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The Observant WalkerJohn Wright has been leading forays around Britain for decades. As an expert forager, he shows people how to identify the edible species that abound and also reveals the natural history, stories and science of our surroundings. In this book, he takes us with him on eight walks: from verdant forests to wild coastlines, via city pavements, fields and rolling hills. He illuminates what can be found on a walk across any British terrain, and how you might

from small city plots to huge gardens

As the centuries sweep by

Whether you want to grow your own veg or plant the perfect herbaceous border

Contains Little Mushroom (a first book of fungi)

featuring a directory of 60 of the most popular varieties of house plant

whittle a stick

past predatory orcas

the history of ink

and hedgehogs

and showing how he envisaged and implemented schemes for interiors in his own homes and those of others

and the light-headedness that comes with spring

eagle-haunted skies of the Dark Ages and flower-decked farms of more recent centuries