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From David Attenborough to Robert Macfarlane, here you’ll find our bestselling new nature books and best-loved nature writing classics. Explore our huge selection of nature guides and handbooks or pick the perfect present for a budding naturalist from our range of wonderful nature books for children. Here you’ll also find our range of beautiful nature-themed gifts.

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Our Best Nature Books

Fifty Words for Snow
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Fifty Words for Snow
Nancy Campbell
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£20.00   £10.00
Hardback
Earthshot
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Earthshot
Colin Butfield
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Swan
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The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
A Year on Our Farm
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A Year on Our Farm
Matt Baker
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Around the World in 80 Plants
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Around the World in 80 Plants
Jonathan Drori
£20.00
Hardback
The Sea is Not Made of Water
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The Sea is Not Made of Water
Adam Nicolson
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Living Planet
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Living Planet
Sir David Attenborough
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Nests
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Nests
Susan Ogilvy
£20.00
Hardback
Entangled Life
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Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
English Pastoral
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English Pastoral
James Rebanks
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Vesper Flights
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Vesper Flights
Helen MacDonald
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Other Minds
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Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
£9.99
Paperback
Diary of a Young Naturalist
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Diary of a Young Naturalist
Dara McAnulty
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Almanac
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The Almanac
Lia Leendertz
£12.99
Hardback
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New For 2021

Scenes from Prehistoric Life
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Scenes from Prehistoric Life
Francis Pryor
£25.00   £21.99
Hardback
The Sea is Not Made of Water
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The Sea is Not Made of Water
Adam Nicolson
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
World of Wonders
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World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
£14.99
Hardback
The Wild Isles
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The Wild Isles
Patrick Barkham
£25.00
Hardback
A Tree A Day
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A Tree A Day
Amy-Jane Beer
£20.00
Hardback
Silent Earth
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Silent Earth
Dave Goulson
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Woodston
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Woodston
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Wild Handbook
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The Wild Handbook
Emily Thomas
£12.99
Hardback
12 Birds to Save Your Life
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12 Birds to Save Your Life
Charlie Corbett
£14.99
Hardback
Birdsong in a Time of Silence
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Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Steven Lovatt
£12.99
Hardback
Chasing the Deer
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Chasing the Deer
Neil McIntyre
£24.99
Hardback
Forage
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Forage
Liz Knight
£19.99
Hardback
Light Rains Sometimes Fall
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Light Rains Sometimes Fall
Lev Parikian
£14.99
Hardback
Tapestries of Life
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Tapestries of Life
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£14.99
Hardback
Notes from Deep Time
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Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
£20.00
Hardback
The Screaming Sky
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The Screaming Sky
Charles Foster
£15.00
Hardback
A World on the Wing
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A World on the Wing
Scott Weidensaul
£20.00
Hardback
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Luxury Editions & Gift Books

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2022
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2022
Lonely Planet
£11.99
Hardback
Bird: Exploring the Winged World
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Bird: Exploring the Winged World
Phaidon Editors
£39.95
Hardback
The Almanac
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The Almanac
Lia Leendertz
£12.99
Hardback
Slime
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Slime
Susanne Wedlich
£20.00
Hardback
Nests
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Nests
Susan Ogilvy
£20.00
Hardback
Earthshot
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Earthshot
Colin Butfield
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
The Travel Book
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The Travel Book
Lonely Planet
£40.00
Hardback
Notes from an Island
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Notes from an Island
Tove Jansson
£12.99
Hardback
The Wild Isles
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The Wild Isles
Patrick Barkham
£25.00
Hardback
The Soaring Life of the Lark
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The Soaring Life of the Lark
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
Hardback
The Garden Book
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The Garden Book
Phaidon Editors
£39.95
Hardback
The Natural History Book
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The Natural History Book
DK
£35.00
Hardback
Woodston
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Woodston
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Tapestries of Life
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Tapestries of Life
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£14.99
Hardback
30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
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30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
Patrick Aryee
£16.99
Hardback
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Little But Lovely

