Nature
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Incandescent
Anna Levin
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The Nature of Spring
Jim Crumley
"A fantastic writer … exquisite observations of details in the landscape as well as sweeping vistas … rem...
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Overlander
Alan Brown
"An outstanding debut, brimming with charming anecdotes, helpful advice and poignant discussions about Scotla...
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Ghost Trees
Bob Gilbert
“Warm, rich and fascinating… [Gilbert] is a generous guide, with a deep knowledge of plant life and a fin...
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A Scots Dictionary of Nature
Amanda Thomson
"A stunning wee book detailing some of the wonderfully inventive Scots words that document the world around u...
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The Nature of Winter
Jim Crumley
"Inviting and informative…Crumley has earned himself the enviable position of our foremost nature commentat...
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Nature of Autumn
Jim Crumley
"A cornucopia of autumnal delight." The Scots Magazine
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Sagas of Salt and Stone
Robin Noble
"A wonderful and evocative celebration of the land and people of Orkney." Anna Ritchie
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Kingfisher
Jim Crumley
“A passionate, compelling, very personal work… the honesty of his voice is striking.” Scottish Review ...
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Otter
Jim Crumley
“An astonishingly good writer. Not just an astonishingly good nature writer, but an outstanding artist with...
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The Blackbird Diaries
Karen Lloyd
"Sure to delight readers and fans of British wildlife… The writing is eloquent and enables the readers to c...
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The Island in Imagination and Experience
Barry Smith
"Magisterial… A harrowing, enthralling piece of work that bears comparison with John Prebble’s equally de...
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Badger
Jim Crumley
‘Virtuoso writing… Jim Crumley’s books come from an intelligence drawn from place.’ BBC Countryfile
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Skylark
Jim Crumley
“Enthralling and often strident.” Observer
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Castles in the Mist
Robin Noble
Saltire Society History Book of the Year 2016, SHORTLISTED
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Beneath the Ice
Kenneth Steven
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Featured books in Nature
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The Blackbird Diaries
With its enchanting song, striking orange bill and endearing willingness to share our living space, the blackbird is one...
"Sure to delight readers and fans of British wildlife… The writing is eloquent and enables the readers to conjure the scenes in their mind…Like all good nature writing books, Lloyd’s prose is to be savoured. Not raced through and devoured like the latest crime thriller, but to be absorbed, enjoyed and reflected upon." Megan Shersby, BBC Countryfile
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Nature of Autumn
Longlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2017
"A love song to 'earth’s reviver and replenisher'." Dundee Courier
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Ghost Trees
Wainwright Prize 2019, LONGLISTED
Rathbones Folio Prize 2019, LONGLISTED
Even in...
'Ghost Trees is a reflective book, about personal reaction and engagement. Reading it is like spending time with a knowledgeable uncle who is keen to share his enthusiasms.' Jeremy Crump, Living Maps
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Beneath the Ice
Beneath the Ice tells the fascinating, often troubling, story of the Sami – the indigenous people of the...
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Castles in the Mist
The magnificent Highlands of Scotland represent, in so many ways, ancient Britain. But much of this apparently wild envi...
"Compelling. Noble is a wonderful guide… He blends together history, ornithology and a keen sense of economics with a highly personal approach to landscape." Brian Morton, The National
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The Garden Cottage Diaries
Challenged to prove her claim that an 18th-century diet was better than today’s, for a full year Fiona J Houston r...
'Done with great wit and intelligent determination... Questioning the nature of progress is a sane response in a relentlessly consuming and resource-depleted world.' - Felicity Lawrence, The Guardian.
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The Gathering Tide
“Evocative, muscular.” – Kathleen Jamie. Karen Lloyd takes us on a deeply personal journ...
'Entrancing…exquisite descriptions…sparkles with lyrical imagery.' – Miriam Darlington, BBC Wildlife
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Hare
In the encounters in the wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlif...
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Barn Owl
In the encounters in the wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlif...
'An utter delight, and I cried more than once for the sheer beauty of the writing and descriptions of watching wildlife.' - Jennifer Tetlow
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Fox
In the encounters in the wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlif...
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Swan
In the encounters in the wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlif...
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The Dragonfly Diaries
Britain is home to some forty species of dragonfly, and public interest in their plight is high right now thanks to thei...
'This is a wonderful book, it is inspirational. A must have for any one that is thinking about getting into dragonflies!' - British Dragonfly Society
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Into the Forest
The majesty and beauty of trees have inspired poets for centuries, and this magnificent anthology brings together the fi...
'Exciting and beautifully illustrated.' - David Borthwick
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The Dragonfly-friendly Gardener
The Essential Guide to Creating a Beautiful Garden Haven for Dragonflies. With stunning colours and phenomenal flying ab...
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The Eagle’s Way
“The best nature writer working in Britain today.” The Los Angeles Times. Eagles, more than any other bir...
'Crumley's books are sublime. 'The Eagle's Way' is a beautiful, funny, argumentative narrative of praise to the eagle.' - Roger Hutchinson, West Highland Free Press.
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A Handbook of Scotland’s Trees
Updated edition. This concise yet comprehensive handbook, compiled with the expertise of Reforesting Scotland’s ed...
