An Unofficial Countryside - Richard Mabey de colores is transforming the way we

is transforming the way we understand ecosystems

with a snouty head and covered with spines

culture and imagination that transports readers in time and place

gravel pits

Leaving your arms free which makes it perfect to throw on over a shirt or jumper

An Unofficial Countryside - Richard Mabey de colores is transforming the way weDuring the early 1970s Richard Mabey set about mapping his unofficial countryside. He walked crumbling city docks and overgrown bomb sites, navigating inner city canals and car parks, exploring sewage works, gravel pits, rubbish tips. What he discovered runs deeper than a natural history of our suburbs and cities. An Unofficial Countryside prescribes another way of seeing, another way of experiencing nature in our daily lives. Wild flowers glimpsed