The Countryside, Country Life

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...

'Always engaging, charming, funny and often moving . . . It made me want to pull on my stoutest boots and follow in his footsteps' Stephen Fry'Beau...

Adrian Bell was farming and writing during a period when the English countryside underwent its most significant transformation for hundreds of year...

A beautifully lyrical collection of essays on the natural world in Britain by the Guardian's country diary writer Paul Evans. With a title taken fr...

Stationery that captures the spirit of adventure and the immense beauty of the great outdoors! These cards feature stunning woodcut-style illustra...

In Adventures in Opting Out, Flanders offers a trail map to following her example and building a slow, mindful, minimalist life that emphasizes the...

The look before you leap guide to the joys and pitfalls of the rural good life. Dreams of self-sufficiency, independence, and tranquility continue ...

'Lots of ideas for making gifts and decorations but not spending tons of money buying them' Jenni MurrayCelebrating midwinter is not about what you...

Quietly triumphant. Donal Ryan   Ambitious and gentle. Belinda McKeon   A terrific book. Michael Harding   In May 2020, John Connell finds hi...

Blending personal memoir with reportage, Surrender is a narrative nonfiction work on the changing landscape of the West and the scavenger, rewilder...

A hymn to the British landscape. From the dramatic hills of the Lake District to the beaches and covers of Cornwall, this richly illustrated book b...

Tales of escape and adventure on Britain''s waterwaysIn The Pull of the River two foolhardy explorers do what we would all love to do: they turn th...

A moving portrait of the landscape that shaped the life of Laurie Lee, the beloved author of Cider With Rosie 'Before I left the valley I thought e...

Explore the National Parks with this handy pocket map Handy little full colour map and guide of Broads National Park. Detailed mapping an...

Increasing numbers of urban dwellers has led to many of us feeling alienated from the natural world. This is not how we are meant to live, and we d...

Few of us know what goes on after dark, underneath the moon. Sally Coulthard shines a light on the barn owl, one of the most mesmerising and elusiv...

An engaging portrait of Hampstead Heath a place rich not just in natural wonders but in history and monuments, emotions and memories, people and p...

'I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand.' Gilbert White's Natural History of Selborne (...

This fully updated special edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species that grow around us includes a new foreword from the author ...

Ever since its publication in 2007, Eric MacLeod's memoir of his young family's years reconstructing and living in one of the most remote crofthous...

'Glorious funny and wry and wise, and utterly its own lawmaker' Robert Macfarlane'A rich, strange, oddly glorious brew' GuardianLonglisted for the...

Discover a slow, mindful way of walking that heals the soul and mends the heart. Let all your senses bathe in the sensory pleasures that woodland h...

An exploration of the relationship between humans and the charismatic and elusive hare.To the people of rural Britain, hares are deeply beloved, pe...

In Infinite Good: The Mountains of William James, author and naturalist, J. Parker Huber, follows the famed naturalist and philosopher William Jame...

David Jones presents a unique look into the lives, roles and responsibilities of the outdoor staff of the great country houses during the golden ag...

I went for a walk around the garden. A great tit warbled above a patch of coltsfoot. I felt a thousand discoveries awaited' ...

Susan Farrell's evocative account of what it was like to grow up in rural Armagh and Tyrone, a world rooted in tradition and in the seasons. Begin...

A beautifully illustrated guide to the marvellous and varied world of trees, and a fascinating introduction to the hidden secrets of 52 British spe...

Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2022 for Nature Writing - Highly Commended Winner for the Richard Jefferies Award 2021 for Best...

A memoir of home, nature, and change in the American West, Light in the Trees makes cultural and environmental topics personal through a narrators ...

''Wonderful and enriching'' Adam Nicolson ''One of my books of the year'' Mark Avery ''A modern pastoral written with intelli...

Britains best loved rural writer chronicles the progress of the seasons in the Stour valley village where he has lived and worked among artists, wr...

In 2001, Adam Henson was chosen from 3,500 applicants to become a presenter on Countryfile. Adam's agricultural knowledge and open manner soon made...

Chris Yates, one of Britains most insightful and lyrical writers, raises his gaze from his beloved rivers and ponds and takes us on a mesmerizing t...

Land of Milk and Honey is the long-awaited sequel to Red Rag to a Bull. Author Jamie Blackett finds himself in danger of losing the family estate a...

The tenth title in our hugely successful In Arcadia series, combining wonderful writing of the countryside with beautiful illustrations.

Britains countryside offers a host of varied habitats for the walker, the amateur naturalist and the family in search of entertainment for children...