MENU
SHOPS
SEARCH
0
Basket
Spend £25.00 to qualify for free UK delivery.
Your order qualifies for free UK delivery.
Joinplus before checkout to earn stamps on your order and be eligible for plus rewards.

Your basket is empty.

    • Books
Click & Collect
from 2 Hours*
Last Christmas
delivery dates Free UK Standard Delivery On all orders over £25 Order in time for Christmas 18th December by 1pm 2nd Class |
20th December by 1pm 1st Class Free Click & Collect From 2 hours after you order*

You are here: Category  > Popular Science & Nature > Nature Writing

Nature & Natural History Books

Sort by:

Applied filters

Nature Writing

14 items

Applied filters

Nature Writing

Sort

Choose filters

Category
Format
Price
Review ratings
​
The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell | Our Non Fiction Book of the Month for November The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell | Our Non Fiction Book of the Month for November

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. And while you’re here do not forget our fantastic range of Christmas cards and festive gift wrap to make your Christmas complete.

See More

Our Bestselling Nature Books

The Golden Mole
Added to basket
The Golden Mole
Katherine Rundell
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
The Almanac
Added to basket
The Almanac
Lia Leendertz
£12.99
Hardback
An Immense World
Added to basket
An Immense World
Ed Yong
£10.99   £8.99
Paperback
The Owl
Added to basket
The Owl
Stephen Moss
£14.99
Hardback
Entangled Life (The Illustrated Edition)
Added to basket
Entangled Life (The Illustrated Edition)
Merlin Sheldrake
£30.00   £23.99
Hardback
How We Fish
Added to basket
How We Fish
Paul Whitehouse
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Added to basket
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Chas Newkey-Burden
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
How to Read a Tree
Added to basket
How to Read a Tree
Tristan Gooley
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
Otherlands
Added to basket
Otherlands
Thomas Halliday
£10.99   £9.49
Paperback
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals
Added to basket
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals
Rosamund Young
£14.99   £11.99
Hardback
Earth
Added to basket
Earth
Chris Packham
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
Britain's Birds
Added to basket
Britain's Birds
Jo Woolf
£12.99
Hardback
The Book of Wilding
Added to basket
The Book of Wilding
Isabella Tree
£35.00   £29.99
Hardback
Nature's Calendar
Added to basket
Nature's Calendar
Kiera Chapman
£14.99
Hardback
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Added to basket
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Guy Shrubsole
£10.99   £9.49
Paperback
Deep Blue
Added to basket
Deep Blue
Steve Backshall
£22.00   £18.99
Hardback
Be a Birder
Added to basket
Be a Birder
Hamza Yassin
£16.99
Hardback
The Simple Life: How I Found Home
Added to basket
The Simple Life: How I Found Home
Sarah Beeny
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Life of Birds | Shop Now
Planet Earth III by Matt Brandon | Shop Now
Wildlife Photographer of the Year by Roz Kidman Cox | Shop Now

New for 2023

Keira & Me
Added to basket
Keira & Me
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick
£18.99   £13.99
Hardback
Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly
Added to basket
Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly
Jeremy Clarkson
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Owl
Added to basket
The Owl
Stephen Moss
£14.99
Hardback
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Added to basket
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Chas Newkey-Burden
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 33
Added to basket
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 33
Roz Kidman Cox
£28.00   £24.99
Hardback
Earth
Added to basket
Earth
Chris Packham
£25.00   £20.99
Hardback
Hope - How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life
Added to basket
Hope - How Street Dogs Taught Me the Meaning of Life
Niall Harbison
£18.99   £16.99
Hardback
Nature's Calendar
Added to basket
Nature's Calendar
Kiera Chapman
£14.99
Hardback
Deep Blue
Added to basket
Deep Blue
Steve Backshall
£22.00   £18.99
Hardback
Be a Birder
Added to basket
Be a Birder
Hamza Yassin
£16.99
Hardback
Life on Our Planet
Added to basket
Life on Our Planet
Dr. Tom Fletcher
£30.00   £22.99
Hardback
The Simple Life: How I Found Home
Added to basket
The Simple Life: How I Found Home
Sarah Beeny
£20.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Tree Almanac 2024
Added to basket
The Tree Almanac 2024
Dr. Gabriel Hemery
£14.99
Hardback
Planting a Paradise
Added to basket
Planting a Paradise
Arthur Parkinson
£22.00   £19.99
Hardback
Mountains of Fire
Added to basket
Mountains of Fire
Clive Oppenheimer
£25.00
Hardback
The Hedgehog Diaries
Added to basket
The Hedgehog Diaries
Sarah Sands
£14.99
Hardback
Vet at the End of the Earth
Added to basket
Vet at the End of the Earth
Jonathan Hollins
£16.99
Hardback
A Fenland Garden
Added to basket
A Fenland Garden
Francis Pryor
£27.99   £24.99
Hardback
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals: Observations from a Family Farm (Hardback)
Rosamund Young
£14.99 £11.99
Hardback
10+ in stock
Usually dispatched within 2-3 working days
In this fascinating, heartwarming read, the author of the much-loved The Secret Life of Cows turns her attention to another incredible farm animal, shedding light on the unique behaviour, character and intelligence of sheep.
  • This item has been added to your basket
View basket Checkout
See More

