Nature and the natural world: general interest

Have fun at the farm with this new collection of minis from Kerry Lord and her Edward's Menagerie animals.

50 savvy skills for outdoor adventurers.

A Dog A Day began life with a Facebook post in 2013:'My name is Sally Muir and this is a new gallery where I will add a dog drawing/painting every day, adding up to a massive 365 day dogfest.

The new edition of bestselling knitting classic Best in Show, combining the best of Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir's dog designs.

Essential Tropical Fish: Setup & Maintenance is the essential guide to setting up your tank and looking after your aquarium, providing a resource for both beginner and enthusiast.

Essential Tropical Fish: Species Guide is the essential guide to identifying and selecting tropical fish for your aquarium, providing a resource for both beginner and enthusiast.

In My Natural History Simon Barnes, like a modern-day Gerald Durrell, weaves together the story of his life via the animals and the natural encounters that have shaped it.

This is a high-wire adventure story of grit and determination, and of love, hope and 88 Capuchin monkeys in the back of a Hercules transport plane, but most of all, at its heart, it is an inspiring tale of the life-changing bond between one man and his ape.

One winter's afternoon, Stephen Foster walked into a dog re-homing centre with the intention of picking up a retired greyhound.

Ollie was just about cured of his basketcase habits; the neurotic lurcher at last appeared to have his paws planted firmly on the ground (well, almost).

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories.

One of the Financial Times' Best Summer Books of 2022'A compelling account of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of life as a vet - and a lesson to us all on how we should treat the animals with which we share our lives.

*THE ORIGINAL ALMANAC*'Lia Leendertz's classic almanac never fails to delight' - The Herald'It's a perfect Christmas present' - Allan Jenkins, The ObserverA perfect toolkit for connecting with the world around us and the year ahead as it unfolds - all in a compact and pocket size guide that just begs you to pick it up and browse.

Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us - including key dates, tide tables and garden tasks; constellations and moon phases; sunrises, folk songs, seasonal recipes plus a 'bun of the month'; and - because 2023 will be a good year for planet spotting - the solar system and the zodiac.

'Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders' - Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale'Thrilling, compellingly readable and paradigm-shattering' - Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast'Both expert and entertaining' - David Barrie, author of Incredible JourneysAnts have been walking the Earth since the age of the dinosaurs.

In this enchanting work of scientific exploration, acclaimed science author Frank Ryan explains how metamorphosis - the intricate trick of nature by which caterpillars transform into butterflies - reveals secrets that are shaking the scientific world.

El Parque Nacional Natural Gorgona (PNNG) ubicado frente a la costa Pacífica de Colombia, en jurisdicción del departamento del Cauca, es una de las principales áreas protegidas del Chocó Biogeográfico, donde la exuberante selva húmeda tropical alberga una alta riqueza biológica aún desconocida para la ciencia.

UN RECORRIDO POR LOS MISTERIOS DEL UNIVERSO QUE NOS INTRODUCE EN LOS ÚLTIMOS HALLAZGOS CIENTÍFICOS EN EL ÁMBITO DE LA COSMOLOGÍA.

Philip's Month-by-Month Star Finder is a concise calendar for star watchers in the northern hemisphere.

Philip's Astrophotography With Mark Thompson is an essential guide for anyone wishing to photograph or image the stars and planets, written by TV's favourite astronomer.

Philip's Stargazing With Mark Thompson provides the perfect introduction to the fascinating hobby of astronomy for beginners, written by TV's favourite astronomer.

Find your way around the night sky with this handy guide to stargazing for the complete novice.

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During the last decade, the osprey has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes - once extinct in Britain, now returned as a powerful symbol of hope.

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On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl - a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga.

For all those people who say they aren't cat people, but deep down know they are.

El 2015, fruit d'una rara excentricitat neuronal, l'Ernesto Collado, reconegut actor i director de teatre de creació contemporània, va perdre totalment el sentit de l'olfacte.

What happens when a star dies?

The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell.

Imagine a jazz musician, improvising on a theme.

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardIn 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra.

If we could see it as a whole, if they all arrived in a single flock, say, we would be truly amazed: sixteen million birds.

When Jenny and Robert fall in love in the late 1960s they decide to build a new future together, away from the city.

Competing at dog shows is an excellent way for the family - both young and old alike - to enjoy a hobby together.

Growing your own vegetables often leads gardeners to want to go one step further and keep some livestock.

"e;The Urban Hen"e; is the perfect companion for the city poultry keeper and shows you how to maintain a happy, healthy garden or backyard flock in towns and cities.

Every dog owner wants the best for their pet.

A new puppy in the family is an exciting time for young and old alike.

It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts and sloes, and home to oak and ash, field mice and butterflies.

Formed of dramatic volcanic scenery and home to marvellous beasts, it is little wonder that the first name for the Galapagos archipelago was Las Encantadas: the enchanted islands.

In his trademark style, Richard Mabey weaves together science, art and memoirs (including his own) to show the weather's impact on our culture and national psyche.

Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside.

In these elegant, short essays, revered nature writer Richard Mabey attempts to marry a Romantic's view of the natural world with that of the meticulous observations of the scientist.

Ever since the first human settlements 10,000 years ago, weeds have dogged our footsteps.

When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote The Natural History of Selborne (1789), he created one of the greatest and most influential natural history works of all time, his detailed observations about birds and animals providing the cornerstones of modern ecology.

In a most original book, science writer Henry Nicholls uses the rich and curious story of the panda from its 'discovery' 150 years ago in the highlands of China to its present international status as endearing icon of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF - fifty years old in 2011) and shy darling of the world's zoos to do several things - to chart the emergence of modern China onto the global stage; to examine our changing attitude to the natural world; and to offer a compelling history of the conservation movement.