Creatures of the Night: A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain

The work collects close observational sketches of nocturnal and crepuscular wild animals—otters, water‑voles, field‑voles, foxes, and hares—describing their habits, dens, feeding, breeding, seasonal movements, and encounters with predators, dogs, and people. Each chapter focuses on a species and follows everyday scenes: river hunts, burrow life, upland courting, and the effects of weather and human presence on survival. The tone combines detailed natural history with anecdotal narrative to illuminate life cycles, territorial behavior, parental care, and the fragile balance between prey, predator, and environment.