“The church-bells ring, the children sing:
Sunrise by The Divine Comedy
‘What is this strange and beautiful thing?’
It’s the sunrise.”
This section’s for the bookish and crafty, the practical and philosophical.
We’re listing all our favourite titles that have inspired us, informed us, and motivated us to take action. From roll-your-sleeves-up, get stuck in sustainability, to big ideas, visions for the future and literature to immerse yourself in. Listen to them while you’re having a walk…
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Climate change and how...
(Recommendation from Stanley, Age 8) It's a book about climate change and how we will fix it with loads of...
Childrens
Feral
Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life (Paperback) Feral is the lyrical and gripping story of George Monbiot's efforts to re-engage...
Food For Free
An oldie but a goodie. Foraging turns a walk into a treasure hunt, especially with young children, but it also...
Reference
How to Avoid a...
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates shares his own observations and presents a range of practical, inspirational ways to progress towards a...
Reference, Report
How to Save the...
A big question for many of us is how to share the Awesomeness of Nature? Try this book. There's the...
Childrens, Fiction
Keeping Rivers Cool
‘keeping rivers cool’ is a guide to planting riparian trees in order to provide shade and cooling for freshwater ecology,...
Report
No One Is Too...
A collection of the spine-tingling speeches Great Thunberg made to a world audience. Speeches that struck the very core of...
On Fire: The Burning...
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Rebirding
Praised as 'visionary' by conservationists and landowners alike, Rebirding sets out a compelling manifesto for restoring Britain's wildlife, rewilding its species and...
Reference
Secrets of the Soil
One of the most fascinating books I've ever read. All the alternative ways of looking after soil, covering Steiner (same...
Reference