Wild Pavements (exploring cities with an urban naturalist)

Wild Pavements is a unique book, where a naturalist shares her delight on the overlooked and under-appreciated wildlife in England’s cities. She also meets people who care for urban wildlife, and explores what current thinking on ecology and conservation means for the future of urban nature.

Join Amanda as she explores London (from the city to the suburbs) and also visits Liverpool and Sheffield. And ventures over the border to Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Cardiff and Belfast. Exploring the diversity of urban nature.

From wild bees living in canal banks to black redstarts nesting in London’s Oxford Street, she also finds rare plants in pavement cracks and even fish struggling to survive in trolley-filled urban rivers. Noticing the wild world around you, may just change the way you think about our cities for good.

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About the author

Amanda Tuke is a writer and ‘urban nature champion’ based in the wilds of suburban South London. She has written for BBC Countryfile, British Wildlife, Resurgence & Ecologist and RSPB magazines.