Orchard: A Year in England's Eden

Orchard: A Year in England's Eden by Macdonald, Benedict. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780008333737.

Traditional orchards are one of our most endangered ecosystems, a rich balance of human husbandry and nature that provides food and shelter for wildlife. This month-by-month account of a Herefordshire orchard, illustrated with a map and 16 pages of colour photographs, follows the seasonal tasks, the flowering of the trees, the ripening of the apples and pears, and the mammals, birds and insects that feast on the windfalls.