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Welcome to Songs of Field and Garden.
The website for the Songs of Field and Garden project, a collaboration between author Steve Allanson and a small number of talented wildlife artists.
Current collaborating artists include
Tim Mason
Abigail Gingele
If you are a wildlife artist and would like to explore becoming a collaborating artist with this project please contact us using the contact form
- The Unseen Caller
The opening stanzas from my latest poem destined for the forthcoming book. Songs of Field and Gardenwww.songsoffieldandgarden.com The Unseen Caller Today, just now, I heard your song,It’s spring, I hear — it’s been so long. I check for coins, and finding none,Regretfully my luck has gone. The call is heard across the land,The time to… Read more: The Unseen Caller - A Pre Spring Walk
Saturday was the first sunny day for many days so it was good to get out for a walk. Almost warm enough in the pre spring sunshine to think about shedding the warm winter coat – but not quite. The snowdrops have been out for some time now, the first flowers of the year and… Read more: A Pre Spring Walk - It’s Nearly Time Again
Here we are in the middle of a gloomy February in the UK. The rain seems to have been relentless throughout January and has not improved yet this month. There are over 100 flood warnings live and it’s due to turn even colder this coming weekend – but still with only one day of sun… Read more: It’s Nearly Time Again - The Garden Tympanist
A detail from my latest poem “The Garden Tympanist” destined for the forthcoming book “Songs of Field and Garden”. A collaborative blending of poetry and illustration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year the shells were gone; you were not here, spring’s budding hedge now quiet where you sang, no holes in ornamental leaves, no food for young. I… Read more: The Garden Tympanist - An Albatross in North Yorkshire
Some years ago I was lucky enough to capture some photographs of Albie the Albatross as he was named by RSPB Bempton Cliffs. This wonderful, stately seabird had been seen at Bempton on and off since 2017 when he first appeared, having been present in the Baltic from 2014. He was absent for a few… Read more: An Albatross in North Yorkshire
