The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.
The godfather of British nature writing reflects on the conflict between cultivation and autonomous nature
Ever since the first human settlements 10,000 years ago, weeds have dogged our footsteps. They are there as the punishment of 'thorns and thistles' in "Genesis" and, two... Læs mere
From ash die-back to the Great Storm of 1987, our much-loved woodlands seem to be under constant threat from a procession of natural challenges. The... Læs mere
Retraces author's life and her transformation from a post-office clerk who left school at fourteen to a... Læs mere
Described as 'Britain's greatest living nature writer', the author has revealed his passion for the natural world in eloquent stories for BBC Wildlife Magazine. This title features his favourite pieces and presents a view of the changing natural landscape in which we live.
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates.
'Britain's greatest living nature writer' The TimesRediscover the extraodinary power of nature and the British wilderness, from award-winning naturalist and author Richard MabeyIn the last... Læs mere
A Mabey magnum opus: 'Mabey's finest, an eclectic world-roaming collection of stories...lacing colour, intimacy and emotional texture around the scaffold of hard facts.' - Spectator
When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote "The Natural History of Selborne" (1789), he created one of the... Læs mere
Richard Mabey reveals the astonishingly rich world of animal and plant life surviving and often thriving among docklands, railways, factories and canals.
'Richard Mabey is among the best writers at work in Britain.