Gathers paintings and descriptions of wildflowers by eight nineteenth century Englishwomen, all members of the Clifford family of Frampton on Severn and describes the circumstances surrounding the paintings' creation
Richard Mabey is one of England's greatest nature writers. He is author of some thirty books including Nature Cure which was shortlisted for the Whitbread, Ondaatje and Ackerley Awards.
A regular commentator on the radio and in the national press, he is also a Director of the arts and conservation charity Common Ground and Vice-President of the Open Spaces Society. He lives in Norfolk.