Luxury Editions & Gift Books

The Almanac
Added to basket
The Almanac
Lia Leendertz
£12.99
Hardback
The Gardening Book
Added to basket
The Gardening Book
Monty Don
£28.00
Hardback
The Gardener’s Almanac 2024
Added to basket
The Gardener’s Almanac 2024
Greg Loades
£9.99
Hardback
Planet Earth III
Added to basket
Planet Earth III
Matt Brandon
£30.00   £22.99
Hardback
Entangled Life (The Illustrated Edition)
Added to basket
Entangled Life (The Illustrated Edition)
Merlin Sheldrake
£30.00   £23.99
Hardback
The Owl
Added to basket
The Owl
Stephen Moss
£14.99
Hardback
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Added to basket
The Wit and Wisdom of David Attenborough
Chas Newkey-Burden
£14.99   £12.99
Hardback
How to Read a Tree
Added to basket
How to Read a Tree
Tristan Gooley
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
Nature Tales for Winter Nights
Added to basket
Nature Tales for Winter Nights
Nancy Campbell
£16.99
Hardback
Britain’s Landmarks and Legends
Added to basket
Britain’s Landmarks and Legends
Jo Woolf
£12.99
Hardback
Nature's Calendar
Added to basket
Nature's Calendar
Kiera Chapman
£14.99
Hardback
The Book of Wilding
Added to basket
The Book of Wilding
Isabella Tree
£35.00   £29.99
Hardback
Weather Almanac 2024
Added to basket
Weather Almanac 2024
Storm Dunlop
£9.99
Hardback
Life on Our Planet
Added to basket
Life on Our Planet
Dr. Tom Fletcher
£30.00   £22.99
Hardback
50 Things to Do by the Sea
Added to basket
50 Things to Do by the Sea
Easkey Britton
£12.00
Hardback
Trees
Added to basket
Trees
Carolyn Fry
£10.99
Hardback
The Tree Almanac 2024
Added to basket
The Tree Almanac 2024
Dr. Gabriel Hemery
£14.99
Hardback
The Nature Lover's Bucket List
Added to basket
The Nature Lover's Bucket List
Richard Madden
£12.99
Hardback
Gifts for Nature Lovers | Shop Now Gifts for Nature Lovers | Shop Now
See More

Great Books You Must Read

A selection of classic paperbacks

The Hidden Life of Trees
Added to basket
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Paperback
The Living Mountain
Added to basket
The Living Mountain
Nan Shepherd
£9.99
Paperback
The Shepherd's Life
Added to basket
The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£10.99
Paperback
H is for Hawk
Added to basket
H is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
£10.99
Paperback
Akenfield
Added to basket
Akenfield
Ronald Blythe
£9.99
Paperback
The Seabird’s Cry
Added to basket
The Seabird’s Cry
Adam Nicolson
£10.99
Paperback
Waterlog
Added to basket
Waterlog
Roger Deakin
£10.99
Paperback
Silent Spring
Added to basket
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
£10.99
Paperback
The Outrun
Added to basket
The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
£10.99
Paperback
Extraordinary Insects
Added to basket
Extraordinary Insects
Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
£10.99
Paperback
Around the World in 80 Trees
Added to basket
Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
Paperback
Where Poppies Blow
Added to basket
Where Poppies Blow
John Lewis-Stempel
£9.99
Paperback
A Wood of One's Own
Added to basket
A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
Paperback
Badgerlands
Added to basket
Badgerlands
Patrick Barkham
£9.99
Paperback
Findings
Added to basket
Findings
Kathleen Jamie
£9.99
Paperback
Leviathan
Added to basket
Leviathan
Philip Hoare
£14.99
Paperback
Featherhood
Added to basket
Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
£8.99
Paperback
Wild Signs and Star Paths
Added to basket
Wild Signs and Star Paths
Tristan Gooley
£9.99
Paperback
See More

