Wonderfully entertaining… Engages the reader as much with the eloquence of its argument as with the charm of its humour

Goulson writes with infectious enthusiasm… A lively and important read.

Had me exclaiming with delight… Goulson’s book is juicy and delicious, layered with flavours and steeped in culture

Buy this book, give it as a present. It is required reading for being a human in the 21st century.

A gripping account of the importance of insects to our environment…. Goulson has an easy-going style and an enthusiastic yet rigourous approach to material that could seem dry … Goulson’s patient attempts to establish a link between [bees’ colony collapse disorder and a new class of insecticide] become as gripping as any forensic thriller.

For those who think of science as being dry and boring this book will be a revelation. Goulson’s book is juicy and delicious, layered with flavours and steeped in culture.

Glorious… The real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page.

A wonderfully entertaining one-man campaign… A blend of scientific evidence and amusing travelogue that engages the reader as much with the eloquence of its argument as with the charm of its humour.

An inspirational case for awareness and appreciation of the teeming diversity.

Urgent and impassioned.

Witty, clever and richly informative.

Will make you glad that British universities are full of slightly fruity, quietly impassioned academics devoting their life to the smallest of creatures on Earth.

Much more than a series of romantic wildlife walks… A trove of elegant and fascinating ecological tales.

Absolutely captivating.

Biology is beautiful, as told in these pages.

A latter-day Gerald Durrell, Goulson fairly buzzes with enthusiasm, recounting numerous hilarious wildlife encounters with great literary flair, whilst retaining a scientist’s meticulous eye for detail and a conservationist’s concern for the future of the planet.

‘[Goulson’s] heartfelt call for us to cherish the nurture of nature is as sweet as honey.

A truly inspiring natural history book

Animated and compelling

One of my favourite writers

[Goulson] is a voice worth listening to. But the real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page

Goulson fairly buzzes with enthusiasm, recounting numerous hilarious wildlife encounters with great literary flair

A Buzz in the Meadow can be seen as a manifesto that slowly creeps up on you…, but that’s to diminish…its charm, and its power

[Goulson’s] experiences will resonate with many scientists and will provide the general reader with an interesting and accessible glimpse into the life of a naturalist

Delightful book… Goulson is an important figure in the insect world and, as the future of bees and other insects is debated, his is a voice worth listening to. But the real pleasure of reading this book is hearing the hum of biodiversity rising from every page.