Bloomsbury Natural History imprint: 136 books
The Countryside Book
101 Ways To Play, Watch Wildlife, Be Creative And Have Adventures In The Country
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Britain's countryside offers a host of varied habitats for the walker, the amateur naturalist and the family in search of entertainment for children. This brand new collection of reflections on and activities to do in the countryside from an author passionate about reconnecting both children and adults...
by Susan Fogden
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Ideal for the travelling nature watcher, this useful guide provides a comprehensive overview of the variety of bird-life to be found in Costa Rica. Over 250 native species are included in the book, each description supported by a clear colour photograph taken where possible in the bird's natural Costa...
The Ethical Carnivore
My Year Killing to Eat
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Winner of two 2017 Guild of Food Writers Awards: best Food Book Award and the Campaigning and Investigative Food Work Award
Shortlisted for the 2017 Fortnum & Mason Food Book of the Year
A BBC Radio 4 Food Programme Book of the Year 2016
A Guardian Book of the Year 2016
We...
RSPB Gardening for Wildlife
New edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
There is something uplifting about having butterflies in your flowerbeds, frogs in your water feature and birds in your bushes, and knowing they're there because of you.
Rich in detail and accessible in style, Gardening for Wildlife is the crucial companion to novices and expert gardeners alike. Adrian...
RSPB Nature Watch
How to discover, explore and enjoy wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2016
Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned wildlife watcher, this
book will help you to broaden your enjoyment of your hobby and explore wildlife in a range of different habitats and environments.
You'll learn a host of
techniques including observing without disturbing, different ways of...
Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
This latest edition of the Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland has been fully revised, updated and restructured, bringing it in line with the latest thinking in taxonomy. Moths are illustrated in their natural resting postures, and there are also paintings of different forms, underwings...
Tales from Concrete Jungles
Urban Birding Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Born and raised in London, David Lindo's passionate interest in the natural world, especially birds, began at an early age. His thriving curiosity opened a door for him into an unexplored world of urban birding. Years later he decided to champion the delights of birding in cities and reinvented himself...
by Ms Marianne Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Seabirds are the living links between land, air and sea. They enjoy a freedom that even humans, with all our technological assistance, can barely imagine. Many species travel mind-boggling distances across the length and breadth of our planet before returning to land to breed in large, deafening and...
Songs of Love and War
The Dark Heart of Bird Behaviour
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation.
A mass of starlings gathers...
by Peter Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Field Guide to Edible Mushrooms of Britain and Europe is an invaluable source of information and advice on when and where to look for edible fungi throughout Europe.
It features over 65 of the very best edible mushroom species and 30 poisonous confusion species for extra safety. A clear summary...
Food You Can Forage
Edible Plants to Harvest, Cook and Enjoy
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
When you know where to look, each season Nature provides a generous spread of tasty treats ripe for the picking. Foraging can be an adventure for the entire family, and Food You Can Forage is packed with photos, illustrations and useful information to help you identify and find food in the wild, as...
by Luke Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Ranging from largest – the Tiger, to the smallest – Rusty-spotted Cat, the world's wild cats are some of the most beautiful, ferocious and feared carnivores in the world. Wild Cats of the World provides a detailed account of each species of wild cat, examining their importance throughout history...
A Shadow Above
The Fall and Rise of the Raven
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
For millennia, we have tried to explain ourselves using the raven as a symbol. It occupies a unique place in British history and has left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape.
The raven's hulking black shape has come to represent many things: death, all-seeing power, the underworld,...
Going, Going, Gone
100 animals and plants on the verge of extinction
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
We asked 100 conservation groups around the world: 'if you could pick one species that epitomises your work, which would it be?' From the RSPB to WWF to the Cheetah Conservation Fund, and many, many more, the answers came rolling in. Each provided a synopsis of the threats faced by their selected...