{"product_id":"wild-city-encounters-with-urban-wildlife","title":"Wild City Encounters With Urban Wildlife By Wilkinson, Florence","description":"\u003cp\u003e''\u003ci\u003eA deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain''s urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message\u003c\/i\u003e'' Geographical Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCity-dwellers, it''s time to meet your neighbours.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild City\u003c\/i\u003e Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, from the badgers of central Brighton, to tunnel-dwelling Black Country bats to the mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe shares what we might see - if we only take the time to look - and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wild City\u003ci\u003e is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings\u003c\/i\u003e'' Hannah Bourne Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone\u003c\/i\u003e'' Tristan Gooley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57575959003518,"sku":"NW9781398701861","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781398701861.jpg?v=1783245385","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/wild-city-encounters-with-urban-wildlife","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}