England

<p><b>' A brilliant gift for anyone who loves the countryside' - <i>Independent </i><br><br>'This extraordinarily fine writer tours England with an eye for every living thing. A work of beauty, deeply informed, a fantastic gift.' - <i>Saga</i></b><br><br><b>'A masterpiece' - <i>Daily Mail</i><br><br>'Britain's finest nature writer' - <i>Telegraph</i><br><br>'Full of evocative detail, this celebration of nature and place is bursting with historical details and lyrical observations of wildlife and landscape.' <i>- Countryfile magazine</i></b><br><br><b>‘What we have here is the best of John Lewis-Stempel and the best of his vision of England.' - <i>The Tablet</i><br><br>‘That John Lewis-Stempel is one of the best nature writers of his generation is undisputed.’ – <i>Country Life</i></b><br><br><br><i>-----</i><br>Now in paperback, with map and illustrations, <i>England: A Natural History </i>is the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.<br><br>The English countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In <i>England</i>, his most magisterial book to date, John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.<br><br>In his trademark lyrical prose, Lewis-Stempel reveals the hidden workings of each habitat: the clear waters and dragonflies; the bluebells, badgers and stag beetles; wild thyme; granite cliffs; rock pools and sandy beaches; red deer standing at ancient oaks; the wayside flowers of the lane; hedgehogs and hares; and snow on the high peak. Each landscape - be it calm green or wild moor, plunging cliff or flatland fen - has shaped our idea of ourselves, our sense of what it is to be in England.<br><br>In a stunning package, complete with decorated boards, endpapers, chapterheads and a map, <i>England: A Natural History </i>is the definitive volume on the English landscape and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel's nature writing.</p>