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A History of Life in 100 Fossils by Paul D. Taylor 9780565095499
RRP: £16.99£11.54This is the epic story of life on Earth, uniquely retold through someof the most significant fossils ever found. The book travels through 3.5 billion years of Earth's history and across all seven continents, showcasing the unusual and wonderful creatures... -
Sea Fever: A British Maritime Miscellany by Meg Clothier
RRP: £9.99£6.52'What a fun book! Reading Sea Fever is enticing and intriguing, like watching floating treasure bob past your nose.' Tristan Gooley, author of The Natural Navigator Can you interpret the shipping forecast? Do you know your flotsam from your jetsam? Or... -
Hyena by Mikita Brottman
RRP: £13.95£9.73In almost every culture, hyenas are regarded as nasty, scheming charlatans, skulking in the back alleyways of the animal kingdom. Scorned as little more than scavenging carrion-eaters, vandals and thieves, since the earliest times hyenas have been both... -
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
RRP: £14.99£10.95Published in 1872, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was a book at the very heart of Darwin's research interests - a central pillar of his 'human' series. This book engaged some of the hardest questions in the evolution debate, and it... -
Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets by Kyo Maclear 9781911590958
RRP: £18.99£12.83Three months after Kyo Maclear's father dies in December 2018, she gets the result of a DNA test showing that she and the father who raised her are not biologically related. Suddenly Maclear becomes a detective in her own life, desperately seeking... -
Where to Watch Birds in Sardinia by Ilaria Fozzi
RRP: £22.95£18.72Sardinia is in the middle of the western Mediterranean between Europe and Africa. Its location on the Mediterranean flyway makes it an important refuelling stop for migrating birds - especially on its extensive wetlands. A popular destination for birders... -
Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington
RRP: £9.99£6.70A BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekLonglisted for the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize 2018A Guardian Book of the Year 2018The owl has captivated the human imagination for millennia; as a predator, messenger, emblem of wisdom or portent of doom. Owl Sense... -
Trees: From Root to Leaf by Paul Smith
RRP: £40.00£26.40A landmark publication that captures the beautiful richness of every aspect of trees and their importance for science, culture and the future of humankind. Trees feed us, shelter us, inspire us and heal us. In a world facing the destruction of the... -
Animal-speak by Ted Andrews 9780875420288
RRP: £23.00£15.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780875420288Author Ted AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Publisher Llewellyn Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 845g -
Nature Detective: Urban Wildlife by Victoria Munson
RRP: £6.99£5.00This easy-to-follow, wildlife-spotting book for children introduces 50 of the most common birds, animals, plants and insects found in British urban areas. This book has simple descriptions, with information about scientific names, size, food, life span... -
RSPB Seabirds by Marianne Taylor
RRP: £25.00£19.88A lavish celebration of the seabirds of the British Isles. Seabirds are the living links between land, air and sea. They enjoy a freedom that even humans, with all our technological assistance, can barely imagine. Many species travel mind-boggling... -
Do We Need Pandas?: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity by Ken Thompson
RRP: £12.99£9.79How much do we really know about the species that make up the natural world? In this fascinating book Ken Thompson explains what we do and don't understand about biodiversity. We know that most species remain undiscovered, and that biodiversity is... -
Birdsong in a Time of Silence by Steven Lovatt
RRP: £12.99£11.78A lyrical celebration of birdsong, and the rekindling of a deep passion for nature."At this time of year, blackbirds never simply fly: instead, like reluctantly retired officers, they're always 'on manoeuvres', and it's easy to see from their constant... -
The Elements of Power: Gadgets, Guns, and the Struggle for a Sustainable Future in the Rare Metal Age by David S. Abraham
RRP: £12.99£11.46A natural resource strategist investigates the growing global demand for rare metals and what it means to the environment and our future Our future hinges on a set of elements that few of us have even heard of. In this surprising and revealing book,... -
Swifts and Us: The Life of the Bird that Sleeps in the Sky by Sarah Gibson 9780008350666
RRP: £10.99£7.25Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, never lighting on tree, cliff or ground, until they return... -
English: A Story of Marmite, Queuing and Weather by Ben Fogle
RRP: £9.99£6.64What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite - or is it something less easily defined? Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the... -
Poems on Nature by Various
RRP: £10.99£7.51The poems in Poems on Nature are divided into spring, summer, autumn and winter to reflect in verse the changes of the seasons and the passing of time.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with... -
Britain's Birds: A Treasury of Facts, Fiction and Folklore by Jo Woolf
RRP: £12.99£8.88The perfect gift for bird watchers. 70 of Britain's birds - natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances. Packed with natural history facts, folklore and literary appearances for more than 70 of Britain's birds. A... -
Wild Interiors: Beautiful Plants in Beautiful Spaces by Hilton Carter
RRP: £20.00£15.48"We work with Hilton because he's both a plant stylist and an incredible plant-care wizard. Hilton doesn't just teach you how to get your plants to thrive - he teaches you how to bond with them." Apartment Therapy Bestselling author Hilton Carter... -
Cabin: How to Build a Retreat in the Wilderness and Learn to Live With Nature by Will Jones 9780500024959
RRP: £20.00£12.63The story of the author's cabin build in the wilderness, packed with practical advice for aspiring builders and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world. In 2010, journalist and author Will Jones gave up London life to move to... -
