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Local

A Search for Nearby Nature and Wildness

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Local

By: Alastair Humphreys
Narrated by: Alastair Humphreys
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After travelling the whole world, can exploring a single map ever be enough?

Adventurer Alastair Humphreys spends a year investigating the small map around his own home.

Can this unassuming landscape, marked by the glow of city lights and the hum of busy roads, satisfy his wanderlust? Could a single map provide a lifetime of exploration?

Humphreys discovers more about the natural world than in all his years in remote environments. And he wakes up to the terrible state of British nature, land use, and freedom to roam the countryside. This is an ode to slowing down and the meaningful experience of truly getting to know your neighborhood.

Local is a celebration of curiosity, time spent outdoors, and a rallying cry to protect the wild places on our doorstep. It is a reminder for all of us that nature and wildness are closer than we think.

Narrated by the author.

©2023 Alastair Humphreys (P)2023 Alastair Humphreys Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Environment Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation Inspiring

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Such a great book to listen to on audible.A simple concept but filled with great observation and interesting facts. Perfectly pitched for someone like me, who loves being in and learning about nature, but is not an expert. A really grounding book helping the reader to enjoy the smallest things that bring joy when out for a walk and really helping the reader realise that you don’t have to go far from home to have a really fulfilling experience. Thought provoking nods towards environmental concerns without being preachy - I love his style and it is very engaging to listen to. Was sad when it ended!

Alistair Humphries is so honest and likeable

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This book was a great listen. A narrative for the concept and basis of the adventure, but so much information beyond this about what was found and all in context. Both local adventure and the world we live in all narrated with Alistair’s absolute excitement for every step.

Local a great inspiration for accessible adventure.

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Good book. Alistair went on a bit sometimes about save the planet but overall it was a good listen.

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Utterly brilliant. Thank you. Listening through cancer. Inspired to go and do after cancer, so inspired. Thank you. Nature, lets help it where we live.

Brilliant, thank you for local.

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This is a great listen that will change how you see the world around you. It’s easy to think of walking across Spain like Laurie Lee or cycling around the world, but this book takes you to the map that you are sitting on right now and asks you to look at it anew. And it’s told with a deep personal insight about how we exist in the world. With humour and compassion embrace the world around you.

Change your perspective right now

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What a shame. A good idea and interesting but spoilt by the narrator. His emphasis of nearly every word was off-putting and I found the narration just didn't flow.

Good story but awkward narration.

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Only positive things to say, great read and it's inspired me to do the same in my local area!

Fantastic read just like all of AH's books

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once again it's such an easy listen of thoughts and wimsey, often lists of things seen with interesting notes. just very easy to listen too

such a nice listen

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Fantastic uplifting book with real meaning - I’ll be giving the ideas suggested a go myself

Fantastic

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While there’s a big project behind it all I enjoyed listening to sections centred around a topic. Almost like hearing the author’s inner monologue as he explored the area.

A wonderfully meditative and inspiring account of exploring what’s accessible to us all.

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