As well as Tudor history and all things Harry Potter, I love wildlife. When we first moved to Spain, I loved discovering the new creatures on my doorstep - from colourful new bugs in the garden and geckos in the house, to mountain goats on cliff faces at the side of roads and snakes crossing in front of us. Brilliant!
The sounds of wildlife during lockdown inspired me to do this Claire Chats talk on the animals that could be found in Britain in the medieval and Tudor periods...
Further reading and resources
- Thesis "The Forgotten Beasts in Medieval Britain" - http://orca.cf.ac.uk/93165/1/Raye_Thesis_2016_ORCA.pdf
- https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric/reviews/08_04_beavers.htm
- https://www.scottishbeavers.org.uk/beaver-facts/
- https://www.wtwales.org/living-landscapes/welsh-beaver-project
- https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/saving-species/beavers
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/mar/04/trouble-return-wild-boar-britain
- https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewilding/reintroductions/wild-boar
- https://www.gwct.org.uk/research/long-term-monitoring/national-gamebag-census/mammal-bags-comprehensive-overviews/wild-boar/
- https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewilding/reintroductions/wolf
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/984433/Brown-bear-introduced-to-Gloucestershire-woodlands
- https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/bears-wolves-roam-ancient-woodland-wildlife-project-314781
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