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The Diaries of Brett WestwoodThe landscape that inspired a life's work

Brett Westwood was 15 when he began writing about the wildlife in North Worcestershire

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As the decades have passed the wildlife has continued to inspire him to write about his findings

Picture: BBC

  • As a boy, Brett would cycle along the Stourbridge canal and make notes on the wildlife he discovered
  • As the decades have passed the wildlife has continued to inspire him to write about his findings
  • Looking back at Brett's 'local patch' diaries highlights how much the British countryside has changed in recent years
  • His observations of the changing seasons won him his first praise from local birdwatchers for spotting rare waders in winter

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