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Welcome to the official web site of the author John Lister Kaye
John came to live in the Highlands of Scotland in 1968 to work with the celebrated author and naturalist, Gavin Maxwell, of Ring of Bright Water fame.  After Maxwell’s sudden death in 1969, John decided to commemorate Gavin's work and writing by finishing the story of the Maxwell otters. This first book, published in , is called The White Island.

The success of this book led to the creation of the first Field Studies Centre for the Highlands and Islands.  Since then over 25,000 adults and 50,000 children have passed through the welcoming doors of Aigas Field Centre.  In recent years the environmental education for schools programme independently run by the Aigas Trust (set up by John in 1980) has become the Highlands’ principal provider, handling some 6,000 school children every year.

 In his best-seller, Song of the Rolling Earth (2003), and its sequel, Nature’s Child, (2004), John celebrates his passion for nature and wildlife.  Both books have been widely acclaimed; in 2001 he was awarded an OBE for services to the environment, and he has received honorary doctorates from two Scottish universities for his contribution to nature writing.

"…poignant, fascinating, beautiful, profound.  John Lister-Kaye’s remarkable gift as a storyteller holds one spellbound."
Virginia McKenna, President of the Born Free Foundation.

"Deeply personal and perceptive… a wonderfully lyrical book surging with the sheer joy of nature, from Scotland’s premier nature writer."
Magnus Magnusson.
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»The White Island

“A thoroughly appealing book by a wildlife authority. His (Lister-Kaye's) remembrances, anecdotes, stories of adventure and work with animals and birds are wholly engaging. ”

Dutton Time book review

»Seal Cull

“The serious business of conservation can only benefit from such a reasoned and balanced inquiry. You can love seals and still appreciate this book ”

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Aigas Field Centre
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