From the internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees
An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.
An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.
An eagerly anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series.
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave.
A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.
‘If anyone was born to save Britain’s rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole’ Sunday Times
The Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.
‘A lovely little book … quietly lyrical, often funny and gently persuasive’ Sunday Times
‘Succinct, clear, sophisticated. I couldn't stop reading it’ Jeff VanderMeer
‘My favourite book about the wilderness’ Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
In this shimmering masterpiece of American nature writing, Edward Abbey ventures alone into the canyonlands of Moab, Utah, to work as a seasonal ranger for the United States National Park Service.
Here is a fascinating and authoritative survey of the complex inter-relationships of bird and human life in this country.
The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 100 volumes published in over 60 years.