Stocking fillers at a great price

Fifty Words for Snow
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Fifty Words for Snow
Nancy Campbell
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Night Sky Almanac 2022
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Night Sky Almanac 2022
Storm Dunlop
£9.99
Hardback
The Swan
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The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
Dinosaurs
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Dinosaurs
Dr Dean Lomax
£9.99
Hardback
The Soaring Life of the Lark
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The Soaring Life of the Lark
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
Hardback
The Robin
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The Robin
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
12 Birds to Save Your Life
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12 Birds to Save Your Life
Charlie Corbett
£14.99
Hardback
Every Day Nature
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Every Day Nature
Andy Beer
£12.99
Hardback
Birdsong in a Time of Silence
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Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Steven Lovatt
£12.99
Hardback
The Wild Life of the Fox
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The Wild Life of the Fox
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
Hardback
The Swallow
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The Swallow
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
The Wren
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The Wren
Stephen Moss
£14.99
Hardback
The Nightingale
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The Nightingale
Sam Lee
£14.99
Hardback
Along Came a Llama
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Along Came a Llama
Ruth Janette Ruck
£10.00
Hardback
The Meaning of Birds
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The Meaning of Birds
Simon Barnes
£10.00
Paperback
The Twelve Birds of Christmas
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The Twelve Birds of Christmas
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback

Paperbacks of the Year

Entangled Life
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Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
English Pastoral
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English Pastoral
James Rebanks
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Book of Trespass
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The Book of Trespass
Nick Hayes
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Metazoa
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Metazoa
Peter Godfrey-Smith
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Vesper Flights
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Vesper Flights
Helen MacDonald
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Diary of a Young Naturalist
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Diary of a Young Naturalist
Dara McAnulty
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
On the Marsh
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On the Marsh
Simon Barnes
£8.99
Paperback
Native
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Native
Patrick Laurie
£9.99
Paperback
Back to Nature
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Back to Nature
Chris Packham
£9.99
Paperback
Inspire
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Inspire
Ben Fogle
£9.99
Paperback
The Secret Lives of Elephants
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The Secret Lives of Elephants
Hannah Mumby
£9.99
Paperback
Antlers of Water
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Antlers of Water
Kathleen Jamie
£10.99
Paperback
The Gospel of the Eels
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The Gospel of the Eels
Patrik Svensson
£9.99
Paperback
Orchard
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Orchard
Benedict Macdonald
£9.99
Paperback
The Unremembered Places
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The Unremembered Places
Patrick Baker
£9.99
Paperback
Emperors of the Deep
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Emperors of the Deep
William McKeever
£9.99
Paperback
Swimming with Seals
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Swimming with Seals
Victoria Whitworth
£8.99
Paperback
Wild Child
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Wild Child
Patrick Barkham
£9.99
Paperback
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Nature Books for Children 

The best nature books & activities for young naturalists

Wild Child
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Wild Child
Dara McAnulty
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
My Big Book of Outdoors
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My Big Book of Outdoors
Tim Hopgood
£16.00
Hardback
KEW: Grow, Forage and Make
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KEW: Grow, Forage and Make
Alys Fowler
£9.99
Paperback
The Book of Tiny Creatures
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The Book of Tiny Creatures
Nathalie Tordjman
£13.99
Hardback
Slow Down... Discover Nature in the Park
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Slow Down... Discover Nature in the Park
Freya Hartas
£6.99
Board book
A Friend to Nature
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A Friend to Nature
Laura Knowles
£12.99
Hardback
The Secret Life of Bees
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The Secret Life of Bees
Moira Butterfield
£12.99
Hardback
What's The Weather?
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What's The Weather?
Fraser Ralston
£9.99
Hardback
Bugs Magic Painting Book
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Bugs Magic Painting Book
Abigail Wheatley
£5.99
Paperback
Bug Hunter
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Bug Hunter
DK
£9.99
Mixed media product
Outdoor Adventure Handbook
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Outdoor Adventure Handbook
Emily Hibbs
£7.99
Hardback
RSPB First Book Of Birds
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RSPB First Book Of Birds
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
RSPB Birds
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RSPB Birds
Miranda Krestovnikoff
£12.99
Hardback
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
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RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Anita Ganeri
£5.99
Paperback

