From central Glasgow to rural Wiltshire, a husband-and-wife team track down Britain’s rarest and most enigmatic animals.

Britain is far richer in wildlife than many of us realise, and much of it is living in the most surprising corners of the country. Rare bats roosting inside abandoned quarries, thriving populations of water voles making their home in Glasgow’s city parks without a stream in sight, and grey and harbour seals crowding our windswept coastlines: this is the hidden Britain that Tim Kendall and Fiona Mathews set out to discover.

But alongside these remarkable success stories lies a stark truth: around a quarter of British mammal species now face the real possibility of extinction.

In this observant and wonderfully witty journey, Kendall and Mathews embark on a very British kind of safari. With binoculars in hand, a trusty Thermos, and a determined sense of humour, they criss-cross the country from the Highlands of Scotland to the Isles of Scilly, tracking down some of our most elusive mammals and meeting the people striving to protect them.

Blending natural history, conservation insight and charming field anecdotes, this book reveals a side of Britain few ever see, and reminds us why the future of our wild mammals matters more than ever.