“The church-bells ring, the children sing:
‘What is this strange and beautiful thing?’
It’s the sunrise.”

Sunrise by The Divine Comedy

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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We’d love to hear from you with a review of your favourite climate-focused books. Anything you think would help or inspire others to take action or make their own lives more planet-friendly, carbon-neutral or sustainable.

(Recommendation from Stanley, Age 8)

It's a book about climate change and how we will fix it with loads of...

Childrens Alice Harman

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

An oldie but a goodie. Foraging turns a walk into a treasure hunt, especially with young children, but it also...

Reference Richard Mabey

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates shares his own observations and presents a range of practical, inspirational ways to progress towards a...

Reference, Report Bill Gates
Teddy bear with a book

A big question for many of us is how to Childrens, Fiction Emma Shevah

‘keeping rivers cool’ is a guide to planting riparian trees in order to provide shade and cooling for freshwater ecology,...

Report Rachel Lenane

A collection of the spine-tingling speeches Great Thunberg made to a world audience. Speeches that struck the very core of...

Greta Thunberg

This book has been recommended by one of our community, but not yet reviewed. Please write in and...

Naomi Klein

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

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