Cornerstones
- Author Benedict Macdonald
- Narrator Joshua Picton
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
- Run Time 8 hours and 30 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biodiversity, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, The environment, Wildlife: general interest.
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What to expect
Transform your understanding of the natural world forever and discover the wild forces that once supported Britain’s extraordinary natural riches, and could again.
Our precious archipelago is ravaged by climate change, bereft of natural ecosystems and lies at the mercy of global warming, flooding, drought and catastrophic biodiversity loss. But could restoring species that once helped protect our islands help turn this crisis around?
From familiar yet imperilled honeybees and ancient oak woods to returning natives like beavers and boars, Britain’s cornerstone species may hold the key to recovering our biodiversity on land and in our seas.
In Cornerstones, we discover how beavers craft wetlands, save fish, encourage otters, and prevent rivers from flooding. We learn how ‘disruptive’ boars are seasoned butterfly conservationists, why whales are crucial for restoring seabird cities and how wolves and lynx could save our trees, help sequester carbon and protect our most threatened birds.
Benedict Macdonald transforms our understanding of the natural world forever, revealing lives that once supported extraordinary natural riches and explaining how humans – the most important cornerstone species of all – can become the greatest stewards of the natural world.
Critics Review
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Cornerstones makes a bold, riveting and visionary case for reviving the wild species that can help us restore our living planet. This is an exciting read!
Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles and Wild Child -
By concentrating on ‘cornerstones’, we have the potential to transform landscapes and lives. A brilliant read.
Bird Watching magazine -
Very few writers can navigate the complexities of the interconnectedness of nature and humanity, but Macdonald achieves this with skill and impact. Cornerstones paves a compelling pathway of hope, and it is as bright and brilliant as it is essential.
Sophie Pavelle, author of Forget Me Not -
It’s an interesting debate and one we should have.
Simon Lester, Country Life -
This celebration of the species that anchor healthy, life-giving ecosystems is a timely reminder to recognise – and urgently protect – our common roots.
New Statesman -
A primordially fortifying book.
New Statesman
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