History is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney. But when it comes to understanding animals, we’ve got a long way to go. Whether we’re watching a viral video of romping baby pandas or looking at a picture of penguins `holding hands’, we often project our own values – innocence, abstinence, hard work – onto animals.

So you’ve probably never considered that moose get drunk and that penguins are notorious cheats. In The Unexpected Truth About … More

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

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

Inquisitive & insightful, Evans explores hidden, halfway places – from ice-age caves to marshes & ridgeways – & asks us to reconsider our relationship with the secret wilderness that shape this land.

In Field Notes from the Edge, the acclaimed writer of the Guardian’s ‘Country Diary’, Paul Evans, takes us on a … More

Bradbury unbuttons the earth & lets the bumblebees, foxgloves & sparrows return at their own pace. A rallying cry for the wildlife garden

Finding herself in a new home in Brighton, Kate Bradbury sets about transforming her decked, barren backyard into a beautiful … More

Carefully written, Barkham is a determinedly fair-minded writer, & he approaches the creature from all sorts of angles. Much of this is engaging. But what really entices is the badger itself, a cautious, secretive, curiously gentle creature about which so much is still unknown

Britain is the home of the badger – there are more badgers per square kilometre in this country than in … More

Book reading with local writer, Tessa Boase, Weds 13th June. Few, today, are aware that Britain’s biggest conservation charity, the RSPB, was born through the determined efforts of a handful of women, led by the indomitable Mrs Lemon.

‘Shocking and entertaining. The surprising story of the campaigning women who changed Britain.’ Virginia Nicholson`Full of fascinating historical detail and … More

Wherever you live there are likely to be bats near you. So discover more with the help of this easy to read, approachable & beautifully illustrated book.

Amazing, fascinating, bizarre are words that barely start to describe the bats of the world. Some are big and some … More

The sky had a clear distant splendour, and you had a feeling that summer was everlasting….

The pages are full of sharp observations which reveal the loveliness of every- day sights and fleeting moments, from the … 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.

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