FRESH AND THE SALT: THE STORY OF THE SOLWAY (PB)

Firths and estuaries are liminal places, where land meets sea and tidal water meets fresh. Their unique ecosystems support a huge range of marine and other wildlife; human activity too is profoundly influenced. The Solway Firth - the crooked finger of water that connects and separates Scotland and England - is a beautiful yet unpredictable place and one of the least industrialised large estuaries in Europe. Its history, geology and turbulent character have long affected the way its inhabitants, human and non-human, have learnt to live along its ever-changing margins.