Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and Pierre Magnol to Sir David Attenborough, via Lady Gaga... The author is, amongst other roles, the president of the Linnaean Society.
Around the world in the company of a woman who sees feasts where others might see weeds or indiscriminate greenery. Identifications, recipes and lovely botanical illustrations. Meadowsweet b... read more
Save the salmon and save the planet; it works the other way round too. Kurlansky is thorough, thoughtful and fascinating.
NB Publication of this book has been delayed. Publishing schedule... read more
Phases of the moon, sunrise and sunsets, tide tables, the changing sky at night, gardening tips, sowing times, recipes, holidays, festivals... and delightfully illustrated too. LL is an al... read more
This lovely anthology of the work of the writer, artist and wood engraver famous for The Farmer's Year and Four Hedges is beautifully produced, and includes some of her lesser-known writing ... read more
Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land: AL was a philosopher, scientist, ecologist, forester and conservationist, and a professor at the University of Wisconsin. He was the ... read more
"We think about history coming down to us; but creation, generally, builds upwards, layer on layer...". JLS is a farmer as well as one of our foremost writers of nature, and here he takes hi... read more
JLS's approach to sheep and shepherding is both practical and lyrical - he, the shepherd, sometimes lies down to sleep with his sheep. Interesting too are his ideas about what constitutes go... read more
Another short delightfulness from JLS, following his Secret Life of the Owl, The Glorious life of the Oak and others. He and these slim yearly productions are becoming an institution.
Climate, exploration, Arctic peoples, trade, material culture and the present - wonders to be shown, d.v., at the British Museum from late May this year.
A collection of essays about both repair and despair in the face of the accelerating loss of biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Lloyd's research takes her from the Carpathians to Perthshire, ... read more
A collection of essays by the late traveller and acute observer of nature: "The central project of my adult life as a writer is to know and love what we have been given, and to urge others t... read more