Meadows, the second volume of a major new series of books on British
natural history, provides one of the most wide-ranging and eloquent
treatments of this most quintessential British habitat. Yet the
flower-rich hay meadows that have inspired writers and artists for
hundreds of years have almost disappeared from our countryside. In this
exceptional work, George Peterken, a respected ecologist, brings
together years of research and discovery from his travels across Britain
and Europe, as well as an understanding borne out of caring for his own
meadows, to produce a book that will put this often misunderstood
habitat back in the public's eye. Filled with beautiful images of
meadows and their denizens, this is a book everyone with an interest in
this iconic habitat will want to own.