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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

Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
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Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain
Amy Jeffs
£12.99   £10.99
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A Life on Our Planet
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A Life on Our Planet
Sir David Attenborough
£9.99   £8.49
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Regenesis
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Regenesis
George Monbiot
£20.00   £17.99
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Entangled Life
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Entangled Life
Merlin Sheldrake
£10.99   £8.99
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Silent Earth
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Silent Earth
Dave Goulson
£9.99   £8.49
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Living Planet
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Living Planet
Sir David Attenborough
£10.99   £8.99
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Otherlands
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Otherlands
Dr Thomas Halliday
£20.00   £17.99
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The Secret World of Weather
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The Secret World of Weather
Tristan Gooley
£10.99   £9.49
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The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
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The Book of Trespass
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The Book of Trespass
Nick Hayes
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Forager's Calendar
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The Forager's Calendar
John Wright
£12.99
Paperback
Finding the Mother Tree
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Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
£10.99   £9.49
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Wilding
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Wilding
Isabella Tree
£9.99
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The Sheep's Tale
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The Sheep's Tale
John Lewis-Stempel
£12.99
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The Heartbeat of Trees
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The Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99   £8.49
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Birdsong in a Time of Silence
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Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Steven Lovatt
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
The Trespasser's Companion
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The Trespasser's Companion
Nick Hayes
£14.99
Hardback
H is for Hawk
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H is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald
£9.99
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Our Best New Nature Writing Books

I Belong Here
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I Belong Here
Anita Sethi
£10.99
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Endless Forms
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Endless Forms
Seirian Sumner
£20.00   £17.99
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Outlandish
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Outlandish
Nick Hunt
£10.99
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Tapestries of Life
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Tapestries of Life
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£9.99   £8.49
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My Farming Life
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My Farming Life
Emma Gray
£9.99   £8.49
Paperback
Field Work
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Field Work
Bella Bathurst
£9.99   £8.99
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Wonderdog
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Wonderdog
Mr Jules Howard
£17.99
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A River Runs Through Me
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A River Runs Through Me
Andrew Douglas-Home
£14.99
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In Search of One Last Song
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In Search of One Last Song
Patrick Galbraith
£18.99
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The Ponies At The Edge Of The World
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The Ponies At The Edge Of The World
Catherine Munro
£16.99
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Women on Nature
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Women on Nature
Katharine Norbury
£12.99
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The Catch
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The Catch
Mark Wormald
£20.00
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Platypus Matters
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Platypus Matters
Jack Ashby
£20.00
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The Women Who Saved the English Countryside
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The Women Who Saved the English Countryside
Matthew Kelly
£20.00   £17.99
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Fledgling
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Fledgling
Hannah Bourne-Taylor
£16.99
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Unearthed
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Unearthed
Claire Ratinon
£16.99
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Riverman
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Riverman
Ben McGrath
£16.99
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Spring Tides
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Spring Tides
Fiona Gell
£16.99
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Our Best Coming Soon Nature Writing Books

An Immense World
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An Immense World
Ed Yong
£20.00   £17.99
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Steve Brusatte
£20.00   £17.99
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Where the Wildflowers Grow
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Where the Wildflowers Grow
Leif Bersweden
£20.00
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Land Healer
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Land Healer
Jake Fiennes
£20.00
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Sacred Nature
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Sacred Nature
Karen Armstrong
£14.99
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Rewilding the Sea
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Rewilding the Sea
Charles Clover
£22.00   £19.99
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Around the World in 80 Birds
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Around the World in 80 Birds
Mike Unwin
£22.00
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Forget Me Not
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Forget Me Not
Sophie Pavelle
£16.99   £14.99
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The Wilderness Cure
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The Wilderness Cure
Mo Wilde
£16.99   £14.99
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Illuminated By Water
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Illuminated By Water
Malachy Tallack
£16.99
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The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook
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The Outdoor Swimmers' Handbook
Kate Rew
£22.00
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Cornerstones
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Cornerstones
Benedict Macdonald
£17.99
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Life Between the Tides
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Life Between the Tides
Adam Nicolson
£9.99   £8.49
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Birdgirl
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Birdgirl
Mya-Rose Craig
£16.99
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The Draw of the Sea
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The Draw of the Sea
Wyl Menmuir
£16.99
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Wildlings
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Wildlings
Steve Backshall
£20.00   £15.99
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Rooted
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Rooted
Sarah Langford
£16.99
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Swamp Songs
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Swamp Songs
Tom Blass
£20.00
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Into the Wild

