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Chris Stone

European Deserts

Sandy Wilderness on a Green Continent

Chris Stone

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English
Pelagic Publishing
24 February 2026
Arid zones, deserts; Applied ecology; Conservation of wildlife & habitats
This is the untold story of the hidden deserts of Europe. Scattered across the lowlands of this green subcontinent, these sandy and infertile wildernesses are ‘cold deserts’. In existence for millennia and formerly much more extensive, they present arid landscapes profoundly different from their surroundings and offer refuge for scarce flora and fauna with nowhere else to go. Fascinating and often magical, such places provide a rare glimpse of our planet in the raw, where extreme environmental conditions are the norm.

Few recognise or value Europe’s deserts as the precious and threatened relict ecosystems that they are. Unknown, uninhabited and seldom regarded as places of beauty, our knowledge of their origins and the roles that these ‘wastelands’ once played in economies and societies is remarkably scant. Frequently poverty-stricken regions, many had reputations as undesirable and even dangerous places. Despite this, they have held a particular place in the human imagination, inspiring artists, writers and poets, including Shakespeare. Nonetheless, vast expanses of these unique habitats have been ‘reclaimed’ for farming, forestry and urban development.

Chapters explore remote tracts in Spain, France, the Netherlands, Britain, Romania, Germany, Poland and Iceland. Such heathlands and badlands are islands of biodiversity on a highly developed subcontinent, where specialised wildlife including the Great Bustard and Stone-curlew, the Adder and Large Blue butterfly, Juniper and Grey Hair-grass all flourish. Accessible, provocative and richly illustrated, this groundbreaking book will transform ideas about these landscapes. An essential volume for anyone interested in nature recovery and rewilding.
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Imprint:   Pelagic Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   256g
ISBN:   9781784275204
ISBN 10:   1784275204
Pages:   256
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Chris Stone graduated from one of the UK’s pioneering environment degree programmes, launching a career dedicated to nature conservation and sustainability. He began by planning wildlife conservation on the heathlands of Suffolk, later taking a role as managing consultant with a company focused on environmental planning and tourism. Over the next three decades, he taught and researched sustainability at UK universities. With European Deserts, Chris reconnects with his enduring passion for protecting the natural world – an urgent mission amid today’s accelerating biodiversity crisis.

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