Naturally Delightful Gift Ideas

Dinosaur Bingo
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Dinosaur Bingo
Caroline Selmes
£16.99
Cards
Cath Kidston Bees Desk Diary 2022
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Cath Kidston Bees Desk Diary 2022
£15.99
Diary
Ferns Cloth Bag
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Ferns Cloth Bag
£14.99
General merchandise
Dee Hardwicke Hares & Berries Journal
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Dee Hardwicke Hares & Berries Journal
£8.50
Notebook / blank book
Match a Leaf
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Match a Leaf
Tony Kirkham
£14.99
Cards
Bees and Honey 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
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Bees and Honey 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
£19.99
Game
Wildflower Cloth Pouch
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Wildflower Cloth Pouch
£12.99
General merchandise
Bee Clock
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Bee Clock
£12.99
General merchandise
Kaleido Beetles 500 Piece Family Puzzle
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Kaleido Beetles 500 Piece Family Puzzle
Mudpuppy
£14.99
Jigsaw
Voysey Owl Elasticated Journal
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Voysey Owl Elasticated Journal
£8.50
Notebook / blank book
Garden Birds Cloth Bag
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Garden Birds Cloth Bag
£16.99
General merchandise

Our Best 2022 Nature Calendars

2022 National Trust Seasons Wall Calendar
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2022 National Trust Seasons Wall Calendar
£9.99
Calendar
2022 Robert Gilmor Wildlife Prints Wall Calendar
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2022 Robert Gilmor Wildlife Prints Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar
2022 British Wildlife Wall Calendar
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2022 British Wildlife Wall Calendar
Mixed
£9.99
Calendar
2022 Great Outdoors Annie Soudain Wall Calendar
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2022 Great Outdoors Annie Soudain Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar
2022 Light And Landscape Wall Calendar
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2022 Light And Landscape Wall Calendar
Mixed
£9.99
Calendar
2022 Amazing Planet Wall Calendar
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2022 Amazing Planet Wall Calendar
£9.99
Calendar
2022 RSPB Garden Birds Wall Calendar
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2022 RSPB Garden Birds Wall Calendar
£9.99
Calendar
2022 V&A Cats Wall Calendar
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2022 V&A Cats Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar
2022 Natural History Botanical Family Calendar
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2022 Natural History Botanical Family Calendar
£9.99
Calendar
2022 National Geographic Oceans Wall Calendar
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2022 National Geographic Oceans Wall Calendar
£9.99
Calendar
2022 Voysey Wall Calendar
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2022 Voysey Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar
2022 Molly Hashimoto Wall Calendar
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2022 Molly Hashimoto Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar
2022 British Library Birds Wall Calendar
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2022 British Library Birds Wall Calendar
£10.99
Calendar

Our Best Classic Nature Books

The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Paperback
The Shepherd's Life
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The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£9.99
Paperback
The Living Mountain
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The Living Mountain
Nan Shepherd
£9.99
Paperback
The Wild Places
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The Wild Places
Robert Macfarlane
£9.99
Paperback
The Seabird's Cry
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The Seabird's Cry
Adam Nicolson
£10.99
Paperback
H is for Hawk
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H is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
£9.99
Paperback
Extraordinary Insects
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Extraordinary Insects
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£9.99
Paperback
Around the World in 80 Trees
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Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
Paperback
Waterlog
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Waterlog
Roger Deakin
£9.99
Paperback
A Wood of One's Own
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A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
Paperback
Where Poppies Blow
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Where Poppies Blow
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
Paperback
The Outrun
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The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
£9.99
Paperback
Badgerlands
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Badgerlands
Patrick Barkham
£9.99
Paperback
Findings
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Findings
Kathleen Jamie
£9.99
Paperback
Wild Signs and Star Paths
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Wild Signs and Star Paths
Tristan Gooley
£9.99
Paperback
Silent Spring
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Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
£9.99
Paperback
Featherhood
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Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
£8.99
Paperback
Arctic Dreams
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Arctic Dreams
Barry Lopez
£10.99
Paperback
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Some Words on Birds

The best bird books

The Swan
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The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
The Seabird's Cry
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The Seabird's Cry
Adam Nicolson
£10.99
Paperback
H is for Hawk
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H is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
£9.99
Paperback
Rebirding
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Rebirding
Benedict Macdonald
£10.99
Paperback
Wintering
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Wintering
Stephen Rutt
£9.99
Paperback
RSPB Birds
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RSPB Birds
Miranda Krestovnikoff
£12.99
Hardback
Mrs Moreau's Warbler
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Mrs Moreau's Warbler
Stephen Moss
£9.99
Paperback
The Screaming Sky
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The Screaming Sky
Charles Foster
£15.00
Hardback
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
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The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
J. A. Baker
£12.99
Paperback
A World on the Wing
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A World on the Wing
Scott Weidensaul
£20.00
Hardback
Featherhood
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Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
£8.99
Paperback
Raptor
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Raptor
James Macdonald Lockhart
£9.99
Paperback
The Genius of Birds
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The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
£9.99
Paperback
Bird Migration
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Bird Migration
Ian Newton
£12.99
Paperback
The Seafarers
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The Seafarers
Stephen Rutt
£9.99
Paperback
Curlew Moon
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Curlew Moon
Mary Colwell
£9.99
Paperback
The Meaning of Birds
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The Meaning of Birds
Simon Barnes
£10.00
Paperback