Our best books for wild exploring

Wild Guide Wales and Marches
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Wild Guide Wales and Marches
Daniel Start
£16.99
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The Art of Wild Swimming: Scotland
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The Art of Wild Swimming: Scotland
Anna Deacon
£14.99
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Wild Swimming
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Wild Swimming
Daniel Start
£16.99
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Wild Guide Central England
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Wild Guide Central England
Nikki Squires
£16.99
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Wild Guide Scotland
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Wild Guide Scotland
Kimberley Grant
£16.99
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Wild Swim
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Wild Swim
Kate Rew
£14.99
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Wild Swimming Hidden Beaches
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Wild Swimming Hidden Beaches
Daniel Start
£16.99
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The Outdoor Swimming Guide
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The Outdoor Swimming Guide
Kathy Rogers
£20.00
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Wild Swimming Walks Cornwall
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Wild Swimming Walks Cornwall
Matt Newbury
£14.99
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Wild Camping
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Wild Camping
Stephen Neale
£16.99
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Swim Wild
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Swim Wild
Jack Hudson
£10.99
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Wild Swimming Walks
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Wild Swimming Walks
Margaret Dickinson
£14.99
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Wild Guide French Alps
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Wild Guide French Alps
Paul Webster
£18.99
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Nature Books for Children 

The best nature books & activities for young naturalists

The Green Planet
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The Green Planet
Leisa Stewart-Sharpe
£14.99   £12.99
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Wild Child
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Wild Child
Dara McAnulty
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
Do You Love Exploring?
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Do You Love Exploring?
Matt Robertson
£6.99
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First Sticker Book Planet Earth
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First Sticker Book Planet Earth
Kristie Pickersgill
£5.99
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My Big Book of Outdoors
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My Big Book of Outdoors
Tim Hopgood
£16.00
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KEW: Grow, Forage and Make
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KEW: Grow, Forage and Make
Alys Fowler
£9.99
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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
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The Secret Life of Bees: Volume 2
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The Secret Life of Bees: Volume 2
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
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RSPB First Book Of Birds
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RSPB First Book Of Birds
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
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Luxury Editions & Gift Books

The Trespasser's Companion
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The Trespasser's Companion
Nick Hayes
£14.99
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Around the World in 80 Birds
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Around the World in 80 Birds
Mike Unwin
£22.00
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The Great British Dig
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The Great British Dig
Dr Chloe Duckworth
£25.00
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Earthshot
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Earthshot
Colin Butfield
£20.00   £17.99
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Egyptian Mythology
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Egyptian Mythology
Garry J. Shaw
£14.99
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Where to Go Wild in the British Isles
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Where to Go Wild in the British Isles
DK
£25.00
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Nests
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Nests
Susan Ogilvy
£20.00
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The Soaring Life of the Lark
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The Soaring Life of the Lark
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
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The Swan
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The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
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Hike
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Hike
DK Eyewitness
£20.00
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Notes from an Island
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Notes from an Island
Tove Jansson
£12.99
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The Wild Isles
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The Wild Isles
Patrick Barkham
£25.00
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The Catch
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The Catch
Mark Wormald
£20.00
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The Travel Book
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The Travel Book
Lonely Planet
£40.00
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Slime
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Slime
Susanne Wedlich
£20.00
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The Tree Book
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The Tree Book
DK
£30.00
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Landscape Photographer of the Year
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Landscape Photographer of the Year
Charlie Waite
£30.00
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2022
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Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2022
Lonely Planet
£11.99
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Our Best Classic Nature Books

