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Orchid Summer: In Search of the Wildest Flowers of the British Isles

English

By (author): Jon Dunn

Remarkable ... Evoking the intensity with which orchid hunters pursue their quarry ... Vivid and expressive Sunday Times Wonderfully vivid this is a beautifully written celebration of these mysterious and endangered plants Guardian Rich with orchids and their subjects ... A wonderful book Robert Macfarlane Orchid Summer is a heady celebration of the beauty and history of the wild orchid species of the British Isles, embraced in one dazzling summer-long hunt by naturalist Jon Dunn. The flowers that are the focus of this treasure hunt are exquisite and diverse. Some tower above the surrounding vegetation; others are vanishingly small and discrete. Some are sweetly scented; others smell of ripe billy goats. Some are abundant; others more elusive none more so than the last to flower, the ghost orchid Capturing the intoxicating beauty of these rare flowers, Orchid Summer explores their history, their champions, their place in our landscape and the threats they face. Combining infectious enthusiasm and a painterly eye with a deep knowledge that comes from a lifetimes passionate devotion to their study, Dunn sweeps us up on his adventure. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 308g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 02 May 2019
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781408880944

About Jon Dunn

Jon Dunn is a natural-history writer photographer and tour leader based in Shetland who travels worldwide searching for memorable wildlife encounters. A childhood exploring the water meadows and abandoned orchards of the Somerset Levels and the droves and ancient woods of Dorsets Blackmore Vale spurred a lifelong passion for all things natural history based. His Shetland home features otters on his doorstep and summer evenings watching porpoises from the kitchen window. Once stalked by a mountain lion in Mexicos Sierra Madre Occidental he generally prefers experiencing wildlife on his own terms and not as part of the food chain. jondunn.com / @dunnjons

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