Kevin Parr

Writer, fisherman and amateur naturalist

Kevin Parr is a writer, fisherman and amateur naturalist who lives in West Dorset with his wife and a colony of grass snakes. He is the angling correspondent for The Idler magazine. His books include Rivers Run: An Angler’s Journey from Source to Sea (Rider Books).

Recent articles by Kevin Parr

Cow parsley in the sun

Umbellifer guide: common UK species and how to identify them

Hogweed in sunlight

Hogweed guide: what does it look like and is it dangerous?

Wild carrot plant and flowers

Wild carrot guide: seeds, flowers and leaves

Flowering giant hogweed from close

Giant hogweed guide: how to identify it and how it causes burns

Ground elder growing in the wild

Ground elder guide: how to identify, foraging and uses

Hemlock flowers

Hemlock guide: how to identify it and what makes is so poisonous

Cow parsley in the summer

Cow parsley guide: leaves, flowers and seeds

Smooth snake up close

Smooth snake: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

Adder snake in the UK

Adder: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

Close up of grass snake in water in the UK

Grass snake: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

Slow worm in the UK

Slow worm: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

A rare male sand lizard hunting in the undergrowth for food

Sand lizard: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

Common Lizard in the UK

Common lizard: diet, habitat, identification and distribution

Sand lizard

Reptile guide: snakes, lizards and slow worms

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Walk: Arne Nature Reserve, Dorset