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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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
"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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Nature of Autumn
Longlisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2017
"Crumley always manages to combine an extraordinary depth of…knowledge with vivid warm writing and a clear love of what he is writing about.…çrumley is one of an endangered species – the real naturalists. Enchanting." Sara Maitland, BBC Countryfile
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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...
"Captivating… A charming and informative account." Katharine Norbury, Caught by the River
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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...
'Tinglingly readable. Crumley's distinctive voice carries you with him on his dawn forays and sunset vigils.' - John Lister Kaye.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Ghost Trees
Wainwright Prize 2019, LONGLISTED
Rathbones Folio Prize 2019, LONGLISTED
Even in...
“One of the best non-fiction books about London. Bob Gilbert’s gifted style of writing [and] simple, clear but hilarious storytelling helps to make this secret life of trees an unlikely page-turner.” The Londonist
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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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Castles in the Mist
The magnificent Highlands of Scotland represent, in so many ways, ancient Britain. But much of this apparently wild envi...
“Essential reading … If you think you know Scotland, then this book will probably make you think again, for there is much here that is thought-provoking and more than a little that is surprising … The Highlands and Islands have changed far more profoundly than most of us realise. Which more than anything else is what makes this such an important book.” Undiscovered Scotland
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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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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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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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Beneath the Ice
Beneath the Ice tells the fascinating, often troubling, story of the Sami – the indigenous people of the...
