Nature makes us feel things: awe, curiosity and joy. But as wildlife is threatened, we also experience guilt, fear and grief. To make sense of these emotions, in Love is a Toad, Lucy Lapwing journeys through the landscapes of the UK, exploring our connection to nature in its muddy, messy wonder.
Lucy Lapwing grew up in west Lancashire in the 90s. As a kid, she was fascinated by things that scuttled and fluttered and slimed, but it was only as an adult that she really came to know the nature under her nose. Now a wildlife campaigner, Lucy writes about nature on Instagram and works behind the scenes on BBC Springwatch. Outside – and indeed inside – of work, you’re likely to spot her rootling in the mud, collecting feathers and bones, or whispering compliments to spiders. Lucy now lives on the Isle of Bute.