A Buzz in the Meadow
Dave Goulson
A Buzz in the Meadow
Dave Goulson
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English
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Description
A fascinating look at the insect world found in one field in France - and how important that world is to all of us - from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale
In 2003 Dave Goulson bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow.
Wonderfully entertaining… Engages the reader as much with the eloquence of its argument as with the charm of its humour
Goulson writes with infectious enthusiasm… A lively and important read.
Had me exclaiming with delight… Goulson’s book is juicy and delicious, layered with flavours and steeped in culture
Buy this book, give it as a present. It is required reading for being a human in the 21st century.
A gripping account of the importance of insects to our environment…. Goulson has an easy-going style and an enthusiastic yet rigourous approach to material that could seem dry … Goulson’s patient attempts to establish a link between [bees’ colony collapse disorder and a new class of insecticide] become as gripping as any forensic thriller.
For those who think of science as being dry and boring this book will be a revelation. Goulson’s book is juicy and delicious, layered with flavours and steeped in culture.
Glorious… The real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page.
A wonderfully entertaining one-man campaign… A blend of scientific evidence and amusing travelogue that engages the reader as much with the eloquence of its argument as with the charm of its humour.
An inspirational case for awareness and appreciation of the teeming diversity.
Urgent and impassioned.
Witty, clever and richly informative.
Will make you glad that British universities are full of slightly fruity, quietly impassioned academics devoting their life to the smallest of creatures on Earth.
Much more than a series of romantic wildlife walks… A trove of elegant and fascinating ecological tales.
Absolutely captivating.
Biology is beautiful, as told in these pages.
A latter-day Gerald Durrell, Goulson fairly buzzes with enthusiasm, recounting numerous hilarious wildlife encounters with great literary flair, whilst retaining a scientist’s meticulous eye for detail and a conservationist’s concern for the future of the planet.
‘[Goulson’s] heartfelt call for us to cherish the nurture of nature is as sweet as honey.
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.