As Richard Mabey approaches his 80th birthday, we continue our celebrations with a look back at his writings for Vole magazine, published between 1977 and 1980. The below is taken from Vole #1 (1977).
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We’ll be posting more Vole excerpts from Jeff’s collection across the week!