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By Brett Westwood,Stephen Moss

'Vibrant, interesting, poetic - a yr in residing issues: every little thing we like, all the pieces we would like lets, all of the little issues we step over and not be aware of - the better of British flora and fauna from magnificent naturalists and writers' CHRIS PACKHAM

From blackbirds, beavers and beetles to tawny owls, natterjack toads and lemon slugs. each day of the yr, wintry weather or summer time, in each nook of the British Isles, there is lots to determine when you recognize the place - and the way - to appear.

From encounters with the curious black redstart, which winters on our rocky coasts, to the tiny eco-friendly snowdrop shoots which are the 1st signal that spring can be not far away. And from the blossom-time and sunrise choruses of April and should into the considerable noisiness of summer season, the place days begin with hawker dragonflies and drowsy bumblebees and finish with glow-worms and ghost moths; to autumn whilst within the early morning mist of London's Richmond Park male crimson deer lock horns in pageant for a mate.

Nature is often filled with surprises - even if it is the unusual behaviour of garments moths or the grotesque larder of the strike. Distilling lifetimes' wisdom, professional perception and exuberance, award-winning authors and passionate naturalists Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss take us throughout the 12 months, daily, sharing the unforeseen delights that we will event in our skies, shores, rivers, fields, forests and again gardens. There are all types of adventures ready in your doorstep, any day of the yr, all you would like is Wonderland.

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