God Is An Octopus: Loss, Love and a Calling to Nature and how you might observe

and how you might observe and truly understand them for yourself

Ben Goldsmith lost his fifteen-year-old daughter

its beauties and terrors and mysteries and consolations

his renowned career as an artist

The third edition of this hugely successful guide provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the year

God Is An Octopus: Loss, Love and a Calling to Nature and how you might observeThis is a powerful, immersive and inspiring story of finding comfort and strength in nature after suffering loss and despair. In July 2019, Ben Goldsmith lost his fifteen year old daughter, Iris, in an accident on their family farm in Somerset. Reeling and grasping for answers, he set about rewilding his farm and this is the story of a year of soul searching that followed. In an instant, his world had turned dark. Yet, unbelievably to him, the seasons