Nature
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The Nature of Spring
Jim Crumley
"Enthralling and often strident." Observer
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Overlander
Alan Brown
"Sensitive, personal and culturally informed … an eloquent reminder of the wonderful country we live in …...
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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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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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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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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
"A writer of rare talent, always with a sharp eye and an open heart, Lloyd quietly and unassumingly shares he...
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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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Skylark
Jim Crumley
“Enthralling and often strident.” Observer
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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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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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The Dragonfly-friendly Gardener
Ruary Mackenzie Dodds
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Featured books in Nature
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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 lovely book catalogues [Ruary's] journey... and cements his status as one of Britain's greatest living naturalists.' - Chris Packham
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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...
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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...
"Beautifully illustrated ... Unmissable." - Scottish Poetry Library
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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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Beneath the Ice
Beneath the Ice tells the fascinating, often troubling, story of the Sami – the indigenous people of the...
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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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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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Nature of Autumn
Longlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2017
"A delightful meditation." The Guardian
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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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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...
'It's a riveting tale of a rather extraordinary journey.' - Family History Monthly
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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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Castles in the Mist
The magnificent Highlands of Scotland represent, in so many ways, ancient Britain. But much of this apparently wild envi...
Saltire Society History Book of the Year 2016, SHORTLISTED
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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...
"A writer of rare talent, always with a sharp eye and an open heart, Lloyd quietly and unassumingly shares her observations of nature, drawing you into a world made rich with the company of birds." Miriam Darlington, BBC Wildlife
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The Gathering Tide
“Evocative, muscular.” – Kathleen Jamie. Karen Lloyd takes us on a deeply personal journ...
'A hugely impressive debut.' – Mark Cocker
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Ghost Trees
Rathbones Folio Prize 2019, LONGLISTED
Even in the brick and concrete heart of our cities, nature fi...
'Full of deep truths and improbable marvels, this beautifully observed book is a joyous hymn to the urban wild and a clarion call for better – greener, wilder – cities.' Patrick Barkham, natural history writer
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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...
