Description
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these unpromising foundations, the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with more than 6,000 lesser islets that make up our archipelago, contain some of the most diverse, beautiful and wildlife-rich landscapes and seas on our planet.This book will explore the fascinating relationships within and between species who make their home on our beautiful isles.Each chapter focuses on a particular kind of wild space. Britain and Ireland are dominated by a wide variety of grasslands from lowland water meadows to upland moors, and we will see how these human-shaped, semi-natural landscapes thrum with insect, bird and mammal life. Life requires water to flourish, and streams and riv
Trade Review‘Filled with glorious photography showcasing the biodiversity of our archipelago’ Radio Times
Praise for Patrick Barkham
'Barkham is an outstanding author' CHRIS PACKHAM
'Outstanding nature journalism' HORATIO CLARE
'A heralded nature writer' THE TIMES
'A lovely, fluid writer' DAILY MAIL
