Richard Jefferies Society

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 [email protected] to receive the link to attend. https://t.co/Tody3CxKMs

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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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Nominations so far.

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Richard Jefferies Award:  The Richard Jefferies Award
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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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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: https://t.co/BQGBNAtqFk

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Richard Jefferies Award:  The Richard Jefferies Award
of £1,000 is given to... https://t.co/u7Lwpcjtbb

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Richard Jefferies Society: About the Richard Jefferies Society https://t.co/mEAHCgaTCY

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An astonishing 21 butterfly species - one third of uk total - ⁦@worcswildlife⁩ 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 ⁦@GregMLeadbetter⁩

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Inside the main eastern entrance of the West Kennet longbarrow

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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. https://t.co/ruPHTuW2eW

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Evidently in this year’s GCSE English exam Richard Jefferies was mentioned in connection to a historical lineage of nature writing, with Jefferies’ 19th-century works influencing modern environmental literature. Stephen Moss's 'The Accidental Countryside' was quoted too

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@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
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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.
https://t.co/JO1bMdlbpd

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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. https://t.co/JO1bMdlbpd

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The winner will be announced Monday 28 April. Watch this space!

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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 https://t.co/vCgofQTCA4

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Conor Mark Jameson is giving a talk about W.H. Hudson on 13 May in Belgrave Square, London https://t.co/cfra1Lvqws