Take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend with this Pocket Guide to British Birds. This edition of the best-selling field guide from the RSPB is compact, informative and beautifully illustrated, and features 215 of the most common birds found in Britain.

Take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend with this Pocket Guide to British Birds. This edition of the best-selling field guide from the RSPB is compact, informative and beautifully illustrated, and features 215 of the most common birds found in Britain.

Available in store and online. £6.99

Great illustrated book of birds for children who might wish to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2019, this weekend. #BigGardenBirdWatch.

Great illustrated book of birds for children who might wish to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2019, this weekend. #BigGardenBirdWatch.

Launching with four books looking at flowers, birds, mammals and mini beasts, each RSPB spotter’s guide will comprise 35 common … More

The wren is a paradox of a bird. On the one hand wrens are ubiquitous. They are Britain’s most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs & have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up & down Britain and Ireland: from the smallest city garden to remote offshore islands, blustery moors to chilly mountains. Yet many people, particularly a younger generation, are not sure if they have ever seen a wren. Perhaps because the wren is so tiny, weighing just as much as two A4 sheets of paper, & so busy, always on the move, more mouse than bird.

The wren is a paradox of a bird. On the one hand wrens are ubiquitous. They are Britain’s most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs & have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up & down Britain and Ireland: from the smallest city garden to remote offshore islands, blustery moors to chilly mountains. Yet many people, particularly a younger generation, are not sure if they have ever seen a wren. Perhaps because the wren is so tiny, weighing just as much as two A4 sheets of paper, & so busy, always on the move, more mouse than bird.

However if we cast our eyes back to recent history wrens were a mainstay of literary, cultural and popular history. … More

We live in a world that prizes the fast over the slow, the new over the familiar and work over rest. Birds Art Life Death is Kyo Maclear’s beautiful journey to stake out a sense of meaning amid the crushing rush. One winter Maclear felt unmoored. Her father had recently fallen ill and she suddenly found herself a little lost. In the midst of this crisis, she met a musician who loved birds. When he watched birds and began to photograph them, his worries dissipated.

We live in a world that prizes the fast over the slow, the new over the familiar and work over rest. Birds Art Life Death is Kyo Maclear’s beautiful journey to stake out a sense of meaning amid the crushing rush. One winter Maclear felt unmoored. Her father had recently fallen ill and she suddenly found herself a little lost. In the midst of this crisis, she met a musician who loved birds. When he watched birds and began to photograph them, his worries dissipated.

Curious, she began to accompany him on his urban birdwatching expeditions and witnessed the magic of a transient city. Birds … More

As obsessive a celebration of rook and jackdaw – and of human immersion in nature – as anyone could wish.

As obsessive a celebration of rook and jackdaw – and of human immersion in nature – as anyone could wish.

The Birds and the Bees series was designed for Vintage Classics by Timorous Beasties, the Scottish studio famous for their … More

Beginning in summer with clouds of breeding seabirds in Shetland & ending with nightjars like giant moths in the heart of England

Beginning in summer with clouds of breeding seabirds in Shetland & ending with nightjars like giant moths in the heart of England

Tim Dee maps his encounters with birds over four decades of tracking them around the world. He tells of familiar … More

Birds of the Hedgerow, Field & Woodland restores to print beautifully written, but long-forgotten, books about the British countryside. It is an enchanting addition, perfect for bird lovers & those who love beautiful books.

Birds of the Hedgerow, Field & Woodland restores to print beautifully written, but long-forgotten, books about the British countryside. It is an enchanting addition, perfect for bird lovers & those who love beautiful books.

Spotting a little bird perched in a tree or taking flight into a blue sky is one of those perfect, … More