Richard Mabey is a writer and broadcaster who focuses on the complex relationship between culture and environment. His vast oeuvre explores the intriguing relationships between the natural environment and human society. Richard Mabey wrote about thirty books on a variety of subjects about the natural world, flora, and rural Britain. Among the noteworthy works is "Flora Britannica": An innovative "cultural flora" that explores Britain's plant life and was recognized with a National Book Award.