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Orchard

By: Benedict Macdonald, Nicholas Gates
Narrated by: Mike Grady
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Publisher's Summary

By the Wainwright-Conservation-Prize-winning author of Rebirding

Spend a year in an orchard, celebrating its imperilled, overlooked abundance of life.

England's ancient orchards, collaborations between people and nature, are sources of hope for the future. Protecting them promises a far richer England for the centuries to come, for wildlife and for us.

As the seasons turn, a wealth of animals and plants are revealed: Bumble and solitary bees apartment-hunting in April; spotted flycatchers migrating in May; redstarts, hedgehogs and owls nesting in June; an explosion of life in the summer and the harvest and homespun cider-making in the autumn. And all throughout the year, the orchard’s human and animal inhabitants work together, creating one of the richest ecosystems left in Britain.

Explore this unique habitat throughout the course of a year, and marvel at the beauty and strength of nature.
©2020 Benedict Macdonald, Nicholas Gates (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Gardening & Horticulture Botany & Plants Animals Ecosystems & Habitats Gardening Habitat
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"Splendid." (Guardian)

"Visionary, illuminating and fascinating." (George Monbiot)

"You may not have come across Ben Macdonald before now; but believe me, you will hear a lot more from him in the future." (Stephen Moss)

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A step into nature

I enjoyed listening to this over and over again. Mike’s voice is very soothing, and Ben and Nick’s descriptions of the orchard, the creatures and the marvellous things that happen within the magical plants is simply spell-binding. I loved it and would recommend.

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