Discover the fascination and joy of grasslands with the bestselling author of The Forager's Calendar

'Full of gems - I'll never again look at a field and think: 'It's just a patch of grass'' SPECTATOR 'A wonderful leap, with a wise guide, into the green we thought we knew' TRISTAN 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.

"Wright invites us to become Lilliputians, to take a 'bug's eye look' at grassland life and to learn to care about it. His enthusiasm is winning ... the book is full of gems. I'll not forget that an anthill is likely to be older than my grandmother and I will never again look at an apparently un-thrilling field and think: 'It's just a patch of grass'" - Spectator

"Naturalist John Wright uncovers the UK fields, meadows, mires and heathlands that are bursting with biodiversity" - National Geographic

"What a pair of eyes John Wright has! Eyes for tiny things and the big picture; for biology, history, spirituality and everything else. And he is wise - that rarest and most important quality. He can lend you those extraordinary eyes. A walk through a field with him can transform you. You should go." - The Edges of the World

"Naturalist John Wright shows how grassland is never just a patch of grass but a living tapestry bursting with all kinds of life. He looks at the history of grasslands, what can be found in them, what we risk with their loss and what can be done to save what is left" - Gardens Illustrated

"Praise for John Wright" - :

"He writes so engagingly ... The Forager's Calendar is a treasure. It is beautifully produced, designed and illustrated" - 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

"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