Clare Walker Leslie (born March 1, 1947) is a naturalist, artist, and writer. She is best known for her nature journals. She advocates their use by the wider public.^[1][2]

She grew up outside of Philadelphia. She has a degree in art history from Carleton College.^[3]

She has taught at Williams College, MIT,^[4] Harvard’s Landscape Design Program, College of the Atlantic, Antioch New England, and numerous Audubon centers. She is a member of the National Guild of Science Illustrators and the international Artists For Nature Foundation.^[1]

She lives with her husband and family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and in Granville, Vermont.^[5]

• A Year in Nature: A Memoir of Solace Green Writers Press of Brattleboro
• The Curious Nature Guide, 2015
• The Nature Connection Storey Publishing, 2010
• Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You^[6][7]
• Drawn to Nature: From the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie 2005
• Nature All Year Long
• Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning
• The Art of Field Sketching
• The Ancient Celtic Festivals and How We Celebrate Them Today
• A Naturalist's Sketchbook: Pages from the Seasons of the Year 1987
• Notes from a Naturalist's Sketchbook 1981