The BBC One Show's wildlife reporter Mike Dilger is heading to Axminster for the latest community literary event hosted by Archway Bookshop, in partnership with The Community Waffle House.

Mike will be telling the story behind his new book to an audience at The Community Waffle House, above Archway Bookshop in Trinity House, from 7pm on Wednesday, March 1.

The book, 'One Thousand Shades of Green', was born out of lockdowns when Mike turned the issue of too much time on his hands to good effect, by setting out on a mission to see 1,000 species of wild plants in a calendar year.

The book also crucially assesses how Britain's fascinating flora is faring.

The elation, the despair, the dangers and the accomplishments of Mike's quest are all laid bare. 

Mike is The One Show's answer to Dr Doolittle. Be it dressing as a bush or dousing himself in deer urine, there is nothing he won't do, or wear, to get his audience up close and personal to British wildlife. He even briefly held the Guinness World Record for 'The Most Snails on the Face in One Minute'!

You can book tickets for his Axminster appearance via the Archway Bookshop - call in, phone 01297 33744 or visit the website www.archwaybookshop.co.uk.

Tickets cost £5, which is recoverable if you then buy a signed copy of the book (£17.99) on the evening.