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'A wonderful leap, with a wise guide, into the green we thought we knew' TRISTIAN 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.

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Praise for John Wright * : * Blissfully funny, staggeringly informative, a joyful companion -- Caroline Quentin He writes so engagingly ... The Forager's Calendar is a treasure. It is beautifully produced, designed and illustrated -- John Carey * The Sunday Times * Writes as though he's talking directly to you, a good friend in the same room. His harvest of fascinating information is worn lightly, with funny, whimsical observations * BBC Countryfile * Tells the endlessly fascinating tale of Britain's natural history in a way that makes every delicate detail sparkle with life -- Charlie Corbett, author of 12 Birds to Save Your Life Praise for The Natural History of the Hedgerow: '[not] just a delightful one-off read but an invaluable work that will remain on my bookshelves for good. * Sunday Times * This fund of hedgerow knowledge is a beautifully presented fieldguide with plenty of vivid photos. * The Times * Solid natural history from someone who knows his way around a billhook as well as he does a library. John Wright is full of hedge-magic - read the trick with the dogwood leaf - hedge lore and its place in the weave of British landscapes. * BBC Wildlife *

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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 thebestselling The Forager's Calendar. He lives in Dorset, near the glorious grassland of Hog Cliff.

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