{"product_id":"9781398701861","title":"Wild City : Encounters With Urban Wildlife","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Wilkinson, Florence \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUrban communities\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 April 2024 by Orion Publishing Co (Orion Spring) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 197 x 23 | 248g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A deeply evocative, highly descriptive and thoroughly enjoyable plunge into Britain's urban wildlife with an authentically hopeful message' Geographical MagazineCity-dwellers, it's time to meet your neighbours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Wild City Florence Wilkinson takes us on a fascinating journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, from the badgers of central Brighton, to tunnel-dwelling Black Country bats to the mosquitoes found on the London Underground and nowhere else on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe shares what we might see - if we only take the time to look - and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeously lyrical book invites us to celebrate the natural world, while also offering a clear-eyed glimpse into the challenges faced by urban plants and animals as cities grow and sprawl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorence proposes a compelling manifesto for city wildlife, suggesting how we might take action to protect the often-overlooked residents who live alongside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wild City is as bright and hopeful as a dandelion springing up through the crack between pavings' Hannah Bourne Taylor'An enjoyable and timely reminder that we are never alone' Tristan Gooley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285957730563,"sku":"9781398701861","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781398701861.jpg?v=1731416203","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781398701861","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}