Longlisted for the 2025 Highland Book Prize
Appalled by the catastrophic decline of the capercaillie in Scotland author Roy Dennis argues a dysfunctional forest habitat is to blame and that Highland cattle can be the solution. In The Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods, Roy explains why they are now the key to restoring the forest ecosystem, creating path networks, increasing biodiversity and invertebrate populations – not only to the benefit of capercaillies, but nature as a whole.
Roy Dennis, OBE, DSc (hon) is one of the world’s foremost conservationists, best known for his work on the restoration of species such as the osprey, white-tailed sea eagle and red kite but who has spent a lifetime restoring natural lands and biodiversity.