Walking with Birds: An Exploration of Wildlife and Landscape of a Cumbrian Valley

About Colin Whittle

Colin Whittle originally studied English Literature. In his youth he developed an interest in the outdoorsand natural history. After some years working in forestry he became a free-lance lecturer in natural historystudies in the West Midlands as well as throughout Cumbria for the Extra-Mural Studies departments ofboth Liverpool and Newcastle Universities. Later with his wife Audrey he opened an art gallery inElterwater Cumbria specialising in wildlife landscapes and flowers. He also writes poetry short articlesand keeps an almost daily journal exploring wildlife around his home. This journal maintained for over50 years forms the basis of 'Walking with Birds'.