Forget Me Not

£8.79

Forget Me Not

Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain – WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION

Biography and non-fiction prose Endangered species and extinction of species Climate change Wildlife: general interest Travel writing

Author: Sophie Pavelle

Dinosaur mascot

Language: English

Published by: Bloomsbury Wildlife

Published on: 9th June 2022

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 352 pages

ISBN: 9781472986221


WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION AND LONGLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION.

Enchanting… a joy to read. JOANNA LUMLEY

Vibrant and vital. CHRIS PACKHAM

Forget Me Not is a tonic. TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

Remarkable. NELL FRIZZELL

A fierce, passionate stand for the wild. MEGAN MCCUBBIN

Funny, full of interest and often poignant. ISABELLA TREE

Beautiful. Rare. Profound. Hopeful. CHARLOTTE PHILBY

Passionate, pragmatic and seriously funny. GILLIAN BURKE

Wonderfully refreshing. BENEDICT MACDONALD

Join Sophie Pavelle on a low-carbon journey around Britain in search of ten animals and habitats threatened by climate change in the 21st century.

Forget-me-not – a beautiful flower and a plea from our islands' wildlife. When climate change has driven dozens of our most charismatic species to extinction, will they be forgotten?

Like many of her generation, Sophie Pavelle is determined to demand action on climate change. In her hilarious and thought-provoking first book, she describes the trips she took to see ten rare native species: species that could disappear by 2050 and be forgotten by the end of the century if their habitats continue to decline.

Sophie challenged herself to find them the low-carbon way, travelling the length of Britain on foot, by bicycle, in an electric car, by kayak, on ferries and in a lot of trains. From Bodmin Moor to the Orkney Islands, Sophie encountered species on the frontline of climate change in Britain. Which are going to be seriously affected, and why? Could some bounce back from the brink? Or are we too late to save them?

Forget Me Not is a clarion call: we all need to play a part in tackling this most existential of threats. Everyone can see wildlife in the British Isles without contributing to its destruction. With joyful irreverence, Sophie shows us we can dare to hope. Journey with her, and she may even inspire you to take action for nature and head out on your own low-carbon adventure.

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