Matthew Oates’ magnificent book Beyond Spring – Wanderings through Nature is one of only five books that the judges of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards have shortlisted – for their prestigious title of COUNTRY BOOK OF THE YEAR:
The shortlisted books are:
Country Book of the Year 2018
The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
Islander by Patrick Barkham
The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Beyond Spring by Matthew Oates
The Wainwrights in Colour by Andy Beck
The judges are:
John Craven, Countryfile presenter
Miranda Krestovnikoff, BBC presenter and naturalist Phoebe Smith, author and adventurer
Mark Rowe, author and rural affairs journalist
Sheena Harvey, BBC Wildlife Magazine editor
Fergus Collins, BBC Countryfile Magazine editor
The winning book will be voted for by the public
Voting is open from 19th January to 5th March. You can vote here
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