When our ancestors lived in roundhouses, nearby nature was a vital part of their everyday lives, whereas in our modern world, it has almost disappeared from our tales and our consciousness.

Drawing on the stories in her new nature memoir, Land Beneath the Waves, Nic explores how learning about the past can help us reconnect with nature, landscape and ourselves. 

About Nic:

Nic Wilson is a writer, editor and Guardian country diarist. Having taught A Level English for 12 years, she now works freelance for BBC Gardeners' World Magazine. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Under the Changing Skies: The Best of The Guardian's Country Diary, 2018-2024 (2024), Going to Ground: An Anthology of Nature and Place (2024), Moving Mountains: Writing Nature through Illness and Disability (2023) and Women on Nature (2021). Land Beneath the Waves is her first book.