominations for the Richard Jefferies Award that seeks to find the best @nature writing published in 2025. richardjefferiesaward.org/
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Congratulations to @some_yeo for NATURE'S GHOSTS @HarperNorthUK that won the latest Richard Jefferies Award. Well done to the three other finalists -- it was a difficult choice to make. Thanks to our sponsors @whitehorsebooks for your continued support. richardjefferiesaward.org/
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The winner will be announced Monday 28 April. Watch this space!
Richard Jefferies Society@RJefferiesSoc
24 Jan 2025
Congratulations to @some_yeo, @cornish_jack , Tom Lathan and Richard Mabey who are finalists for the Richard Jefferies Award for best nature writing published last year. Good luck! @MichaelJBooks @picadorbooks @HarperNorthUK @ProfileBooks richardjefferiessociety.org/โ€ฆ
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Conor Mark Jameson is giving a talk about W.H. Hudson on 13 May in Belgrave Square, London eventbrite.co.uk/e/hudson-anโ€ฆ
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