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

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

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

Beer lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her son, and her Border Collie dog.[11]

Selected publications
  • 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
  1. Armstrong, Kathryn (17 January 2022). "Dr Amy-Jane Beer on her love of the Yorkshire outdoors". Great British Life. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "Beer, Amy-Jane". New Networks For Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. "Dr Amy-Jane Beer". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. "Catalogue record for thesis". Royal Holloway University of London. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Amy-Jane Beer". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. "Our Team". Friends of the Dales. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. "'How can anyone own a river? It's a complete absurdity.'". www.britishcanoeing.org.uk. British Canoeing. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  10. 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.
  11. "5.2 Amy-Jane Beer: The Flow". Prompted by Nature. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. "Amy-Jane's all-in-one guide to everything on Earth". Yorkshire Post. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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