{"product_id":"england-7","title":"England","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngland’s landscape is iconic – a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together make up a country unique for its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Concentrating on twelve habitats, John Lewis-Stempel leads us from estuary to park, chalk downland to woodland , river to field, village to moor, lake to heath, fen to coastal cliffs, in a book that is unquestionably his magnum opus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferencing beloved great writers in whose footsteps he treads – Gilbert White, John Clare, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Edward Thomas – and combining breathtakingly beautiful prose with detailed wildlife observation, botanical fact and ancient folklore, Lewis-Stempel immerses himself in each place, discovering their singular atmosphere, the play of the seasons; the feel of the wind in midwinter; the sounds of daybreak; how twilight settles. Each one – whether managed park or wild moor, plunging cliff or man-made Broads – has also shaped human life, forming our idea of ourselves and our sense of what ‘England’ means.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEngland: A Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive volume on the English landscape, and the capstone of John Lewis-Stempel’s nature writing.\u003cbr\u003e........................................................................................................\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘No-one comes close to Lewis-Stempel’s ability to paint the English landscape in words. Maddeningly brilliant.’\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003eSally Coulthard, author of \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57199732392318,"sku":"NW9780857526472","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780857526472.jpg?v=1778597703","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/england-7","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}