Amy-Jane Beer

Amy-Jane Beer is a British naturalist, writer and campaigner.^[1][2] 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.^[3] Her doctoral thesis title was Postembryonic development and neurobiology of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris.^[4]

Career

Her book The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness won the 2023 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.^[5] She writes for The Guardian's "Country Diary" column.^[6]

She is president of the Friends of the Dales, the society supporting the Yorkshire Dales.^[7]

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".^[8]

She is an enthusiastic kayaker and supports the campaign for free access to England's rivers.^[9]

She has been interviewed by David Oakes for his Trees A Crowd podcast.^[10]

Personal life

Beer lives in North Yorkshire with her husband, her son, and her Border Collie dog.^[11]

Selected publications

• Beer, Amy-Jane (2022). The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472977397.
• Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). Pocket guide to turtles, snakes and other reptiles. Lincoln Children's Books. ISBN 9781786039101.
• Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). A tree a day : 365 of the world's most majestic trees. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781849947411.
• Beer, Amy-Jane (2018). The A to Z of wildlife watching. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781787014312.
• Morris, Pat; Beer, Amy-Jane (2010). "[Mammals section]". In Alexander, Becky (ed.). The Natural History Book : the ultimate visual guide to everything on Earth. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781405336994.^[12]