PEATLANDS: A JOURNEY BETWEEN LAND AND WATER (HB)

A fascinating, urgent exploration of bogs and the role they must play in saving our planet by writer, gardener and TV presenter Alys Fowler. The value of peat bogs as a natural resource and haven of biodiversity is undisputed, yet few of us have been lucky enough to experience their beauty and richness, but living in Wales actually nestled between bogs makes her book both personal and illuminating. Her odyssey takes her deep into the Flow Country, to the remote Border Mires, through Bannau Brycheiniog, the Peak District and Ireland, creating an intimate picture of these magical places and the people who care for them, inviting us to sink into the dark, black earth and take a close look at the birds, animals, plants and insects that live within them.