To celebrate his 80th birthday, pioneering nature writer Richard Mabey, reads the final instalment of his ground-breaking book on the impact of nature on mental health.

Today: new love, a spring spent exploring the fens, and now the glories of the long hot summer, have come together to re-awaken Mabey’s passion for the natural world...

Written and read by Richard Mabey
Abridged by Julian Wilkinson and produced by Elizabeth Allard
Photo: Elizabeth Orcutt Show less