On Gallows Down

Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing - Highly CommendedWinner for the Richard Jefferies Award 2021 for Best Nature Writing'A rural, working-class writer in an all too rarefied field, Chester’s work is unusual for depicting the countryside as it is lived on the economic margins.' The Guardian'An important portrait of connection to the land beyond ownership or possession.' Raynor Winn‘It’s ever so good. Political, passionate and personal.’