The Great Outdoors

Lakeland Wild

by Jim Crumley

Published by Saraband

£12.99 (hardback)

THE ACCLAIMED nature writer Jim Crumley has written more than 40 books about wildlife and landscape in his native Scotland; but now, for. Perhaps this was the easiest part to get to on his forays across the border; but, certainly east of Ullswater, it’s also an area that still remains relatively quiet.

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