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I Bought a Mountain


by Thomas Firbank
Demy Hardback
Reissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of ‘good life’ nature books WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAM And an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones Written on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir [...]

The Land of Maybe


by Tim Ecott
B Format Paperback
‘In this excellent book, Ecott’s evocative telling makes me want to go to this weird and wonderful place.’ – PAUL THEROUX Following the natural cycle of the year, The Land of Maybe captures the essence of ‘slow life’ on the 18 remote, [...]

Fox & I


by Catherine Raven
Demy Hardback
“A wise and intimate book about a solitary woman, a biologist by training, who befriends a fox. More than that, it’s the tale of a human mind, trained to be logical, meeting and being touched by Nature and coming to [...]

Light to Life


by Raffael Jovine
B Format Hardback
“This book is about the magic of photosynthesis and how plants and algae turn sunlight into energy to make life on this planet possible.  Read it and you will learn how photosynthesis was discovered, how it works, and how we [...]

Secrets of a Devon Wood


by Jo Brown
210x 148mm
“Things of such magnitude deserve respect and understanding. They deserve to be remembered…” Artist and illustrator Jo Brown started keeping her nature diary in a bid to document the small wonders of the wood behind her home in Devon. This book [...]

The Land of Maybe


by Tim Ecott
B Format Hardback
Following the natural cycle of the year, The Land of Maybe captures the essence of the 18 mysterious Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Here, a fast disappearing world is home to a close-knit society where just 50,000 people share [...]

The Secret Life of Snow


by Giles Whittell
B Format Hardback
**The Financial Times‘ Travel Book of the Year 2018** How many snowflakes does it take to build a snowman? Where is the snowiest place on Earth? When will the last snowflake fall? Snow has a lot in common with religion. [...]

Stronghold


by Tucker Malarkey
Demy Hardback
Stronghold  is Tucker Malarkey’s enthralling account of an unlikely visionary, Guido Rahr, and his crusade to protect the world’s last bastion of wild salmon. One of the most determined creatures on earth, salmon have succeeded in returning from the sea to [...]

The Orchid Hunter


by Leif Bersweden
B Format Paperback
In the summer after leaving school, a young botanist sets out to fulfil a childhood dream –­ to find every species of orchid native to the British Isles. He has just a few months to complete his quest – no [...]

The Orchid Hunter


by Leif Bersweden
B Format Hardback
In the summer after leaving school, a young botanist sets out to fulfil a childhood dream –­ to find every species of orchid native to the British Isles. Battling the vagaries of the British climate in his clapped-out car, Leif [...]

A Tale of Trees


by Derek Niemann
Demy Hardback
“He would come to the farm with his bulldozer every year. I still remember the smell of the harvest, the bullocks and bales in the background. He would bulldoze round a large oak tree, dig down eight or nine feet [...]

Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed


by Simon Barnes
Paperback
This vital book – with a free podcast – takes you from winter into spring. You start with robin, and end up with nightingales.

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