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The Running Hare: The Secret Life of Farmland by John Lewis-Stempel (Hardcover, 2016)
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The Sunday Times Bestseller. Winner of the Thwaites Wainwright Prize 2015. BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week' Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last twenty years. Once abundant, the corn bunting and the lapwing are on the Red List. The corncrake is all but extinct in England. And the hare is running for its life. Written in exquisite prose, The Running Hare tells the story of the wild animals and plants that live in and under our ploughland, from the labouring microbes to the patrolling kestrel above the corn, from the linnet pecking at seeds to the seven-spot ladybird that eats the aphids that eat the crop. It recalls an era before open-roofed factories and silent, empty fields, recording the ongoing destruction of the unique, fragile, glorious ploughland that exists just down the village lane. But it is also the story of ploughland through the eyes of man who took on a field and husbanded it in a natural, traditional way, restoring its fertility and wildlife, bringing back the old farmland flowers and animals. John Lewis Stempel demonstrates that it is still possible to create a place where the hare can rest safe.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139780857523266
eBay Product ID (ePID)222040007
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Running Hare: the Secret Life of Farmland
AuthorJohn Lewis-Stempel
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeology, Wildlife, Local Interest
Publication Year2016
TypeTextbook
Number of Pages304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height222mm
Item Width144mm
Item Weight444g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorJohn Lewis-Stempel
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 19 May, 2021
Great Book
A really well written and thoughtful book, the sort you want to read again when you’ve finished it. Delivered on time and good value.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Apr, 2017
An infectious appreciation of our land
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Feb, 2021
'A very good read.'
Vividly written, engaging, informative, evocative. Highly recommended.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2024
Excellent book. Everyone should read it!
Excellent book. Everyone should read it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Jul, 2016
Captivating from the start
This book is written in beautiful prose with great insight into country ways and traditions before the advent of mechanised farming.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 29 Jun, 2017
Mesmerizing.
Fascinating read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 30 Nov, 2016
thanks, lovely prou
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- 18 Dec, 2016
Absorbing read!
I really loved it. Great read and in my mind's eye I was there watching it all. This was a random purchase and I'd thoroughly recommend it for all nature lovers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 26 Jun, 2016
magical read
cannot put the book down read it so many times its put me back in touch with nature taking me back to when I was a child living in the countrysideVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
