The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature is a sumptuous examination of one small patch of forest in Tennessee, USA. Over the course of 12 months, biologist David George Haskell takes in a wide range of wildlife, from flowers and snails to moss and birds, and makes connections to what goes on in just one square metre of woods to events in the wider natural world. Everything is connected, all life, no matter how small, is important, and above all it would benefit each of us to stop and take notice of the abundance of beings in our natural environments.
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature is a sumptuous examination of one small patch of forest in Tennessee, USA. Over the course of 12 months, biologist David George Haskell takes in a wide range of wildlife, from flowers and snails to moss and birds, and makes connections to what goes on in just one square metre of woods to events in the wider natural world. Everything is connected, all life, no matter how small, is important, and above all it would benefit each of us to stop and take notice of the abundance of beings in our natural environments.