“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
Alice Harman
Loan
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...
George Monbiot
Loan
Food For Free
An oldie but a goodie. Foraging turns a walk into a treasure hunt, especially with young children, but it also...
Reference
Richard Mabey
Loan
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
Bill Gates
Loan
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
Emma Shevah
Keeping Rivers Cool
‘keeping rivers cool’ is a guide to planting riparian trees in order to provide shade and cooling for freshwater ecology,...
Report
Rachel Lenane
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...
Greta Thunberg
Loan
On Fire: The Burning...
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Naomi Klein
Loan
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
Benedict MacDonald
Loan
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
Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird
Sustainable Energy – without...
A breath of fresh (cool) air, this book aims to supply straight-up evidence-based facts and data about energy. This book...
Reference, Report
David JC MacKay
The Economics of Biodiversity:...
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, presents the first comprehensive economic framework of its kind for biodiversity. And the most...
Report
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta
The Meat Free Monday...
Delicious, unfussy, seasonal recipes covering all three meals of the day. There are plenty of great options for families but...
Recipe
Annie Rigg, Tara Fisher, Meat Free Monday
Loan
The Overstory
This is a novel that will fundamentally alter the way you look at trees – a few weeks after reading...
Fiction
Richard Powers
Loan
The Soil Will Save...
Covers a lot about climate change and is a fantastic introduction to soil maintenance and management. Thought-provoking and inspiring but...
Reference
Kristin Ohlson
The UK Forestry Standard
The UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) is the reference standard for sustainable forest management across the UK, and applies to all...
Reference
The uninhabitable earth :...
This book has been recommended by one of our community, but not yet reviewed. Please write in and tell us...
David Wallace-Wells
Loan
Wilding