Natural History
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Harewood End Agricultural Society
This book shows how agriculture has changed in South Herefordshire in the past 125 years as seen in part through the valuable archives of the Harewood End Agricultural Society. Since its establishment in 1980 the Society has thrived under its mission to establish, maintain and conduct the Society for the association and advancement of persons…
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Land Healer
Land Healer is the story of Fiennes’s ambition to bring back our flora and fauna – by reclaiming our traditions and trialling new experiments which could restore our symbiosis with our land, and save our shared future. Following the farming year and the natural cycle of the seasons, Land Healer chronicles a life of conservation…
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The Book of Wilding
The Book of Wilding has grown out of Isabella and Charlie’s mission to help rewild Britain, Europe and the rest of the world by sharing knowledge from their pioneering project at Knepp in Sussex. It is inspired by the requests they receive from people wanting to learn how to rewild everything from unprofitable farms, landed…
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How to Read A Tree
In How to Read a Tree, you’ll discover the simple principles that explain the shapes and patterns you can see in trees and what they mean. And you’ll learn rare skills that can be applied every time you pass a tree, whether you are in a town or a wilder spot. As the author of…
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Volcanic Studies
Very few branches of Science still remain available for the amateur of limited leisure. Electricity, Chemistry, Bacteriology, most branches of Geology and Mineralogy, have led to results of the highest economic value, and they are cultivated by a large body of professional men subsidised by Colleges or by the Government. They are in a position…
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Move Like Water
The seas cover over two thirds of our planet and yet most of us live our lives on land, creatures of a different element, at once fascinated and terrified by the beauty and power of these great bodies of water. There are some, though, who go to sea, who get to know its many moods…
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I Can Hear the Cuckoo
Tender, philosophical and moving, I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a story about redefining family, about rebirth and renewal, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. It’s a book about moving through grief and the people we find in the midst of our sadness – and what this small community in the Welsh…
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Food for Free
The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material. This is the perfect pocket guide for aspiring foragers. Over 100 edible plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating details on their use throughout the ages. Practical advice on how to…
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The Way Home
An honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid. It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever. No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or…