PEATLANDS

A beautiful urgent and personal exploration of bogs and the role they must play in saving our planet for fans of Otherlands and The Last Rainforests of Britain A fascinating impassioned invitation into the hidden mystery of bogs OLIVIA LAING author of The Garden Against Time Enchanting If you ve ever looked at a wetland and wanted to know it better Fowler is an ideal guide knowledgeable passionate and above all joyous and personable in her prose JESSICA J LEE author of Two Trees Make a Forest The book throws a sharp light on the plight of bogs places that come spectacularly to life under Fowler s analytic and passionate gaze A delight to read but also a sobering education TOM STUART SMITH The curious still silence of peat bogs is so much at odds with their deep and ancient complexities This book so immersive thoughtfully penned and well observed makes an intimate connection to these often overlooked and enormously precious places It makes you want to tread lightly and to look deeper DAN PEARSON Why do I like bogs so much I think it is because I feel very at home with them I think this has something to do with my queerness and their queer nature as a space The value of peat bogs as a natural resource