The Hidden Life of Trees
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The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
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The Living Mountain
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The Living Mountain
Nan Shepherd
£9.99
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The Seabird's Cry
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The Seabird's Cry
Adam Nicolson
£10.99
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The Shepherd's Life
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The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£9.99
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H is for Hawk
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H is for Hawk
Helen Macdonald
£9.99
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The Outrun
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The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
£9.99
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Extraordinary Insects
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Extraordinary Insects
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£9.99
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The Wild Places
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The Wild Places
Robert Macfarlane
£9.99
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Waterlog
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Waterlog
Roger Deakin
£9.99
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Around the World in 80 Trees
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Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
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Silent Spring
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Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
£9.99
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Where Poppies Blow
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Where Poppies Blow
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
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Badgerlands
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Badgerlands
Patrick Barkham
£9.99
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Wild Signs and Star Paths
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Wild Signs and Star Paths
Tristan Gooley
£9.99
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A Wood of One's Own
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A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
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Findings
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Findings
Kathleen Jamie
£9.99
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Leviathan
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Leviathan
Philip Hoare
£14.99
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Arctic Dreams
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Arctic Dreams
Barry Lopez
£10.99
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Life on the Land

The best books on country living

English Pastoral
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English Pastoral
James Rebanks
£9.99   £8.49
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The Shepherd's Life
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The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£9.99
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Wild Fell
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Wild Fell
Lee Schofield
£20.00   £17.99
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All Creatures Great and Small
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All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot
£9.99
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My Farming Life
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My Farming Life
Emma Gray
£9.99   £8.49
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Native
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Native
Patrick Laurie
£9.99
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Field Work
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Field Work
Bella Bathurst
£9.99   £8.99
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Make Hay While the Sun Shines
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Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Tom Pemberton
£16.99
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The Way Home
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The Way Home
Mark Boyle
£9.99
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Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£8.99
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The Secret Life of Cows
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The Secret Life of Cows
Rosamund Young
£8.99
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Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm
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Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm
The Nicholson Family
£16.99   £14.99
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Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
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Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£20.00   £16.99
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Till the Cows Come Home
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Till the Cows Come Home
Philip Walling
£9.99
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Woodston
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Woodston
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00   £17.99
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A Year on Our Farm
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A Year on Our Farm
Matt Baker
£20.00
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The Outrun
The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
£9.99
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A powerful and inspirational read, Liptrot’s award-winning volume is both confessional memoir of recovery from addiction and sublime meditation on the therapeutic qualities of time spent immersed in the wilds of nature.
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Some Words on Birds

The best bird books

Birdsong in a Time of Silence
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Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Steven Lovatt
£9.99   £8.49
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12 Birds to Save Your Life
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12 Birds to Save Your Life
Charlie Corbett
£9.99
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Swifts and Us
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Swifts and Us
Sarah Gibson
£9.99
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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
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Rebirding
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Rebirding
Benedict Macdonald
£10.99
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A World on the Wing
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A World on the Wing
Scott Weidensaul
£9.99   £8.99
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The Swan
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The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
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The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
J. A. Baker
£12.99
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Wintering
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Wintering
Stephen Rutt
£9.99
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Bird Therapy
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Bird Therapy
Joe Harkness
£9.99
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Mrs Moreau's Warbler
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Mrs Moreau's Warbler
Stephen Moss
£9.99
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The Genius of Birds
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The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
£9.99
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Raptor
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Raptor
James Macdonald Lockhart
£9.99
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The Seafarers
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The Seafarers
Stephen Rutt
£9.99
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Curlew Moon
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Curlew Moon
Mary Colwell
£9.99
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The Meaning of Birds
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The Meaning of Birds
Simon Barnes
£10.00
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Featherhood
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Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
£8.99
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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
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Finding the Mother Tree
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Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
£10.99   £9.49
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The Heartbeat of Trees
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The Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99   £8.49
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Trees
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Trees
Alastair Fitter
£5.99
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British Trees
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British Trees
Paul Sterry
£16.99
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Around the World in 80 Trees
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Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
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Collins Tree Guide
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Collins Tree Guide
Owen Johnson
£18.99
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Wildwood
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Wildwood
Roger Deakin
£9.99
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Gossip from the Forest
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Gossip from the Forest
Sara Maitland
£10.99
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A Wood of One's Own
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A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
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Oak and Ash and Thorn
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Oak and Ash and Thorn
Peter Fiennes
£10.99
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The Wisdom of Trees
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The Wisdom of Trees
Max Adams
£10.00
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The Story of Trees
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The Story of Trees
Kevin Hobbs
£25.00
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The Great British Tree Biography
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The Great British Tree Biography
Mark Hooper
£16.99
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Out of the Woods
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Out of the Woods
Will Cohu
£8.99
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Woodlands
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Woodlands
Oliver Rackham
£12.99
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Meetings With Remarkable Trees
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Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham
£30.00
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Naturally Delightful Gift Ideas

