Nature - Saraband

The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 Linda Cracknell

A Garden Full of Birds Susie White

Badger Jim Crumley

Barn Owl Jim Crumley

All the Violet Tiaras Jean Menzies

Swan Jim Crumley

Hare Jim Crumley

Swimming the Seasons Polly Atkin

Nature’s Almanac Susie White

Earthworks Karen Lloyd

[trim]“An intensely optimistic book, where hope comes not from denial, but from a careful and studied attention to the natural world - both the writing and the thinking are precise, vivid and engaging: it's a delight to spend time in the company of this writer.” Jenn Ashworth, award-winning author[/trim]

Symphonic Jim Crumley

[trim]“The best nature writing can make you look at the world differently; it can be revelatory, wonder-inducing. The best nature writing surprises, illuminating ideas, connections and, yes, harmonies that the reader might never have reached themselves. If you want the best nature writing, you should read Jim Crumley.” Malachy Tallack, Gutter[/trim]

In Search of Gems Kenneth Steven

The Gardener and the Moth Susie White

[trim]“Anyone who wants to encourage moths and butterflies into their open space both day and night should bag a copy of naturalist and gardener Susie White’s compact volume” Must-have gardening books, Somerset Life magazine[/trim]

Looking Down at the Stars Christina Riley

[trim]"Christina Riley is a tremendous writer, and a truly gifted observer. Her portraits of the underwater world are vivid and precise, often surprising, always illuminating. Looking Down at the Stars is a book of wonder and delight." Malachy Tallack, multi-award-winning author[/trim]

Flint Country Laurence Mitchell

[trim]“A good read … it ventures widely across the various essences that make up the human and natural landscape of East Anglia.” Stephen Rutt, author of the Wainwright Prize-winning The Seabird’s Cry[/trim]

While the Earth Holds its Breath Helen Moat