The running hare

John Lewis-Stempel

Traditional ploughland is disappearing. Seven cornfield flowers have become extinct in the last 20 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.

Author(s): Lewis-Stempel, John
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 20/04/2017
Pagination: 299 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Black Swan
Published By: Black Swan
Book Classification: The Earth: natural history: general interest|The countryside, country life: general interest|Agriculture & farming
Dimensions: 197x128x17
Weight: 244
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781784160746