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Viking London
by Thomas WilliamsViking Britain author Thomas Williams returns with a brief history of the interaction between the Vikings and the British to tell the story of the occupation of London.
Rewilding: Real Life Stories of Returning British and Irish Wildlife to Balance
by David WoodfallA hopeful yet practical collection of essays exploring the many opportunities and benefits of rewilding and how to get involved today. Highly illustrated with nature photography tracing landscape change over thousands of years.
Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint For Rescuing The British Countryside
by Dieter Helm‘One of the most important books of the decade’ Country Life Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature.
Trees (Collins New Naturalist Library)
by Peter ThomasA long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain.
Solitary Bees (Collins New Naturalist Library)
by Ted Benton Nick OwensA completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.
The Ravenmaster: My Life With The Ravens At The Tower Of London
by Christopher Skaife'Packed with insight and anecdote, his story brings the Tower ravens to vivid life, each bird with a personality of its own. I've been fortunate enough to tour the Tower and meet the ravens a few times in years past; after reading this book, I cannot wait to go back' George R. R. Martin
Our Final Warning: Six Degrees Of Climate Emergency
by Mark LynasThis book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning. Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.
The Little Theatre on the Seafront
by Katie Ginger*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie’s Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre.
Doggerland
by Ben Smith‘The Road meets Waiting for Godot: powerful, unforgettable, unique’ Melissa Harrison, author of At Hawthorn Time. Doggerland is a superbly gripping debut novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival – set on an off-shore windfarm in the not-so-distant future.
Bird Brain: Over 2,400 Questions To Test Your Bird Knowledge
by William CollinsAn ornithological quiz book packed with challenging questions for birders, based on the popular ‘Bird Brain of Britain’ contest at the annual BirdFair.
Extraordinary Insects: A Hidden History Of The World
by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson*The Sunday Times Bestseller* ‘Extraordinary Insects is a joy’ The Times A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures who keep the world turning.
In the Forest: Level 2 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Shira Evans National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. What kinds of interesting creatures live amongst the forest trees? Level 2: Becoming fluent: These books are a good match for kids who are developing reading stamina and enjoy a longer book. They are ideal for readers of Green, Orange and Turquoise books.
Weather: Level 2 (National Geographic Readers Ser.)
by Kristin Baird Rattini National Geographic KidsNational Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children’s book authors across four reading levels. What causes thunder and lightning? How do different clouds form? What makes a tornado twist? Kids will discover the answers to these questions and more in this colourful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will discover what causes the weather they experience every day. This level 2 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the meteorologists of tomorrow! Level 2: Becoming fluent: These books are a good match for kids who are developing reading stamina and enjoy a longer book. They are ideal for readers of Green, Orange and Turquoise books.
The Wood Age: How One Material Shaped The Whole Of Human History
by Roland EnnosRoland Ennos’ The Wood Age is a love-letter to the world’s most vital and yet most threatened material. It is the story of how wood has shaped our human experience from the earliest foragers to the modern four poster bed.
Up: My Life Journey To The Top Of Everest
by Ben Fogle Marina FogleMy eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life.
Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
by null Guy Shrubsole‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlane Who owns England? Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more. This book has been a long time coming. Since 1086, in fact. For centuries, England’s elite have covered up how they got their hands on millions of acres of our land, by constructing walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies. But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to hide. Trespassing through tightly-guarded country estates, ecologically ravaged grouse moors and empty Mayfair mansions, writer and activist Guy Shrubsole has used these 21st century tools to uncover a wealth of never-before-seen information about the people who own our land, to create the most comprehensive map of land ownership in England that has ever been made public. From secret military islands to tunnels deep beneath London, Shrubsole unearths truths concealed since the Domesday Book about who is really in charge of this country – at a time when Brexit is meant to be returning sovereignty to the people. Melding history, politics and polemic, he vividly demonstrates how taking control of land ownership is key to tackling everything from the housing crisis to climate change – and even halting the erosion of our very democracy. It’s time to expose the truth about who owns England – and finally take back our green and pleasant land.
Albert and the Whale: Albrecht Dürer And How Art Imagines Our World
by Philip HoareAn illuminating exploration of the intersection between life, art and the sea from the award-winning author of Leviathan, or The Whale.
A Curious Boy: The Making Of A Scientist
by Richard ForteyWhat makes a scientist? In a charming memoir, beloved and brilliant scientist Richard Fortey offers a tour of the natural world in all its joys, puzzles and curiosities.
Botanical Painting with Coloured Pencils
by Ann SwanThis beautifully illustrated ebook is the first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting and is written by Ann Swan, one of the top exponents of the genre.
Islands of Abandonment: Life In The Post-human Landscape
by Cal Flyn‘The most precious hymn to resilience … written with a beautiful attention to detail … Wonderful ’ ADAM NICOLSON, winner of the 2018 Wainwright Prize This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man’s lands and fortress islands – and what happens when nature is allowed to reclaim its place.
Elephants: Birth, Life And Death In The Last Days Of The Giants
by Hannah MumbyElephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild.
No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story Of The Champawat Tiger, The Deadliest Animal In History
by Dane HuckelbridgeThe deadliest animal of all time meets the world's most legendary hunter in a classic battle between man and wild. But this pulse-pounding narrative is also a nuanced story of how colonialism and environmental destruction upset the natural order, placing man, tiger and nature on a collision course.
The Nature Remedy: A Restorative Guide To The Natural World
by Faith Douglas‘Packed with beautiful images, recipes, remedies, meditations, fascinating ideas’. The Telegraph A beautiful, illustrated modern guide to nature for a new generation (including city-dwellers) and how it can impact our mental and physical wellbeing.
Orchard: A Year In England's Eden
by Benedict Macdonald Nicholas GatesSpend a year in an orchard, celebrating its imperilled, overlooked abundance of life. England's ancient orchards, collaborations between people and nature, are sources of hope for the future. Protecting them promises a far richer England for the centuries to come, for wildlife and for us.
The Castaways
by Lucy ClarkeA SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN…