At the Members’ Book Evening on 13 October, a wide range of books were presented and recommended by members and are listed below. They include recent publications and old favourites that people return to year after year. Some examine current environmental issues, some provide useful advice and guidance, others were chosen for their writing style, or artwork. There’s something for everyone! A big “Thank You” to all the contributors. Enjoy!
For books currently out of print, companies such as ABE Books (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/ ) were recommended for second hand copies; NHBS ( https://www.nhbs.com/ ) supplies a huge range of books on Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation as well as the ubiquitous Amazon…
The Orchid Hunter by Lief Bersweden (2018: Short Books Ltd)
A Natural History of the Hedgerow and ditches, dykes, and dry stone walls by John Wright, (2016: Profile Books Ltd)
Woodland Plants by Heather and Robin Tanner (1987: Impact Books)
Four Hedges: A Gardener’s Chronicle by Clare Leighton (2010: Little Toller Books)
Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald (2019: Pelagic Publishing)
The Wildlife Pond Book by Jules Howard (2019: Bloomsbury Publishing)
Wilding – the return of nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree (2018: Picador)
There is No Planet B: A handbook for the make or break years by Mike Berners-Lee (2019: Cambridge University Press)
How bad are bananas? The carbon footprint of everything by Mike Berners-Lee (Profile Books: 2010/ revised updated & expanded edition 2020)
The Burning Question: We Can’t Burn Half the World’s Oil, Coal and Gas. So How Do We Quit? by Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark (2013: Profile Books )
Wonderland, a year of Britain’s wildlife by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss (2017: John Murray Press)
The Invention of Nature – The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt: The Lost Hero of Science by Andrea Wulf (2015: John Murray press)
Curlew Moon by Mary Colwell (illustrated by Jessica Holm) (2018: HarperCollins) Reviewed by Jenny Mercer in the April 2020 edition of the Magpie
The Wood For The Trees: The long view of nature from a small wood by Richard Fortey (2016: William Collins)
The Secret Life of Birds by Colin Tudge (2009: Penguin)
The New Where to Photograph Wildlife in Britain by Mike Lane (2005: Mike Lane, FRPS )
Great White Shark by Richard Ellis and John E. McCosker (1991: Stanford University Press and HarperCollins)
The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks (2015: Penguin)
Deep Country: Five Years in the Welsh Hills by Neil Ansell (2012: Penguin)
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty (2020: Little Toller Press
Linda Murphy