Pete Stroh is an accidental botanist who has worked professionally in the field of natural history for the past 25 years. He is the author of numerous scientific papers, is a regular contributor to British Wildlife magazine, and has published several books about the flora of our Isles, including Grassland plants of the British and Irish lowlands, Threatened Plants in Britain & Ireland, and Plant Atlas 2020.Originally hailing from south Devon, he has been based in the north of Northamptonshire since the turn of the century following a largely bohemian existence in Scotland for much of the 1990s, when amongst other things he worked in a record shop, ventured up munros, frequented late-night bakeries, and lived for a time with ospreys.

I hope many readers will get this book for themselves. It really provides an achievable template for experiencing and recording the life which surrounds us all – whether in town or country, we still live within a habitat - and appreciating all the creatures and plants which we share it with can only make our own lives better.

Pete Stroh is an accidental botanist who has worked professionally in the field of natural history for the past 25 years. He is the author of numerous scientific papers, is a regular contributor to British Wildlife magazine, and has published several books about the flora of our Isles, including Grassland plants of the British and Irish lowlands, Threatened Plants in Britain & Ireland, and Plant Atlas 2020.Originally hailing from south Devon, he has been based in the north of Northamptonshire since the turn of the century following a largely bohemian existence in Scotland for much of the 1990s, when amongst other things he worked in a record shop, ventured up munros, frequented late-night bakeries, and lived for a time with ospreys.

I hope many readers will get this book for themselves. It really provides an achievable template for experiencing and recording the life which surrounds us all – whether in town or country, we still live within a habitat - and appreciating all the creatures and plants which we share it with can only make our own lives better.

Pete Stroh is an accidental botanist who has worked professionally in the field of natural history for the past 25 years. He is the author of numerous scientific papers, is a regular contributor to British Wildlife magazine, and has published several books about the flora of our Isles, including Grassland plants of the British and Irish lowlands, Threatened Plants in Britain & Ireland, and Plant Atlas 2020.Originally hailing from south Devon, he has been based in the north of Northamptonshire since the turn of the century following a largely bohemian existence in Scotland for much of the 1990s, when amongst other things he worked in a record shop, ventured up munros, frequented late-night bakeries, and lived for a time with ospreys.

I hope many readers will get this book for themselves. It really provides an achievable template for experiencing and recording the life which surrounds us all – whether in town or country, we still live within a habitat - and appreciating all the creatures and plants which we share it with can only make our own lives better.