Jack Badcock, Leicestershire Author, Naturalist and Recorder of a Bygone Age
Dr Richard Gulliver
- Region:
- West Midlands
- Notice Period:
- Regular (more than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £350 plus 45p per mile travelling, over 70 miles enquire for details
- Category:
- Nature
- Updated:
- 14th June 2024
- Tagged:
- Leicestershire | Naturalist | Countryside | Wildlife
Jack Badcock (1900 - 1982) lived all his life, from the age of two, in the village of Fleckney. He grew to appreciate and love every tree and hedgerow. He knew where to find the full gamut of wildlife, from stoats hunting rabbits to sun-seeking butterflies. He conveyed his love for the natural world in simple prose that speaks to the heart. Of his five books, three are largely autobiographical and two are eulogies to the wildlife that he saw around him. His one-ness with nature is as relevant today as during his lifetime, as I will show in my appreciation of this gentle countryman. In his early years he made friends with visiting Romanies. The illustration shows the green lane where they camped, as it is today.
Views: 1432 | Enquiries: 0About Dr Richard Gulliver
I am a Shropshire-based botanist, ecologist and wildlife enthusiast. I have a PhD in seed science and have been an Open University Ecology Tutor, teacher of natural history classes and courses, Education Officer for the North York Moors National Park and a Primary School Teacher. I am a member of the Garden Media Guild - the professional organisation for communicating on gardening and horticultural topics. My wife and I are joint authors of the Aidgap guides - Orchids, Woodland Flowers and Grassland Flowers 1. We spent 27 years in the Hebrides engaged in wildlife surveys and teaching. I have spent over 30 years studying the Irish Lady’s-tresses orchid. Other interests include woodland history, elms in the UK, monitoring landscape change in central Leicestershire, and the sequence of flowering in hay meadows.
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