James Harding-Morris is a passionate nature enthusiast with a lifelong love for exploring the natural world. Whether trekking up mountains in search of rare flowers, scouring fens for elusive moths, or investigating exotic invertebrates in hothouses, James's fascination with wildlife is unwavering. In his professional life, James specialises in communications and public engagement within the conservation sector. He has played a key role in delivering high-impact campaigns such as the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch and the BSBI's New Year Plant Hunt. His work on the Back from the Brink project has inspired many to care deeply about some of England's rarest and most obscure species. Currently, James is on a mission to ensure that everyone in Britain and Ireland has the opportunity to fall in love with plants through his work with the BSBI.
Introduction 1. Stone Cold Survivor
Northern February Red 2. In a Flap
Scottish Crossbill and other (supposed) endemic birds 3. Celtic Creatures
Celtic Woodlouse and Chater's Bristletail 4. Blown Away
False Fen and Bertha's Dandelion 5. Just Right
Goldilocks Buttercups 6. The World's Unluckiest Plant
Interrupted Brome 7. Shrimply Amazing
British Cave Shrimp 8. Devon's Galápagos
Lundy Cabbage and Beetles 9. Purple Prose
Purple Ramping
fumitory 10. Back from the Dead
York Groundsel 11. Roadsides and Seasides
No Parking and Menai Strait Whitebeams 12. Berry Good
Great Orme Berry and South Stack Fleawort 13. Mantle Peace
False
toothed Lady's Mantle 14. Rooting For You
Elms 15. By a Single River
Baker's Hawkweed 16. Down to Earth
British Earthstar 17. Between a Rock and a Wet Place
Derbyshire Feather
moss 18. Orcadian Adventures
Scottish Primrose and Orkney Vole 19. The Rarest Tree on Earth
Catacol Whitebeam 20. Small Wonders
Horrid Ground
weaver and the British False Flat
backed Millipede Epilogue Acknowledgements References and Bibliography
