a spotter's guide to the British landscape
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fauna
flora
forager's calendar
geology
grasslands
great Britain
great outdoors
john wright
moors
Natural history
naturalist
of thorn & briar
outdoor activities
secret Britain
the curious history of latin names
the naming of the shrew
the natural explorer
the salt path
Tristan gooley
Product details
- ISBN 9781781258101
- Weight: 534g
- Dimensions: 144 x 220mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2026
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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'Full of gems - I'll never again look at a field and think: 'It's just a patch of grass'' SPECTATOR
'A wonderful leap, with a wise guide, into the green we thought we knew' TRISTAN GOOLEY
'Wright is a joyful companion' CAROLINE QUENTIN
A sparkling green field. A dull and scrubby patch of grass. One is the sanitised evidence of monoculture, the other a world teeming with more life than you could ever imagine.
Join John Wright, one of our best-known naturalists, as he uncovers the beauty and rich diversity of Britain's grasslands. Bursting with mushrooms, lichen and wildflowers, home to butterflies, bees and beetles, and vital to foxes and birds alike, these grasslands are part of our natural heritage.
From meadows to mires to heathlands, John Wright introduces them in all their variety: the history of how grasslands came to be, what can be found there, what we risk with their loss and what can be done to save what is left. Most of all, he shows why we should care. Because grasslands are never just patches of grass.
John Wright is one of Great Britain's best-known naturalists and leading experts on fungi. His books include A Spotter's Guide to the Countryside, A Natural History of the Hedgerow and the bestselling The Forager's Calendar. He lives in Dorset, near the glorious grassland of Hog Cliff.
