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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 [...]
MESSI
by Jordi Punti
Demy Hardback
Since landing in the FC Barcelona youth academy at the age of thirteen, Lionel Messi has demonstrated an innate and awe-inspiring talent for football – in the process creating a sort of poetry in the game. For so many fans [...]
The Orchid Hunter
by
Leif Bersweden
Demy 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. 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.