Nature Books for Children 

The best nature books & activities for young naturalists

The Lost Spells
Added to basket
The Lost Spells
Robert Macfarlane
£14.99
Hardback
First Sticker Book Planet Earth
Added to basket
First Sticker Book Planet Earth
Kristie Pickersgill
£5.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Birds
Added to basket
RSPB First Book Of Birds
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
A First Book of Nature
Added to basket
A First Book of Nature
Nicola Davies
£12.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Added to basket
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
Fungarium
Added to basket
Fungarium
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW
£20.00
Hardback
On The Origin of Species
Added to basket
On The Origin of Species
Sabina Radeva
£8.99
Paperback
Slow Down
Added to basket
Slow Down
Rachel Williams
£17.99
Hardback
RSPB My First Book of Garden Bugs
Added to basket
RSPB My First Book of Garden Bugs
Mike Unwin
£8.99
Hardback
The Little Book of Garden Bird Songs
Added to basket
The Little Book of Garden Bird Songs
Andrea Pinnington
£14.99
Novelty book
RSPB First Book Of Trees
Added to basket
RSPB First Book Of Trees
Derek Niemann
£6.99
Paperback
RSPB My First Book of Garden Birds
Added to basket
RSPB My First Book of Garden Birds
Mike Unwin
£7.99
Hardback
RSPB Birds
Added to basket
RSPB Birds
Miranda Krestovnikoff
£14.99
Hardback
See More

Some Words on Birds

The best bird books

H is for Hawk
Added to basket
H is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
£10.99
Paperback
Birds
Added to basket
Birds
Jim Moir
£14.99
Hardback
The Seabird’s Cry
Added to basket
The Seabird’s Cry
Adam Nicolson
£10.99
Paperback
Ten Birds That Changed the World
Added to basket
Ten Birds That Changed the World
Stephen Moss
£16.99
Hardback
Birds and Us
Added to basket
Birds and Us
Tim Birkhead
£12.99
Paperback
George
Added to basket
George
Frieda Hughes
£16.99
Hardback
Rebirding
Added to basket
Rebirding
Benedict Macdonald
£10.99
Paperback
In Search of One Last Song
Added to basket
In Search of One Last Song
Patrick Galbraith
£9.99
Paperback
The Swan
Added to basket
The Swan
Stephen Moss
£12.99
Hardback
Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Added to basket
Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Steven Lovatt
£10.99
Paperback
12 Birds to Save Your Life
Added to basket
12 Birds to Save Your Life
Charlie Corbett
£10.99
Paperback
Featherhood
Added to basket
Featherhood
Charlie Gilmour
£8.99
Paperback
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
Added to basket
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition
J. A. Baker
£12.99
Paperback
Fledgling
Added to basket
Fledgling
Hannah Bourne-Taylor
£9.99
Paperback
The Genius of Birds
Added to basket
The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
£9.99
Paperback
A World on the Wing
Added to basket
A World on the Wing
Charles Scott Weidensaul
£10.99
Paperback
Wintering
Added to basket
Wintering
Stephen Rutt
£9.99
Paperback
Swifts and Us
Added to basket
Swifts and Us
Sarah Gibson
£10.99
Paperback

Life on the Land

The best books on country living

The Shepherd's Life
Added to basket
The Shepherd's Life
James Rebanks
£10.99
Paperback
English Pastoral
Added to basket
English Pastoral
James Rebanks
£10.99
Paperback
Wild Fell
Added to basket
Wild Fell
Lee Schofield
£10.99
Paperback
Field Work
Added to basket
Field Work
Bella Bathurst
£10.99
Paperback
The Secret Life of Cows
Added to basket
The Secret Life of Cows
Rosamund Young
£10.99
Paperback
The Way of the Hermit
Added to basket
The Way of the Hermit
Ken Smith
£16.99
Hardback
The Way Home
Added to basket
The Way Home
Mark Boyle
£10.99
Paperback
Rural
Added to basket
Rural
Rebecca Smith
£18.99
Hardback
Native
Added to basket
Native
Patrick Laurie
£9.99
Paperback
Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
Added to basket
Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess
Amanda Owen
£8.99
Paperback
A Year on Our Farm
Added to basket
A Year on Our Farm
Matt Baker
£10.99
Paperback
My Farming Life
Added to basket
My Farming Life
Emma Gray
£9.99
Paperback
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Added to basket
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Tom Pemberton
£9.99
Paperback
All Creatures Great and Small
Added to basket
All Creatures Great and Small
James Herriot
£9.99
Paperback
Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm
Added to basket
Springtime at Cannon Hall Farm
The Nicholson Family
£16.99
Hardback
Woodston
Added to basket
Woodston
John Lewis-Stempel
£20.00
Hardback