Island on the Edge: A Life on Soay by Anne Cholawo
RRP: £9.99£6.70Anne Cholawo was a typical 80s career girl working in a busy London advertising agency, when in 1989, holidaying in Skye, she noticed an advert for a property on the Isle of Soay - 'Access by courtesy of fishing boat'. She had never heard of Soay before,... -
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone by Richard Lloyd Parry 9781784704889
RRP: £10.99£7.77'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary SupplementOn 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of... -
The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants by Neil Diboll
RRP: £28.00£24.27A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated reference for all gardeners passionate about native plants and prairie restoration. The Gardener's Guide to Prairie Plants is the one-stop compendium for all gardeners aspiring to use native prairie plants in... -
Wildlife of the Galapagos (Traveller's Guide) by Julian Fitter
RRP: £16.99£11.47The islands of the Galapagos, situated off the coast of Ecuador in South America, are home to some of the world's most fascinating wildlife and are visited by thousands of tourists each year. This series of books is designed to give visitors... -
Truth to Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom by Andre de Ruyter 9781776390625
RRP: £16.99£11.54When Andre de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa. Aside from neglected equipment, ageing power stations and an eroded skills base, he discovered that... -
Europe's Birds: An Identification Guide by Andy Swash
RRP: £20.00£16.89The most comprehensive single-volume photographic guide to Europe's birds ever produced-from the authors of the acclaimed Britain's BirdsCovering more than 900 species, and illustrated with 4,700 photographs, Europe's Birds is the most comprehensive,... -
Opium Poppy Garden: The Way of a Chinese Grower by William Griffith 9780914171676
RRP: £11.99£9.00A complete guide to cultivating and harvesting the beautiful opium poppy. The opium poppy is a potent plant that has been cultivated and used for thousands of years to alleviate suffering. The use of plant substances as alternatives to synthetic... -
The Moor: A journey into the English wilderness by William Atkins
RRP: £12.99£8.56Shortlisted for the 2015 Wainwright Prize In this journey across England's most forbidding and mysterious terrain, William Atkins takes the reader from south to north, exploring moorland's uniquely captivating position in our history, literature and... -
How to Hold Animals by Toshimitsu Matsuhashi 9781529404531
RRP: £20.00£13.35A delightful treasure trove of tips on how to hold animals without hurting them.Should you hold a mouse by its tail? A grasshopper by its leg? A butterfly by its wing?How do you pick up a prickly hedgehog? A slithering snake? A hissing cat?Most of us... -
A Portrait of the Tree: A celebration of favourite trees from around the UK and Ireland by Adrian Houston
RRP: £30.00£21.00A stunning collection of portraits of favourite trees from around Britain by photographer Adrian Houston.---'This is a wonderful book: beautiful and important' - Joanna Lumley'A must-read for all conservationists, environmentalists and nature lovers' -... -
Fledgling by Hannah Bourne-Taylor 9780711266681
RRP: £9.99£6.44Read the powerful account of one woman's struggle to reshape her identity when all normality has fallen away. When lifelong bird-lover Hannah Bourne-Taylor moved with her husband to Ghana seven years ago she couldn't have anticipated how her life would... -
Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities and Our Planet – One Bite at a Time by Mark Hyman
RRP: £10.99£6.47Our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, and revive economies is food. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines, but also for the planet, society, and the... -
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Sunday Times Bestseller 2021. As recommended by the BBC Radio 2 Book Club'The novel I've enjoyed most this year' - Hilary Mantel'A mystery, a love story and a ghost story, all at once. Wonderful' - S J WatsonCornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish from... -
Guide to Hedgerows by Gill Crane 9781851532469
£4.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781851532469Author Gill CraneImprint Field Studies CouncilPublisher Field Studies Council -
Natural History: v. 1: Bks.I-II by Pliny the Elder
RRP: £24.95£23.39An unrivaled compendium of ancient Roman knowledge.Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23-79), a Roman of equestrian rank of Transpadane Gaul (N. Italy), was uncle of Pliny the letter writer. He pursued a career partly military in Germany, partly... -
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present and Future of the World's Largest Animals by Nicholas Pyenson
RRP: £10.99£7.25Whales are among the largest, most intelligent, deepest diving species to have ever lived on our planet. We have hunted them for thousands of years and scratched their icons into our mythologies. They simultaneously fill us with waves of... -
The Urban Forager by Wross Lawrence 9781910566695
RRP: £12.95£8.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910566695Author Wross LawrenceFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press -
Rewilding the Sea: How to Save our Oceans by Charles Clover
RRP: £22.00£15.62**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE**'A game-changer!' - Margaret Atwood, Twitter'I doubt any more important book will published this year' - Stephen FryIn this indispensable follow up to his acclaimed The End of the Line: How Overfishing is... -
Britain's Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature by Jo Woolf
RRP: £12.99£8.88A cornucopia of some of Britain's oldest and most beloved native trees, this book weaves together their rich history, folklore and traditions. This lovely book will enable the reader to identify Britain's trees and enjoy reading the rich... -
Black Ops and Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain's Wild Mammals by Fiona Mathews
RRP: £17.99£12.95From central Glasgow to rural Wiltshire, a husband-and-wife team track down Britain's rarest and most enigmatic animals. 'Weasely my favourite book of the year.' Dave Goulson, author of Silent Earth A COUNTRYFILE AND WATERSTONES BEST NATURE BOOK OF...