Ferns Cloth Bag
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Ferns Cloth Bag
£16.99
General merchandise
Dee Hardwicke Hares & Berries Journal
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Dee Hardwicke Hares & Berries Journal
£8.99
Notebook / blank book
Dinosaur Bingo
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Dinosaur Bingo
Caroline Selmes
£16.99
Cards
Wildflower Cloth Pouch
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Wildflower Cloth Pouch
£13.99
General merchandise
Match a Leaf
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Match a Leaf
Tony Kirkham
£14.99
Cards
Garden Birds Cloth Bag
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Garden Birds Cloth Bag
£16.99
General merchandise
Bees and Honey 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
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Bees and Honey 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle
£22.99
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Michaelmas Daisy Lined Exercise Book
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Michaelmas Daisy Lined Exercise Book
£10.99
Notebook / blank book
Kaleido Beetles 500 Piece Family Puzzle
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Kaleido Beetles 500 Piece Family Puzzle
Mudpuppy
£14.99
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Bee Clock
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Bee Clock
£12.99
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Voysey Owl Elasticated Journal
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Voysey Owl Elasticated Journal
£8.50
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Cath Kidston Bees Desk Diary 2022
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Cath Kidston Bees Desk Diary 2022
£15.99
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The Natural Navigator 

The best nature guides and handbooks

British Wild Flowers
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British Wild Flowers
Paul Sterry
£16.99
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Insects
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Insects
Michael Chinery
£5.99
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British Wildlife
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British Wildlife
Paul Sterry
£16.99
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British Insects
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British Insects
Michael Chinery
£16.99
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Food for Free
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Food for Free
Richard Mabey
£12.99
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Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
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Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
DK
£16.99
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Collins Tree Guide
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Collins Tree Guide
Owen Johnson
£18.99
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RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
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RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
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RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
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RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
Peter Holden
£12.99
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British Butterflies and Moths
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British Butterflies and Moths
Paul Sterry
£19.99
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RSPB First Book Of Trees
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RSPB First Book Of Trees
Derek Niemann
£6.99
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Collins Complete British Animals
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Collins Complete British Animals
Paul Sterry
£19.99
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RSPB Garden Birds
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RSPB Garden Birds
Marianne Taylor
£25.00
Hardback
RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
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RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Mike Unwin
£7.99
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RSPB First Book of Flowers
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RSPB First Book of Flowers
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
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Amy Jeffs on the Myths and Legends Under Our Feet

Amy Jeffs on the Myths and Legends Under Our Feet

Amy Jeffs, author of Storyland, our Non-Fiction Book of the Month for May, reveals some of the fascinating hidden folklore of Britain.

Matthew Kelly on the Women Who Saved the English Countryside

Matthew Kelly on the Women Who Saved the English Countryside

The author discusses four remarkable females who have played a key role in landscape conservation in the last 150 years.

Lee Schofield on the Lake District's Ecological Ghosts

Lee Schofield on the Lake District's Ecological Ghosts

The author of Wild Fell talks about his connection with Haweswater and the haunting echoes of human actions in its landscape.

The Non-Fiction You Need to Read in 2022

The Non-Fiction You Need to Read in 2022

From Margaret Atwood to Joe Wicks, this is where you'll find the hottest non-fiction titles coming your way in the next twelve months.