
Where the Wildflowers Grow
My Botanical Journey Through Britain and Ireland
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Narrated by:
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Leif Bersweden
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By:
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Leif Bersweden
About this listen
'When was the last time you stopped and noticed a wild plant?'
An intriguing and timely exploration of the importance of Britain and Ireland's plant life.
Leif Bersweden has always been fascinated by wild plants. From a young age, his afternoons were spent hunting for and cataloguing the plants in his local area. But it is a landscape that is fast disappearing.
Climate change, habitat destruction and declining pollinator populations mean that the future for plant life looks bleaker than ever before. Many of us are also unable to identify, or even notice, the plants that grow around us.
Now a botanist, Leif decides to go on a mission, to explore the plants that Britain and Ireland have to offer and to meet those who spend time searching for them. Over the course of a year, Leif goes on a journey around the UK and Ireland, highlighting the unique plants that grow there, their history and the threats that face them. His journey takes him from the Cornish coast to the pine forests of Scotland—even to the streets of London, proving that nature can be found in the most unexpected places. Along the way, Leif highlights the joy and positivity that can be found through understanding nature and why it is so desperately important to protect our wildflowers.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2022 Leif Bersweden (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedBeautiful wildflower journey
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Highly recommend
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Brilliant
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Delightful
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Author’s enthusiasm shone through
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Fantastic listen!
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Outstanding
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I’ve also noticed a wide range of “weeds” that I never took notice of before, and he had me smiling the whole way through by describing his encounters and funny stories while being a botanist in the wild.
Makes you feel like you’re walking through nature yourself
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Brilliant
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I own the hardback book but confess to struggling to find the time to dedicate to sitting and reading it as thoroughly as it deserved so chose to buy the audiobook and I am so pleased that I did.
His enthusiasm is infections but never feels like he is showing off what is a huge wealth of knowledge, just joyful sharing. As a result I learnt so much.
The accompanying website is brilliant in its simplicity. Do go and look it up, each and every flower mentioned in the book is shown.
I know that this is a book that I will listen to again, perhaps dipping into chapters rather than listening in one go again as the chapters very much stand up to listening in isolation which is a huge positive in my view.
Joyous!
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