Wild Hares and Hummingbirds

The Natural History of an English Village

Stephen Moss author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:2nd Aug '12

Should be back in stock very soon

Wild Hares and Hummingbirds cover

A Natural History of Selbourne for a new generation - nature-writing at its finest, expressed through the natural history of one very special place.

The village of Mark on the Somerset Levels is a watery wonderland, rich in wildlife: rooks and roe deer; sparrows and snowdrops; buzzards, badgers and butterflies; the iconic brown hare and the spectacular hummingbird hawk-moth. This title is both the story of a small corner of the West Country and a celebration of the natural world.

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

Delightful, soothing and informative * Daily Mail *
An enchanting book, Wild Hares and Hummingbirds is a combination of celebration for what is and regret for what is passing. It is elegiac * Daily Express *
An enchanting month-by-month guide to "the natural history of an English village". As richly evocative of January as of June, Moss captures the flora and the fauna of his Somerset home with a grace and charm to warm the coldest winter night * Independent *
[A] charmingly produced book…readers are in the hands of an expert -- Steven Barfiel * The Lady *
This engaging account…should spark interest in country-dwellers and provide a transporting read for townies. In his placid style, Moss is profoundly informative -- Christopher Hirst * Independent *

ISBN: 9780099552468

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 255g

320 pages