Patrick Barkham

Patrick Barkham is an award-winning author and natural history writer for the Guardian. His books include The Butterfly Isles, Badgerlands, Islander and Wild Child. He is President of Norfolk Wildlife Trust and lives in Norfolk with his family.

Books in order of publication:

The Butterfly Isles: A Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals – 2010

Badgerlands: The Twilight World of Britain’s Most Enigmatic Animal – 2013

Coastlines: The Story of Our Shore

Islander: A Journey Around Our Archipelago – 2017

Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature – 2020

Wild Isles – 2023

The Swimmer – 2023