The Sunday Times Bestseller - a wonderful introduction to the hundreds of small creatures with whom we live cheek-by-jowl and the myriad ways that we can encourage them to thrive
Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex. He has published more than 300 scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Garden Jungle and A Sting in the Tale, which was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize and has been translated into fifteen languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, a trustee of Pesticide Action Network, and an Ambassador for the UK Wildlife Trusts.
[Goulson] is master of intriguing details of a world beyond our
ken… The Garden Jungle is an eye-opening book… [and Goulson’s]
enthusiasm is infectious. This is a man you’d just love to visit
your garden and show you its invisible wonders, teach you how to
nurture them.
*The Times*
This book will teach you a great deal about the creatures who live
right outside your door and are waiting for you to get to know
them. It is a constant revelation.
*Sunday Times*
Like a top-notch wildlife documentary, The Garden Jungle draws us
in with fascinating details of the natural world and, at the same
time, delivers a wake-up call… I doubt that many will finish
reading this important book without making a few changes to their
gardening or way of life.
*Church Times*
An upbeat book about the wonders of the ecosystem in every
garden.
*The Times, *Summer reads of 2019**
Woodlice, earthworms, earwigs: a seething Serengeti lurks in many a
back garden. Apiologist Dave Goulson’s wonderful book encourages
such richness by delivering solid science on garden wilding...
Goulson demonstrates that the domestic nature reserve is the first
step towards saving the planet.
*Nature*
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