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A Weed-lover's Calendar' will show you how to discover the hidden pleasures of weeding!

This is the story of a boy growing up on a farm in the 1960s. Nine-year old Bill, the author, moves with his family from the suburbs of London to a dairy farm in North Devon, an idyllic environment where he lives for the next ten years. Pithy anecdotes talk about his daily chores of looking after the cows and helping with the harvest, often turning into disasters - or adventures. With his dog Lucy, he roams the countryside for wildlife, his pa...

Invertebrates are fascinating, their shapes and behaviour intriguing. Some species are vital as pollinators of our crops and garden flowers, or control insect pests, including aphids. In this poetry collection, the author takes us into the English countryside, its hedges and roads sides, woodlands, grasslands, dunes, ponds and rivers, in search of these creatures. Most are very familiar to us - butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, slugs and snai...

This is a bright and cheerful photographic identification guide aimed at youngsters to help them discover wild flowers when out and about. The plants are arranged primarily by habitat but also by colour in the Flower Colour Index, aiding plant identification. Suitable as a science resource for all UK primary school curricula, age group 7-11.

A rhyming tale which contains fascinating facts about our precious and valuable wildlife, whilst bring to life the cheeky character which children will love. This will be part of a series.

A comprehensive and user-friendly photographic identification guide to all of the species, sexes and forms of British and Irish dragon- and damselflies, with essential field notes and habitat photographs to aid finding each species.

Harry, a boy with a passion for fishing, visits his favourite place, a crystal-clear chalk stream where kingfishers dart and minnows abound. He is there to catch a trout. Will he be lucky? His quest turns into a small adventure, involving meeting lots of animals and other wildlife on the way.

The Worshipful Companies is a collection of images and poems about wildlife you find at the north Norfolk Coast. An enchanting souvenir and gift such that all may bring a bit of Norfolk home.

Offers an insight into the world of twitching, and the personal account of some of the author's missions to add birds to his increasing British life-list. This book contains his own photographs, paintings and illustrations, as well as car crashes, stormy sea crossings, plane convoys and even a coastguard rescue, encountered during his bird-quest.

This books is all about exploring and discovery. It encourages children, age 7-11 years, to take an active interest in the natural world around them and to explore it, starting with their own garden.

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An informative, entertaining and educational guide to the British ducks, geese and swans, covering 34 species of birds. It has been designed to enthuse and encourage young readers but is equally appealing to anyone with a new interest in birds, especially waterfowl.

A naturalist's account of the rich flora and wildlife encountered during an eight-day walk across the massif of Tymphi in Zagori, Greece.

Challenges of a professional botanist turning tour guide and travelling the world.

The author takes us on a literary tour through the Lake District, using Japanese haiku poetry to interpret the landscape and his emotional responses to it.

During troubled times, one thing that keeps us sane is the beauty and diversity of the British countryside - and indeed the natural world generally. This collection of 48 poems distils the emotional connection between poet and wildlife, focusing on an array of plant and animal species. Notes and photographs accompany each poem to further intrigue the reader. The award-winning author, Dr. Tim Gardiner, is a professional ecologist, with a specia...

A rhyming tale with fascinating facts about our precious wildlife, here slugs and snail.

This powerful, thought-provoking collection of 61 poems primarily focuses on human awareness, desire, love and sex, and awareness of beauty and its loss, but also embraces big contemporary issues, social and environmental.

The author, a professional conservationist, tells his own stories of truely exhilarating encounters of British wildlife, especially birds, while working as a nature warden.

The author and his young daughter, who set off on a holiday in West Wales to observe whales and dolphins, stumble across the delights of Britain's native butterflies. Inspired, they start a quest to photograph all of the 58 breeding butterfly species in the UK, leading to an adventure that lasts five summers.