The Countryside, Country Life

From its earliest origins to the present day, this award-winning, beautifully written book describes the endlessly changing character of Britain's ...

For centuries, man and mole have taken from the soil in their bid to survive. This has resulted in bitter conflict between these adversaries and on...

This beautiful book is a celebration of the mighty oak, through the passion and vision of artist Mark Frith. Mark has drawn large scale portraits o...

After 20 years working as a professional biologist, the author decided to 'retire' to the Highlands, moving with his wife to a croft at the edge of...

Cranborne Chase is an area of chalk highland and valleys traversing Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. Royalty once came here to hunt deer and other ...

Walking South Yorkshire is a collection of 30 circular walks, between 2 and 8 miles (3 and 13 km) in length, that explore the ancient woodland and ...

'a delightful and funny memoir of her family's crazy life in the English countryside. Perfect escapist reading for these locked-down times.' - SALM...

John Wyatt first encountered the Lake District during a boyhood camping trip to Windermere. He was overwhelmed by the freedom of the landscape and ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING'An honest look at the farming life today. Raw, earthy and inspiring' - Cal Flyn, author of ...

From No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh, A Cotswold Family Life is a warm, humorous memoir of family life in the countryside'Insightful,...

Another beautiful, revelatory country diary from one of the best nature writers in Britain.'If youve never read Mark Cocker, then you must. His sty...

Britains nature year, from the first flower to the last leaf With a mix of evocative writing, beautiful photographs and facts ...

Traffication develops a bold new idea: that the trillions of miles of driving we do each year are just as destructive to our natural environment as...

'All the charm, wonder, eccentricity and vigour of country life is here in these pages, and told with such engaging directness, detail and colour ....

Ethical dilemmas and decision-making are a persistent feature of the everyday operations of animal shelters and animal protection organizations. Th...

The unique beauty of the British countryside has been celebrated down the ages in music, poetry, and art. It has also been celebrated in countless ...

From the author of 'enchanting' If Clouds Were Sheep comes a new tale of family and the call of the farming life. Young mum and shepherdess Sue A...

Whether you live in a house or flat, in a rural or urban environment, this beautiful book shows how to harness the natural world around us and feel...

A countrywomans illustrated ramble through the seasons on the South Downs. Written over a period of twenty years, as she witnessed the stunning na...

This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life. Wild Isl...

This walking guide contains 20 circular routes, covering the very best of Lancashire's wide-ranging landscape - from high in the Lancashire hills d...

The very best of British and Irish nature writing selected by the natural history writer Patrick Barkham. The landscapes of Britain and Ireland, t...

'Brimming with warmth, humour and a love of life a wonderful escapade Fiona Gibson Never say never to falling in loveVal didnt expect to be startin...

Presents the 41 breeds of sheep you are most likely to encounter on farms, each with a full-page photo and a description of their appearance, histo...

A revelatory uncovering of a vanished agricultural way of life by bestselling nature writer Sally Coulthard. 'A gem of a book' Country Smallholdin...

A marvelously illustrated reference to the natural wonders of one of the most spectacular places on earthSeparated from Africas mainland for tens o...

A wonderful resource book for any Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired kindergarten. Encourage children to engage with the seasons as they craft willow hang...

'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAI...

'All the charm, wonder, eccentricity and vigour of country life is here in these pages, and told with such engaging directness, detail and colour. ...

There is a certain feeling standing between rows of richly dyed blue cloth that you are within an enclave of protection, that within this ocean y...

In the early 1930s Clare Leighton began work on a sequence of wood engravings depicting traditional farming in England over the course of a calenda...

Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize, a pilgrimage through the shapes and shades of autumn. In autumn nature stages some of its most enchantingly be...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Emma Mitchell's richly illustrated and evocative diary records her nature finds over the course of a year and shows how...

A blank journal that captures the beauty of the great outdoors and the spirit of adventure! The cover sports a gorgeous woodcut-style illustration...

Ash before Oak is a novel in the form of a fictional journal written by a solitary man on a secluded Somerset estate. Ostensibly a nature diary, ch...

Rebirding takes the long view of Britain's wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenl...

Villager Jim, the famous Peak District photographer, takes us on a journey to his very favourite places on the moors surrounding the Peak District ...

This is the 45th Anniversary Edition of The Decline of an English Village. When The Decline of an English Village was first published in 1974, its...

Touring the West Country in the late 1990s, Pavey found herself in the Somerset Levels. On seeing this expanse of reclaimed land under its wide, so...