As the oldest living inhabitants on the planet, trees have played a major part in the way we live today, providing both the daily oxygen we breathe and the foundation of our nations heritage.
Carnegie Medal winning author Anthony McGowan weaves a bleakly poetic tale about one boy's determination to save a badger cub from the destructive hands of a local gang.
Nature's fury tests a brother's courage and a dog's loyalty in this Carnegie Medal winning ending to the story of the beloved brothers of the Truth of Things series.
Richard Mabey reveals the astonishingly rich world of animal and plant life surviving and often thriving among docklands, railways, factories and canals.
'The wisest book I've read for many years ... Much more than a gardening book, much more than a guide to mental health ... Hugely recommended' Stephen Fry THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020
Aimed at the student of British and north-west European wild plants, this wild flower identification guide provides a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.
The Wild Garden is a revolutionary book which swept aside Victorian gardening conventions and formality and replaced it with a new style of gardening: naturalistic, cottage gardening. Decades ahead of its time, it remains hugely relevant today.
Lyrical and informative, steeped in poetry and folklore, The Wood inhabits the mind and touches the soul. For four years John Lewis-Stempel managed Cockshutt wood, a particular wood - three and half acres of mixed woodland in south west Herefordshire - that stands as exemplar for all the small woods of England.
Escaping to Planet B to avoid environmental catastrophe is pure fantasy. This book is for anyone who yearns for a realistic alternative to the destructive path the world is on at the moment, and wants practical advice on how they can make things better.
Completely updated edition brings the reader even more handy tips on how to help combat the climate emergency and other environmental problems. For anyone who yearns for a realistic alternative to the destructive path the world is on, and wants practical advice on how they can make things better.