The countryside, country life: general interest

This is the charming biography of the author's father, Fred Kellow, who was born into a farming family in Burcombe, South Wiltshire in 1924.

In a much-anticipated addition to the New Naturalist library, Stefan Buczacki takes a broad look at the relatively unexplored world of the garden, and its relevance within the context of natural history overall.

'I watched the mirror for a last view, for now, of the frozen mountains of Glen Coe.

A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers, as we've never seen her before.

This delightful book records a year in the life of an essentially English waterscape, one that is home to a vast array of wildlife and natural habitat of the keen angler - the chalkstream.

'The most effective advertisement for the countryside I've ever encountered' Daily MailWalking Through Spring follows Graham Hoyland's journey as he traces a new national trail, walking north with Spring from the South Coast to the Borders.

The Smell of Summer Grass is based partly on the long out of print 'Perch Hill'.

'I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand.

'I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand.

An absorbing travel book, a meditation on geology, photography, Romanesque art and the romance of physical decline, The Slow Breath of Stone throws a mirror on Europe of the Middle Ages and its hold on us today.

A captivating memoir of one woman's relationship with a man and his mansion.

This is the story of Alex James's transition from a leading light of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, to gentleman farmer, artisan cheese-maker and father of five.

A history of walking over the British countryside.

Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil.

Country folk have their own way of doing things and their own sense of humour too.

Step into a world of timeless traditionsA breathtaking collection of evocative poetry paired with beautiful linocut prints inspired by the British Isles.

He does write beautifully, especially of his greatest love -our wild birds .

'One of those enthusiasts whose enthusiasm is hard to resist .

A warm, witty memoir of one man's escape from the city in an unlikely quest to create out of a mountainous Welsh landscape a garden fit for inclusion in the prestigious Yellow Book - the 'Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity' guide - in just one year.

** A Winner of the Woodland Books of the Year Award **In a stressful, chaotic world, many of us are turning to nature for a sense of serenity and happiness.

Chris Yates, one of Britain's most insightful and lyrical writers, raises his gaze from his beloved rivers and ponds and takes us on a mesmerizing tour of the British countryside.

A lyrical, evocative and wonderfully original wartime memoir about life on a farm in the Cotswolds, seen through the eyes of a child.

'Sensational!

The fifth volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC and Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small.

'The Duchess does indeed seem a remarkable woman .

The Garden Against Time is the No.

Whether you live in a house or flat, in a rural or urban environment, this beautiful book shows how to harness the natural world around us and feel more grounded and rooted in our surroundings.

Rose Vernon is headed to a quiet Cornish village - to find the man who saved her life.

A deep knowledge of our natural environment is no longer a vital part of everyday survival, certainly for those of us living in cities and working in weatherproof offices.

When two city girls embark on an afternoon of idle window-shopping in Worcestershire and end up buying a horse, their lives swerve gloriously off course.

This beautiful Ladybird Classic ebook edition of Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic story for younger readers.

Nudinits is back with a guide to getting it all out in the open.

' A brilliant gift for anyone who loves the countryside' - Independent 'This extraordinarily fine writer tours England with an eye for every living thing.

Grass and its organisation into lawns is a particularly English obsession.

A tale of mystery and healing from the Canadian forests, where Nature can be nasty and men can easily go mad.

This scarce antiquarian book contains a thoroughly comprehensive guide to mushroom growing, providing all the information anyone interested in such an endeavour could possibly desire.

This is a celebration of the beauties and possibilities of Heliotrope and Honeysuckle, Auricula, Snapdragon, Spanish Iris and Corydalis, and all the other plants that enliven and exalt the gardens of England.

Max Hastings is best known as an acclaimed journalist and military historian.

An academic and writer, during the Second World War John Stewart Collis was put to agricultural work.

Born and brought up in rural Suffolk, Ronald Blythe was fascinated by the rhythms of country life and the stories of the people he had known since childhood.

In Foxhunting in Paradise, a major work of research and practical exploration in and around the hunting field, Michael Clayton brings entirely up to date histories of the Quorn, Belvoir, Cottesmore and Fernie Hunts.

Common Edible And Poisonous Mushrooms Of South-eastern Michigan is a portable handy field guide containing a number of helpful pictures.

The Sunday Times bestseller following the inspiring story of life as a shepherdess, by the star of More4's Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive & the Kids and Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm.

Mushrooms of the Great Lakes region : the fleshy, leathery, and woody fungi of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and the southern half of Wisconsin and of Michigan by Verne Ovid Graham.

These poetic and highly personal pieces describe Edward Thomas's wanderings through the English countryside, taking in meadows, farms, inns, maypoles, churches and wildlife.

The countryside is filled with beauty and wonder in these imaginative, idiosyncratic writings, but also cruelty and hardship.

This work by George Bourne, a pseudonym of George Sturt, was originally published in 1912.

'I've watched deer and elk frolic in the meadow below me, and pine trees explode in a blue ball of smoke.

From the star of Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive & The Kids and Our Yorkshire Farm comes an entertaining insight into life on a remote hill farm through the year.

'Little Bramble is the perfect country village.