ANIMAL HEROES

Four works of fiction featuring wild-creature characters that evoke the British countryside

A BLACK FOX RUNNING by Brian Carter

On Dartmoor during the cruel winter of 1947, fox Wulfgar is pitted against trapper Scoble. A heart-rending insight into the challenges wildlife faces every day, and into human pain.

SALAR THE SALMON by Henry Williamson

A fish as hero? Follows the epic journey of a migrating salmon up the River Severn and the challenges that he faces – including otters.

DUNCTON WOOD by William Horwood

Enter the strange, brutal and culturally complex world of moles. A mystical realm full of danger that captures the wild spirit of our landscape.

THE STORY OF A RED DEER by John William Fortescue

First published in 1918, this tale follows the life of a red deer on Exmoor. A sound grounding in natural history; dated but delightful.