Amy-Jane Beer is a British naturalist, writer and campaigner. Her 2022 book ''The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness'' won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.

Early life and education

Beer has a BSc (1993) in biology and a PhD (1997) from

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It has six schools, 21 academic departm ...

. Her doctoral thesis title was ''Postembryonic development and neurobiology of the sea urchin

Psammechinus miliaris ''Psammechinus miliaris'' is a species of sea urchin in the family Parechinidae. It is sometimes known as the green sea urchin or shore sea urchin. It is found in shallow areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Description ''P. ...

''.

Career

Her book ''The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness'' won the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. She writes for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'' "Country Diary" column. She is president of the Friends of the Dales, the society supporting the

Yorkshire Dales The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of the Pennines in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Yorkshire, England, most of it in the Yorkshire Dales National Park created in 1954. The Dales comprise river valleys and the hills ri ...

. She contributed to the ''People's Manifesto for Wildlife'' coordinated by Chris Packham, writing the section for the "Ministry of Social Inclusion and Access to Nature". She is an enthusiastic

kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...

er and supports the campaign for free access to England's rivers. She has been interviewed by

David Oakes Rowan David Oakes (born 14 October 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in the series ''The Pillars of the Earth'', '' The Borgias'', '' The White Queen'', ''Victoria'', '' Vikings: Valhalla'', and for his discursive Natural ...

for his ''

Trees A Crowd ''Trees A Crowd'' is a natural history podcast presented by actor David Oakes. Creation and reception of the podcast Oakes, as an environmentalist and an ambassador for the Woodland Trust and The Wildlife Trusts, started ''Trees A Crowd'' as a ...

'' podcast.

Personal life

Beer lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her son, and her Border Collie dog.

Selected publications

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References

External links

Amy-Jane Beer on LinkedIn
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British nature writers 21st-century British women writers {{UK-nonfiction-writer-stub