Jolly Green Giant by David Bellamy, Century, £16.99, ISBN 0712683593
HOW does the son of a pharmacist growing up in wartime London become Britain’s best known botanist? This book tells it all, from his early wonderment at nature in rural Sussex while escaping from the blitz, through the study of peat bogs at the University of Durham to the height of his notoriety as a TV personality jailed in Australia for protesting against dams.
Bellamy’s relish for life in all its forms is contagious and his determination to fight for the natural world benefits from an excellent sense of humour. His first public speech on marine…
