LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE & SHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES AWARD

One man's fascinating mission to save the great British orchid Mail on Sunday

Noble work in a time of great change New Statesman

Ben Jacob is the Orchid Outlaw. In the dead of night, armed with a torch and a trowel, he risks everything, climbing into building sites to rescue Britain’s rarest flowers from extinction. At once a memoir, a natural history and an inspiring manifesto for a better future, The Orchid Outlaw shows how we can all save our disappearing natural world, one plant at a time.

“A vivid love letter to Britain’s orchids . . . Ben Jacob breaks all the rules with enormous success” FRANCIS PRYOR

“Unorthodox and precious” Financial Times

“Enchanting” Country Life

“A fearless battle and a lifelong passion . . . find out why Ben Jacob has risked heavy fines and even prison to save our endangered orchids” Observer