In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin’s sexual selection theory.
‘FASCINATING’ The Times
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin’s sexual selection theory.
‘FASCINATING’ The Times
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin’s sexual selection theory.
‘FASCINATING’ The Times
‘Evokes the thrill of the chase’ SPECTATOR
‘This book is a revelation’ THE HERALD
‘Baird writes with gusto . . . her remarkable book can guide all of us back towards the light’ SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL
Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.
Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.
Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.
‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times
A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.
‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times
A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.
‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times
A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.
‘Packed with insight and anecdote, his story brings the Tower ravens to vivid life, each bird with a personality of its own. I’ve been fortunate enough to tour the Tower and meet the ravens a few times in years past; after reading this book, I cannot wait to go back’ George R. R. Martin
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become without the ash’s familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.
Winner of The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction in 2011 and the Authors’ Foundation Roger Deakin Award in 2011
A stunning debut in the tradition of Robert Macfarlane and Helen Macdonald
