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How is it that a baboon and a blob of slime mould instinctively know what to eat, yet humans can't seem to figure it out? When and why did we lose the basic knowledge to intuit what foods our body needs, and in what proportions? All organisms trust their appetites to tell them what and how much t...

Professor Patricia Wiltshire takes you on a journey through the fascinating edgeland where nature and crime are intertwined. She takes you on a journey searching for bodies of loved ones - through woodlands, along hedgerows, field-edges, and through plantations - solving time since death, and dis...

In January 2006, a month or two after my father died, I thought I saw him again - a momentary impression of an old man, a little stooped, setting off for a walk in his characteristic fawn corduroys and shabby quilted jacket. After teenage rifts it was walking that brought us closer as father and ...

Over-attached to technology and cosseted in our homes, the Western world has never been so disconnected from nature. 'Rewild Your Life' helps you to rediscover your instinctive connection to the great outdoors. With 52 indoor and outdoor projects, journalist and wild swimming enthusiast Sarah Sti...

This fully illustrated field guide is loaded with dozens of activities, games and crafts for you and your troops to enjoy in the great outdoors, from forest skills to creative pursuits. These mission briefs are expertly designed to make sure your squad learns valuable skills, stays safe and has a...

'50 Evening Adventures' encourages families to make the most of their 5 to 9, those evening hours after school and after work. Here are simple and exciting ideas for spending time together out of doors, during the working week. The book is divided into two main sections with ideas for places to g...

Chris Townsend embarks on a 700-mile walk along the spine of Scotland, the line of high ground where fallen rain runs either west to the Atlantic or east to the North Sea. Walking before the Independence Referendum of 2014, and writing after the EU Referendum of 2016, he reflects on: nature and h...

Bees are like oxygen: ubiquitous, essential, and, for the most part, unseen. While we might overlook them, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In this book, Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago, when a wasp first dared to f...

This bright, accessible pocket companion will introduce you to 50 important land and water birds often seen in the UK and similar climates in Europe. Written by experienced nature writer Dr Meriel Lland and conservationist and filmmaker Roxy Furman, each spread features an illustration of the bir...

Written as he talks, this is Monty Don right beside you in the garden, challenging norms and sharing his advice based on years of experience. Month-by-month, Monty reveals the jobs he does in his own garden, that he hopes are relevant to you. Discover his thoughts and musings on nature, seasons, ...