Field Notes from the Edge's magic lies partly in the sheer quality of the prose, partly in Evans’ ability to loop together disparate threads[...] a profoundly satisfying read.

A wonderfully original book…Evans has a superb eye, a fine ear for all kinds of speech, a love of droll reality and a lyrical sense of all life...a joy.

The best account I know of how it goes with our wilds...[a] deeply loveable book

This lyrical prose makes the reader itch to get out into nature...Ultimately, Evans draws on the past to confront our present and ask what kind of future might be possible

Paul Evans’s important new book is the first indisputable classic of twenty-first-century nature writing…A masterpiece

Beautifully observed field notes from a fine writer

A strange, wonderful, maudlin, meditative and romantic book. A book of great sensorial qualities, deeply stratified...I urge it upon you.

Paul Evans [is] a rare original...with his mastery of otherwise unseen moments of life on earth

Stunning, thoughtful and closely observed…the sort of writing that compels you to go outdoors and re-experience the world

Evans seeks an intimacy in his language....We have been in the company of a master

First rate

Great sadness, interest and beauty...a very worthwhile read

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.