Meadowland : the private life of an English field

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Meadowland : the private life of an English fieldWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2015 What secrets lie hidden in the long grass? In Meadowland, award winning nature writer John Lewis Stempel offers an intimate portrait of an English meadow across the course of a year, blending personal observation with the wildlife stories of the British countryside. From the first cowslips of spring to the hay cutting of summer and the quiet grazing of autumn, the meadow reveals itself as a place of constant change

she encounters the environmental detectives – archaeological

Build a pond to bring more wildlife to your garden

history and spirit

from making soap from conkers to stopping minor cuts from bleeding with hedge woundwort

Ill at ease with the traditional rural values of livestock farming

The book concludes with a comprehensive style-sourcing section

and making the most of your produce: six portions of nutritious veg a day per person

In this intimate and reflective book

this is an indispensable illustrated look at where we’ve been and where we’re going

It argues that the future of Britain’s countryside is not simply about more access

Rich found clarity

conflicts between insects