Into the Woods 

The best books on trees and woodland

How to Read a Tree
Added to basket
How to Read a Tree
Tristan Gooley
£22.00   £16.99
Hardback
The Hidden Life of Trees
Added to basket
The Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Paperback
Trees
Added to basket
Trees
Alastair Fitter
£6.99
Paperback
Finding the Mother Tree
Added to basket
Finding the Mother Tree
Suzanne Simard
£12.99
Paperback
Wildwood
Added to basket
Wildwood
Roger Deakin
£10.99
Paperback
British Trees
Added to basket
British Trees
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
The Treeline
Added to basket
The Treeline
Ben Rawlence
£10.99
Paperback
Collins Tree Guide
Added to basket
Collins Tree Guide
Owen Johnson
£19.99
Paperback
Around the World in 80 Trees
Added to basket
Around the World in 80 Trees
Jonathan Drori
£12.99
Paperback
A Wood of One's Own
Added to basket
A Wood of One's Own
Ruth Pavey
£10.99
Paperback
The Heartbeat of Trees
Added to basket
The Heartbeat of Trees
Peter Wohlleben
£9.99
Paperback
Gossip from the Forest
Added to basket
Gossip from the Forest
Sara Maitland
£10.99
Paperback
The Wisdom of Trees
Added to basket
The Wisdom of Trees
Max Adams
£10.99
Paperback
Woodlands
Added to basket
Woodlands
Oliver Rackham
£16.99
Paperback
The Wood for the Trees
Added to basket
The Wood for the Trees
Richard Fortey
£10.99
Paperback
Oak and Ash and Thorn
Added to basket
Oak and Ash and Thorn
Peter Fiennes
£10.99
Paperback
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Added to basket
Meetings With Remarkable Trees
Thomas Pakenham
£40.00
Hardback

The Natural Navigator 

The best nature guides and handbooks

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds
Added to basket
RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds
Marianne Taylor
£7.99
Paperback
Collins Tree Guide
Added to basket
Collins Tree Guide
Owen Johnson
£19.99
Paperback
Insects
Added to basket
Insects
Michael Chinery
£6.99
Paperback
British Wildlife
Added to basket
British Wildlife
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
British Insects
Added to basket
British Insects
Michael Chinery
£16.99
Paperback
Food for Free
Added to basket
Food for Free
Richard Mabey
£14.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Added to basket
RSPB First Book Of Minibeasts
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
British Wild Flowers
Added to basket
British Wild Flowers
Paul Sterry
£16.99
Paperback
Seashore
Added to basket
Seashore
Rod Preston-Mafham
£5.99
Paperback
RSPB First Book Of Trees
Added to basket
RSPB First Book Of Trees
Derek Niemann
£6.99
Paperback
British Butterflies and Moths
Added to basket
British Butterflies and Moths
Paul Sterry
£19.99
Paperback
RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
Added to basket
RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds
Peter Holden
£14.99
Paperback
Collins Complete British Animals
Added to basket
Collins Complete British Animals
Paul Sterry
£19.99
Paperback
RSPB Garden Birds
Added to basket
RSPB Garden Birds
Marianne Taylor
£25.00
Hardback
RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Added to basket
RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Mike Unwin
£7.99
Hardback
RSPB First Book of Flowers
Added to basket
RSPB First Book of Flowers
Anita Ganeri
£6.99
Paperback
Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
Added to basket
Pocket Nature Wildlife of Britain
DK
£16.99
Paperback
The Best Books of 2023: Nature & Travel

The Best Books of 2023: Nature & Travel

From Isabella Tree to Chris Broad, discover the nature and travel books we've loved this year.

The Waterstones Roundup: November & December's Best Books

The Waterstones Roundup: November & December's Best Books

From feelgood fiction for the winter months to stellar showbiz memoirs, discover our pick of the best books out this November and December.

Introduction to The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell

Introduction to The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell

Read the introduction to our mesmerising Non-Fiction Book of the Month for November.

Tim Blackburn on Exploring Nature Wherever You Are

Tim Blackburn on Exploring Nature Wherever You Are

The author of The Jewel Box on how to find and enjoy the wonders of the natural world anywhere.

env: aptum
branch: