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Natural Hazards: Explanation and Integration 2ed
Paperback,
26/04/2017,
£44.99
£40.49
Revised edition of: Natural hazards: explanation and integration / Graham A. Tobin and Burrell E. Montz. c1997.
Blue Planet II
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
The perfect Christmas gift for the nature-lover in your lifeTake a deep breath and dive into the mysteries of the ocean. Blue Planet II, which accompanies an epic 7-part series on BBC1, is a ground-breaking new look at the richness and variety of underwater life across our planet.
Nature of Winter
Hardback,
28/09/2017,
£12.99
£9.09
Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience firsthand the chaos and the quiet solitude of nature's rest period. He bears witness to the lives of remarkable animals such as golden eagles, red deer and even whales as they battle intemperate weather and the turbulence of climate change.
Daily Telegraph book of the weather
Paperback,
20/02/2003,
£11.99
£10.79
Three strands mark the progress of the weather/climate story through history and into the future: its effect on human life; our desire to predict it; and our inability to control it whilst inadvertently changing it. This book traces these strands through history.
Earth Around Us
Hardback,
23/05/2000,
£24.99
£22.49
This collection of essays explores the Earth's history and processes in relation to global environmental issues. It addresses questions including soil contamination, public lands, surface and groundwater pollution, coastal erosion, global warming.
Wild Book: Outdoor Activities to Unleash Your Inner Child
Hardback,
02/11/2017,
£16.99
£11.89
Fun, easy-to-do outdoor activities to unleash your inner child.
Vital Signs Volume 22: The Trends That Are Shaping Our Future
Paperback,
15/09/2015,
£18.99
£17.09
What we make and buy is a major indicator of society's collective priorities. Vital Signs Volume 22 explores significant global patterns in production and consumption. The book examines developments in six main areas: energy, environment and climate, transportation, food and agriculture, global economy and resources, and population and society.
Jane Austen's England: A Walking Guide
Paperback,
30/10/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
This is an engaging account of Austen's life and work, arranged as a series of walking tours through the towns and countryside she knew and loved - the settings for her novels.
Principles and Practice of Soil Science - the Soil as a Natural Resource 4ed
Paperback,
08/08/2005,
£49.50
£44.55
* Fully revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to soil science. * Covers all aspects of soil science including soil habitat, processes in the soil environment and soil management. * Emphasizes the applications of soil science to the solution of practical problems in soil and land management.
South Country
Paperback,
08/06/2009,
£12.00
£10.80
Acutely sensitive to rhythms of the countryside, Edward Thomas's lyrical, passionate, and sometimes political writing merges natural history with folk culture, and gives us a free-form record of the feelings and observations of one of the great poets of the English language. First published 1909 by J.M. Dent & Sons
Four Hedges
Paperback,
14/05/2010,
£12.00
£10.80
Clare Leighton was one of the finest engravers of the twentieth century. This is the story of the garden she carved from meadowland deep in the Chiltern Hills in the 1930s.
Through The Woods: H E Bates
Paperback,
06/08/2009,
£12.00
£10.80
Set in Kent, the author returns to those trees of his youth to breath life into the changing character of a single woodland year. He reveals how precious they are to the English countryside.
Making Of The English Landscape
Paperback,
01/05/2013,
£12.00
£10.80
W.G. Hoskins was one of the most original and influential historians of the 20th century. He realized that landscapes are the richest record we have of the past, and with his masterpiece, The Making of the English Landscape, he changed forever how we experience the places we live and work.
Natural History Of Selborne
Paperback,
12/11/2014,
£12.00
£10.80
A century before Charles Darwin, decades before the French Revolution, Gilbert White began his lifelong habit of measuring and observing the world around his Hampshire home.
Atlas of Untamed Places: An extraordinary journey through our wild world
Hardback,
27/09/2017,
£20.00
£14.00
An intrepid journey through fearsome landscapes, feral environments, and the untouched and inhospitable wildernesses that make up the world's wildest places.
Rough Guide to The Future
Paperback,
01/11/2010,
£6.00
Covers 50 predictions from the world's leading futurologists and chronicles predictions from the past along with visions of the future.
Introduction to Birdwatching
Hardback,
28/02/2002,
£12.99
£11.69
Bill Oddie brings his infectious enthusiasm and inimitable style to this comprehensive introduction for the birdwatching beginner. Starting with the basics, the books goes on to explore all aspects of this increasingly popular pastime, from choosing a field guide, to easy identification tips.
Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain
Paperback,
16/03/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The rich and fascinating tale of one of Britain's most loved - and most vilified - wild animals: the fox.
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar: A Memoir
Paperback,
06/04/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
Every minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn't do was equally wondrous, and to be sat there, with a Kestrel, a real live Kestrel, my own real live Kestrel on my wrist!
Wild Other: A Memoir
Hardback,
09/02/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
A powerful and beautifully written memoir from journalist Clover Stroud, about grief, motherhood, depression and the healing power of nature and horses.
Sky Full of Birds
Paperback,
01/06/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
'Prose from a poet and a personal take on the spectacles' Chris Packham, author of Fingers in the Sparkle JarShortlisted for Richard Jefferies Society & White Horse Bookshop Literary Prize 2017Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2017Britain is a nation of bird-lovers.
Secret Life of the Owl
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
But owls - with the sapient flatness of their faces, their big, round eyes, their paternal expressions - are also reassuringly familiar. We see them as wise, like Athena's owl, and loyal, like Harry Potter's Hedwig. In The Secret Life of the Owl, John Lewis-Stempel explores the legends and history of the owl.
