mark cocker
'the man of most science is the man most alive, whose life is the greatest event'. Henry Thoreau
home page
This is the website of the multi-award-winning author and naturalist Mark Cocker. I also have a WordPress Blog entitled Blackwater Blog, which I began eight years ago when I held a small five-acre patch in Norfolk called Blackwater. I have since sold the land but have retained the blog name. A free book goes to anyone who can think of a better title. My latest blog on the genius of Marcel Pagnol and his novels The Water of the Hills can be found here.
writing
books BIRDS BRITANNICA 2nd ed 2020 (’05), ‘The great delight of my year, the book that made me feel I’d been waiting for it all my life, is the magnificently produced and completely enthralling Birds Britannica.’ ANDREW MOTION A CLAXTON DIARY, 2019 ‘Mark Cocker…
my latest news
I was thrilled this month that A Claxton Diary was awarded the East Anglian Book Award for 2019, both in its category of general non-fiction and as overall Book of the Year. Sady I had two long-standing commitments to events in Derbyshire and Warwickshire and wasn’t…
talks and teaching
My speaking and other Teaching Events in 2020. I hope to see you. Sat 14 March, 5pm, talk on Our Place, Silsden Campaign for the Countryside, Silsden Townhall, tickets £5. POSTPONED Fri 17 April, 4-5pm, Cambridge Literary Festival with Caroline Lucas, CANCELLED Sat 18-Sat 25…
