A review by horthhill
A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm by Dave Goulson

4.0

"A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm" by Dave Goulson is a memoir of Goulson's ten years ownership of a small farm in France. Goulson is a professor of biology at the University of Sussex who specializes in insects. Over the decade, Goulson recounts mostly the insects (especially the butterflies and bees), the flowers and plants, and the miles he runs during his frequent visits to his 33-acre meadow: that is the first part of the book and the majority of the pages. The latter sections are both more scientific and taker a grander look at ecology as Goulson explains such things as neonicotinoids and the downfall of Easter Island.