Skylarks with Rosie: A Somerset Spring (Hardback)

'A beautiful memoir of life and wildlife from one of the UK's finest nature writers.' - Chris Packham

'The uncoiling of a marvellous spring ... a well-written and enjoyable book.' - Mark Avery

'Excellent ... Exalting skylark song and orange-tip butterflies at a time of so much human suffering is a delicate balancing act ... It is a delight to share the company of such an upbeat wildlife guide.' - Ben Hoare, BBC Countryfile

'A great read.' - John Miles, Birdwatching magazine

Praise for previous work:

'An absorbing account . . . very heartening.' - Anna Pavord, Sunday Times

'In simple, lucid prose Moss maps out how ornithology has evolved from a specialist interest for a tiny minority.' - Mark Cocker

'Energetic and uplifting.' - Jonathan Drummond, Times Literary Supplement

'Moss seeks out Britain's hidden corners where wildlife survives against the odds.' - National Geographic Traveller

'Moss ... is a good storyteller, seamlessly linking biological fact with the anecdotal.' - Patrick Galbraith, The Times

'An enchanting book... elegiac.' - Express, Peter Burton

'An affectionate, enterprising book.' - Sunday Times

'Stephen Moss unlocks a trove of folk history . . . Not a page goes by without at least one diverting fact.' - The Times

'Entertaining and exciting . . . Moss takes us on a series of wonderful diversions into bird etymology, tracing the tracks of avian meaning.' - Philip Hoare, New Statesman

'The book really comes alive when Moss heads out into the field to see the birds . . . Beautifully described.' - Spectator

'An absorbing account . . . very heartening.' - Anna Pavord, Sunday Times

'The glass is one hundredth full rather than 99 hundredths empty ... [a] hopeful stance supported by delightful observations.' - Caspar Henderson, Spectator

'In simple, lucid prose Moss maps out how ornithology has evolved from a specialist interest for a tiny minority.' - Mark Cocker

'Energetic and uplifting.' - Jonathan Drummond, Times Literary Supplement

'An intriguing natural history story.' - BBC Wildlife

'Moss seeks out Britain's hidden corners where wildlife survives against the odds.' - National Geographic Traveller

'Moss explores some very unlikely oases for hard-pressed wildlife in the UK.' - New Scientist

'A wildlife rich tour of the in-between habitats of the British Isles.' - Simple Things

'Moss ... is a good storyteller, seamlessly linking biological fact with the anecdotal.' - Patrick Galbraith, The Times

'An enchanting book... elegiac.' - Express, Peter Burton

'An affectionate, enterprising book.' - Sunday Times

'Stephen Moss unlocks a trove of folk history . . . Not a page goes by without at least one diverting fact.' - The Times

'Entertaining and exciting . . . Moss takes us on a series of wonderful diversions into bird etymology, tracing the tracks of avian meaning.' - Philip Hoare, New Statesman

'Moss's bible of hidden places to spy wildlife is a welcome addition to our shelves. From London's city jungle to UK rail corridors, he shows us that rare finds can just be a happy accident in our own back garden.' - Wanderlust