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Wild Hares and Hummingbirds: The Natural History of an English Village
Paperback Published on: 02/08/2012
Price: £12.99
Synopsis
Join celebrated naturalist Stephen Moss, host award-winning BBC series Springwatch and author of The Robin, for a year in the idyllic village of Mark on the Somerset Levels – a watery wonderland rich in nature and wildlife, from birds to butterflies to badgers
As the year unfolds, Moss transports the reader to the entrancing landscape of flora and fauna that accompanies the dawn of each month. Deeply informative and profoundly inspiring, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds is a celebration of the Great British countryside, animals and the natural world.
‘Moss captures the flora and the fauna of his Somerset home with a grace and charm to warm the coldest winter night’ Independent
Publisher information
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099552468
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 21 mm
- Weight: 248g
- Languages: English
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British natural history writing at it's best
A beautifully written book about a year in and around an English villiage and the wildlife he encounters month by month.
British natural history writing at it's best
A beautifully written book about a year in and around an English villiage and the wildlife he encounters month by month.
My kind of book in which nature dominates.
This fascinating book came to my notice when reviewed in the Church Times Christmas book list. I bought it with a Waterstone's Christmas Gift Card and it w... READ MORE