Amy-Jane Beer
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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Beer lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her son, and her Border Collie dog.[11]
Selected publications
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References
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External links
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