Life on the Land

The best books on country living

Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£20.00   £10.00
Hardback
English Pastoral
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English Pastoral
James Rebanks
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
A Year on Our Farm
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A Year on Our Farm
Matt Baker
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£8.99   £7.49
Paperback
The Shepherd's Life
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The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£9.99
Paperback
All Creatures Great and Small
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All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot
£9.99
Paperback
The Way Home
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The Way Home
Mark Boyle
£9.99
Paperback
Woodston
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Woodston
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00   £17.99
Hardback
Native
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Native
Patrick Laurie
£9.99
Paperback
The Secret Life of Cows
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The Secret Life of Cows
Rosamund Young
£8.99
Paperback
My Farming Life
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My Farming Life
Emma Gray
£16.99
Hardback
Field Work
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Field Work
Bella Bathurst
£16.99
Hardback
Horses, Heifers and Hairy Pigs
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Horses, Heifers and Hairy Pigs
Julian Norton
£8.99
Paperback
No Life Too Small
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No Life Too Small
Alexis Fleming
£16.99
Hardback
On Sheep
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On Sheep
Axel Linden
£8.99
Paperback

Into the Woods 

The best books on trees and woodland

The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Paperback
Trees
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Trees
Alastair Fitter
£5.99
Paperback
British Trees
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British Trees
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
Collins Tree Guide
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Collins Tree Guide
OWEN JOHNSON
£18.99
Paperback
Around the World in 80 Trees
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Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
Paperback
Wildwood
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Wildwood
Roger Deakin
£9.99
Paperback
Gossip from the Forest
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Gossip from the Forest
Sara Maitland
£10.99
Paperback
A Wood of One's Own
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A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
Paperback
The Wisdom of Trees
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The Wisdom of Trees
Max Adams
£10.00
Paperback
The Great British Tree Biography
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The Great British Tree Biography
Mark Hooper
£16.99
Hardback
Oak and Ash and Thorn
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Oak and Ash and Thorn
Peter Fiennes
£10.99
Paperback
The Story of Trees
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The Story of Trees
Kevin Hobbs
£25.00
Hardback
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
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Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham
£30.00
Hardback
The Heartbeat of Trees
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The Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£19.99
Hardback

The Natural Navigator 

The best nature guides and handbooks

Food for Free
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Food for Free
Richard Mabey
£12.99
Paperback
Collins Tree Guide
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Collins Tree Guide
OWEN JOHNSON
£18.99
Paperback
Insects
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Insects
Michael Chinery
£5.99
Paperback
British Insects
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British Insects
Michael Chinery
£16.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
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RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Anita Ganeri
£5.99
Paperback
British Butterflies and Moths
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British Butterflies and Moths
Paul Sterry
£19.99
Paperback
British Wild Flowers
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British Wild Flowers
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
British Wildlife
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British Wildlife
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
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Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
DK
£16.99
Paperback
Collins Complete British Animals
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Collins Complete British Animals
Paul Sterry
£19.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Trees
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RSPB First Book Of Trees
Derek Niemann
£5.99
Paperback
RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
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RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Mike Unwin
£7.99
Hardback
RSPB Garden Birds
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RSPB Garden Birds
Marianne Taylor
£25.00
Hardback
RSPB First Book of Flowers
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RSPB First Book of Flowers
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
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RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
Peter Holden
£12.99
Paperback
The Best Books of 2021: Nature Writing

The Best Books of 2021: Nature Writing

From Simon Reeve to Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson, here are the nature writing books we've loved this year.

Nancy Campbell on the Magic of Snow and Language

Nancy Campbell on the Magic of Snow and Language

The author of our Non-Fiction Book of the Month for November talks to us about the mesmerising connection between words and weather.

Lia Leendertz on 5 Seasonal Things To Do in Autumn

Lia Leendertz on 5 Seasonal Things To Do in Autumn

Lia Leendertz, author of The Almanac 2022, encourages us all to embrace autumn with five rewarding activities for the coming months.