Robin: A Biography
Hardback,
02/11/2017,
£10.99
£9.89
No other bird is quite so ever-present and familiar, so embedded in our culture, as the robin. At the same time we trace the robin's relationship with us: how did this particular bird - one of more than 300 species in its huge and diverse family - find its way so deeply and permanently into our nation's heart and its social and cultural history?
Bear Grylls Survival Skills: First Aid
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£6.99
£6.29
The must-have survival guide for all young explorers from chief scout, adventurer, writer and televsion presenter, Bear Grylls. Embark on an amazing adventure with Bear Grylls as you learn the survival skills to stay safe in the wild and be able to cope in all situations.
Where Poppies Blow
Paperback,
14/09/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War by the award-winning author of Meadowland.
Wild Kingdom: Bringing Back Britain's Wildlife
Paperback,
13/04/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
Shortlisted for THE WAINWRIGHT BOOK PRIZE 2017 Can Britain make room for wildlife? Stephen Moss travels the length and breadth of the UK, from the remote archipelago of St Kilda to our inner cities, to witness at first-hand how our wild creatures are faring and ask how we can bring back Britain's wildlife.
Country Matters
Paperback,
30/09/2016,
£12.00
£10.80
In this book Claire Leighton takes us on a tour of her favourite country subjects, including primrose picking, the local pub, tramps and the flower show.
Snow
Hardback,
06/10/2016,
£12.00
£10.80
Like the six sides of a snowflake, the book has six chapters which explore the art, literature and science of snow, as well as Marcus Sedgwick's own experiences and memories.
Arboreal: A Collection of Words from the Woods
Hardback,
21/10/2016,
£20.00
£18.00
Bringing together the finest and best-known names in contemporary writing, a new, landmark anthology which explores the many strands of what woodlands mean to us.
Love, Madness, Fishing: A Memoir
Hardback,
07/04/2016,
£15.00
£13.50
Peopled by extraordinary characters, Love, Madness, Fishing is an unsentimental biography of growing up on the Kent/Sussex border in the 60s and 70s, told through the author's love for fishing.
Tree
Hardback,
10/10/2016,
£12.00
£10.80
As lyrical and precise as Fowles' novels, The Tree is a provocative meditation on the connection between the natural world and human creativity, and also a rejection of the idea that nature should be tamed for human purpose.
Fat of the Land
Paperback,
01/02/2017,
£12.00
£10.80
John Seymour's book about his, and his family's, life on the land in Suffolk; an optimistic and pragmatic vision of a different sort of life and the precursor to his best-selling Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency.
My House of Sky: A Life of J A Baker
Hardback,
14/10/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
This is the first book about the enigmatic author J A Baker, author of The Peregrine.
On the Marshes: A Journey into England's Waterlands
Hardback,
03/04/2017,
£15.00
£13.50
On the Marshes brings us an original voice and a book for our times. Evoking the landscape and atmosphere of sometimes forgotten and often marginalised corner of England, Donaldson weaves her own story of alienation with those who have made the waterlands their home.
Inner Life of Animals: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
Hardback,
15/09/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
From the leafy forest floor to the inside of a bee hive, The Inner Life of Animals takes us microscopic levels of observation to the big philosophical, ethical and scientific questions. The Inner Life of Animals will show you these living things in a new light and will open up the animal kingdom like never before.
World We'll Leave Behind: Grasping the Sustainability Challenge
Paperback,
14/02/2018,
£29.99
£26.99
Limestone Country
Hardback,
30/05/2017,
£15.00
£13.50
A book about farming, wildlife, culture and the personal experience of living in limestone country.
Springlines: Exploring Hidden and Mysterious Bodies of Water
Paperback,
30/03/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
The poet Clare Best and the artist Mary Anne Aytoun went in search of pools of water that are concealed, overlooked or hidden in the South Downs of southern England. They found places and whole landscapes rich in history, wildlife, culture and myth. This book presents the work they made about some of those watery places.
Farmer's Glory
Paperback,
05/10/2017,
£12.00
£10.80
A pen portrait of a farming life in southern England and in western Canada.
Nature of Autumn
Hardback,
01/08/2016,
£12.99
£11.69
An intimate - and deeply personal - portrait of a moody and majestic British autumn.
An English Guide to Birdwatching
Paperback,
25/05/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
Nicholas Royle's magnificent second novel combines a page-turning story about literary theft, adultery and ambition with a deeply moving investigation into our relationship to birds and the environment.
Man Who Climbs Trees
Hardback,
24/08/2017,
£16.99
£11.89
This is the story of a professional British tree climber, cameraman and adventurer, who has made a career out of travelling the world, filming wildlife for the BBC and climbing trees.
Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
Hardback,
08/05/2014,
£20.00
£18.00
THE WALKER'S GUIDE to the outdoor clues and signs, their meaning and the art of making predictions and deductions offers the chance to turn every walk into a rewarding game of detection.
Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy
Hardback,
21/05/2015,
£20.00
£18.00
A new defence of a mortally threatened natural world.
Ladders to Heaven: How Fig Trees Shaped Our History, Fed Our Imaginations, and Can Enrich Our Future
Hardback,
08/09/2016,
£16.99
£15.29
They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. Thanks to this deal, figs sustain more species of birds and mammals than any other trees, making them vital to rainforests. The story of the fig trees stretches back tens of millions of years, but it is as relevant to our future as it is to our past.
Real global warming disaster
Paperback,
01/11/2010,
£10.99
£9.89
Interweaves the science of global warming with that of its growing political consequences, showing how just when the politicians are threatening to change our Western way of life beyond recognition, the scientific evidence behind the global warming theory is being challenged like never before.
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