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Natural History
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Nature tales for winter nights
A treasure trove of wintery nature tales from storytellers across the globe, bringing a little magic and wonder to every dark night.
£10.99
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The life of birds
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic.
£10.99
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Atlas obscura : Wild life
From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes Wild Life, an over the top, dazzling collection of the world's most fascinating, most unusual, and least-understood natural wonders. It's more than a field guide--it's an adventure.
£34.00
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The bathysphere book
This title blurs the line between research and poetry to travel deep into the mind of William Beebe and his colleagues - and from this, towards the very edges of scientific discovery.
£12.99
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Lost wonders
What happens when the delicate balance of life is disturbed? Lost Wonders tells ten remarkable stories of species which have become extinct since the turn of the millennium.
£18.99
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Christmas on the farm
Farmer and 'Countryfile' presenter Adam Henson has spent his whole life on Bemborough farm - over 50 winters and Christmases. During that time, the troughs have frozen over, snow has fallen so thickly riding shire horses out to the fields has been the only option, puppies have been found under the Christmas tree - and crises out in the world have almost brought the farm to a close. Christmas for a farmer takes a different shape to everyone else's, because the animals always have to come first. So settle down - ideally by a fireside and with a cup of something hot - to hear the tales that have defined festivity for the Henson family, and the turbulent times that have ensured Christmas is now more important than ever for Adam and his loved ones.
£10.99
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Mushroom miscellany
Mushrooms have always had a global fan club. And that fanbase continues to spread - like the windswept spores of the colossal Honey Fungus.Mushroom Miscellany is a love letter to all things mushroom. This charmingly illustrated gift book explores the fantastical world of the mushroom - featuring profiles, fun facts, recipes, and more.
£12.99
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My animals, and other animals
Bill Bailey has always had dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons and an armadillo called Tommy. Full of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill such a beloved performer around the world, 'My Animals, and Other Animals' is the story of Bill's life, but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.
£25.00
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England
Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity of our flora and fauna. In 'England', John Lewis-Stempel explores each in turn, taking us from coast to moor, from downs to field, from the park to the village to create a vivid living portrait of our natural history.
£25.00
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The tree atlas
Discover 50 remarkable trees around the world in this stunning atlas, from Australia's towering mountain ash, to New England's flaming maples, and Namibia's quirky quiver tree. Packed with lavish photography and illustrations, keys to identify each tree, tips on visiting the trees in the wild, and expert insights on what makes each tree so special.
£35.00
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Still waters & wild waves
Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers, alongside photography of the stunning places that inspired the artwork, Angela Harding's book captures the waters that move us.
£25.00
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The forager's almanac
Get in tune with the rhythms of nature with this month-by-month guide to foraging. Learn how to identify wild plants correctly, harvest them at their prime, and use them in delicious recipes and relaxing wildcrafting projects. Each plant is accompanied by photography to help with accurate identification. Gathering wild food summons us to become active participants in our environment, fostering a profound sense of connection to the natural world around us. At the heart of foraging lies an intricate understanding of the changing seasons, the landscape, and the delicate ecosystems that thrive within. Danielle Gallacher has been foraging for over 20 years, and in 'The Forager's Almanac' she shares her expertise on how to safely and sustainably harvest our countryside's edible bounties, and how to use them in your cooking - such as pickles, preserves, ciders and lemonades.
£16.99
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Raising hare
Imagine you could hold a baby hare and bottle-feed it. Imagine that it lived under your roof and lolloped around your bedroom at night, drumming on the duvet cover when it wanted your attention. Imagine that, over two years later, it still ran in from the fields when you called it and snoozed in your house for hours on end. This happened to me. When lockdown led busy professional Chloe to leave the city and return to the countryside of her childhood, she never expected to find herself custodian of a newly born hare. Yet when she finds the creature, endangered, alone and no bigger than her palm, she is compelled to give it a chance at survival. 'Raising Hare' chronicles their journey together and the challenges of caring for the leveret and preparing for its return to the wild.
£20.00
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Close encounters of the fungal kind
'A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion' TRISTAN GOOLEY
£25.00
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The hidden language of cats
Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world. But how did those wildcats of old creep into our homes and our hearts, convincing us to keep them warm, fed, and pampered? Quite simply, they learned to talk to us. Renowned cat behaviour scientist Dr. Sarah Brown has been at the forefront of research in the field, discovering how cats use tail signals to interact with each other and their owners. Now she reveals the previously unexplored secrets of cat communication in a book that is both scientifically grounded and utterly delightful. Each chapter dives into a different form of communication, including vocalisation, tail signals, scents, rubbing, and ear movements.
£10.99
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Saints
Saints' legends suffused medieval European culture. Their heroes' suffering and wonder-working shaped landscapes, rituals and folk beliefs. Their tales spoke of men raised by wolves, women communing with flocks of birds and severed heads calling from between bristling paws. In this book, Amy Jeffs retells legends born of the medieval cult of saints. She draws on 'official' lives, vernacular romances, artworks and obscene poetry, all spanning from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries. The legends' heroes originate from as far east as Turkey and North Africa and as far west as Britain and Ireland. Saints includes such enduring super saints as Brigid, George, Patrick and Michael, as well as some whose legends are less well known (Scoithín, Euphrosyne and Ia) or else couched in prejudice (William of Norwich).
£30.00
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Overleaf
Leaves live a thankless life. They go unnoticed while providing shade and cleaning the air, and are often the subject of our groans and grumbles in the autumn while being raked away. Outside of brief odes to colorful autumn foliage, their quiet, everyday beauty is usually unsung. 'Overleaf' is an extraordinary celebration of that most obvious and overlooked part of a tree.
£25.00
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Nature's calendar
Inspired by a traditional Japanese calendar which divides the year into segments of four to five days, this book guides you through a year of 72 seasons as they manifest in the British Isles. From 'Snowdrops emerge' in the first days of January to 'Tree skeletons and sky' at the close of the year, each fleeting season is epitomized by some natural phenomenon, be it a plant coming into bud, a burst of birdsong, or a cobweb spangled by dew.
£14.99
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A mudlarking year
For over two decades, Lara Maiklem has scoured the banks of the tidal Thames looking for objects - lost or discarded - that tell forgotten stories. In this sequel to 'Mudlarking', Lara reflects on life lived post-pandemic, widens her search beyond the river and reminds us that it's possible to draw meaning in the most unlikely of places. As she slowly searches the foreshore through the changing seasons, she is at times aided by the gentle illumination of the falling winter sun or hindered by bright summer skies and lashing rain. Yet, by working in harmony with the unpredictable terrain, she finds solace in aligning with the elements and uncovering the treasures that are bestowed by the tide. From medieval pilgrim badges, Tudor love tokens and Victorian pottery, each passing day unearths ordinary and extraordinary objects that tell the rich story of London's past and its inhabitants.
£22.00
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The perfect puppy
Now updated with the latest findings in canine behaviour, Gwen Bailey's book shows you how to bring up your puppy to be a happy, well-behaved and friendly adult dog. Included are step-by-step training and socialization plans as well as a guide to understanding and preventing biting, chewing and other problems.
£16.99
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The almanac
For each of the 12 months, award-winning gardener and food writer Lia Leendertz shares her practical guidance for expeditions, meteor-spotting nights and beach holidays, as well as stories about each month's unique nature and folklore, and charts relevant to each month.
£12.99
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The underworld
For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of fear and fascination, an unknowable realm that evokes a singular, compelling question: what's down there? But now cutting-edge technologies are allowing scientists and explorers to discover this strange and exotic underworld: a place of soaring mountains, smouldering volcanoes and valleys 7,000 feet deeper than Everest is high. A realm long thought to be devoid of life is, in fact, a vibrant new world, home to pink gelatinous predators and shimmering creatures a hundred feet long, creatures that breathe iron and communicate through their skin, ancient animals with glass skeletons and sharks that live for half a millennium. In 'The Underworld', Susan Casey traverses the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet.
£11.99
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Footprints in the woods
'Footprints in the Woods' is John Lister-Kaye's account of a year spent observing the comings and goings of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels, and pine martens. This family - Mustelidae - all live in the wild at Aigas, the conservation and field study centre that has been John's home for more that 45 years.
£10.99
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How to be a bad botanist
From the author of Rewild Yourself and How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher, a light-hearted guide to realising you know more about plants than you might think.
£16.99
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