Travel & Nature

Common or Garden
Ken Thompson
A beautifully illustrated spotter's guide to 52 of Britain's most successful plants – their names, stories, uses and quirks

Tree Stories
Stefano Mancuso
The remarkable stories of trees that have shaped human history – from the wooden ladder that solved a crime to France's revolutionary Liberty Tre…

This Book is a Plant
The way we think about plants is about to change forever: this is your handbook to a new natural world

Nine Quarters of Jerusalem
Matthew Teller
Highly original exploration of Jerusalem exploring its history and contemporary voices

World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
An award-winning poet's nonfiction debut: a collection essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support and inspire…

Being a Human
Charles Foster
A radical work of nature writing and philosophical enquiry, resituating us in our real human skins.

Sea Fever
Meg Clothier
Everything you need to know about the sea and shore, from high tides to half-hitches

Strandings
Peter Riley
Searching for a woman who took a souvenir from a whale carcass, a Melville scholar loses his grip on reality

Notes from Deep Time
Helen Gordon
The Earth writes its own story in the landscape. A novelist sets out on a journey to piece it together

A Spotter’s Guide to Countryside Mysteries
John Wright
A grown-up I-spy for the great outdoors that illuminates the details we might otherwise miss

Birding Without Borders
Noah Strycker
41 countries, all seven continents, with a backpack, binoculars and a series of one-way tickets: Birding Without Borders is Noah Strycker's accou…

The Nature Seed
Lucy Jones
The Nature Seed is a practical and philosophical guide to sharing the wonders of the natural world with your children.

Reef Life
Callum Roberts
A life working on coral reefs by Britain's foremost marine scientist and pioneering conservationist

The Seaweed Collector's Handbook
Miek Zwamborn
A beautifully illustrated little book that will open your eyes at the seaside

Where There's A Will
Emily Chappell
Emily Chappell's story of transformation into a cross-continental bike racer, pushing the limits of her endurance

How Are We Going to Explain This?
Jelmer Mommers
An international bestseller, the first climate book that doesn't leave the reader depressed: realistic and hopeful, witty and clarifying