Flora Britannica: The Concise Edition
Richard Mabey, "Flora Britannica: The Concise Edition"
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0701167319 | 221 pages | PDF (scan) | 483 MB
English | 1998 | ISBN: 0701167319 | 221 pages | PDF (scan) | 483 MB
Illustrated throughout in colour, this is a concise edition of Flora Britannica. It is organised thematically, rather than botanically and includes the personal anecdotes, observations and regional knowledge of people from all over Britain.
Richard Mabey is widely hailed as Britain's fore-most nature writer. He is the author of the groundbreaking book on foraging in the countryside Food for Free and the editor of The Oxford Book of Nature Writing. He has narrated and produced popular BBC television and radio series, and has written for the Guardian, Granta, and other publications. He lives in Norfolk, England.