Bloomsbury Wildlife
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📚Natural history from Bloomsbury Publishing 🌳Nature writing, field guides & more 🍃Imprints include Bloomsbury Wildlife, Helm and Poyser
Dreaming of fresh eggs and happy hens? 🐔 Keeping Chickens by Celia Lewis is a beautifully illustrated guide packed with practical advice on choosing breeds, as well as housing, feeding and caring for your flock. Available to pre-order now!
"A shell can house both animals and plants. A shell can be temporary or permanent housing. A shell can be shed periodically or kept for life." Something for you to ponder when you next pick up a shell at the beach... 🐚🌊 Listen to To Have or To Hold by @sophiepavs.bsky.social on Spotify now! 💙
Did you know that wasps can recognise faces?! 🤯 There's much more to these insects than just being the uninvited guests at your summer picnic... Listen to Beauty of the Beasts by @jowimpenny.bsky.social now on Spotify (listed as a Spotify Best Nonfiction Book of the Year So Far! 🥳)
Huge congratulations to @drmjwarren.bsky.social who has been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Nature Writing Prize, The Cuckoo’s Lea uncovers the history that lies forgotten in England's place names. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect
Huge congratulations to Joe Harkness who has been been longlisted for the 2026 @wainwrightprize.bsky.social! 🎉🌱 Longlisted for the Conservation Writing Prize, Neurodivergent, by Nature explores the links between neurodivergence, nature and biodiversity. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect
Friends, foes, and everything in between. To Have or To Hold takes readers on a journey through eight remarkable symbiotic relationships, revealing just how interconnected life on Earth really is… Pre-order the paperback now! @sophiepavs.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Nature thrives on relationships as glamorous as they are grotesque and as bizarre as they are engrossing. In To Have or To Hold, @sophiepavs.bsky.social investigates eight symbiotic relationships trying to survive the climate and biodiversity crises. Listen on Spotify now!
Discover the life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk. The paperback is out now! 🌊
Huge congratulations to @jowimpenny.bsky.social - Beauty of the Beasts has been selected as a Spotify Nonfiction Book of the Year! Listen to the audiobook here: open.spotify.com/show/5BFkYUw...
From thriving seabird to extinction, The Great Auk uncovers a gripping story of survival, exploitation and obsession – and why it still matters for conservation today. The paperback is out now!
Meet Britain’s trees like never before 🌳 RSPB Trees of the British Isles by @gabrielhemery.com is your go-to guide for identifying British tree species, learning their stories, and making every walk a discovery. Out now!
The Great Auk is an icon of extinction. This powerful book tells the story of its life, tragic demise, and lasting legacy as a warning of human impact on the natural world. The paperback is available to pre-order now.
Nature is built on relationships. To Have or To Hold by @sophiepavs.bsky.social explores the strange, powerful connections between species – and what they can teach us about survival in a changing world. The paperback is available to pre-order now!
Discover the magic of owls with this beautifully illustrated new @rspb.bsky.social pocket book. Out next week!
Discover the hidden world of hedgehogs with this charming, illustrated @rspb.bsky.social pocket book from @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social.. Packed with facts and folklore, this is the perfect gift for the hedgehog lover in your life!
Discover the remarkable history that lies forgotten in our place names. The Cuckoo's Lea by @drmjwarren.bsky.social is out in paperback 4th June.
'Phenomenal' BBC Wildlife Uncover the lost story of birds hidden in English place names with @drmjwarren.bsky.social in The Cuckoo's Lea, out in paperback on 4th June.
'Fascinating' The Observer Discover the forgotten history of birds and place in The Cuckoo's Lea by @drmjwarren.bsky.social - out in paperback on 4th June.
'Magical' The Guardian The Cuckoo's Lea by @drmjwarren.bsky.social is a beautiful exploration of birds, place names and history. Out in paperback on 4th June.
Meet the poisoners, tricksters and invaders of the plant world. The Devil’s Garden reveals how these notorious plants and fungi survive – and how myth, superstition and biology collide in their unsettling stories. Out now!
Peace isn’t just the absence of war. Drawing on a lifetime of activism, Satish Kumar reimagines peace as care, balance and responsibility – reminding us that change starts with how we choose to live. Peace is Possible is out now.
From death cap mushrooms to screaming mandrakes, Peter Marren uncovers why some plants inspire fear and fascination. The Devil’s Garden is macabre, witty and full of strange botanical truths. Out next week!
Kate Bradbury on gardens, climate anxiety, and quiet action. This interview explores how tending to even a small patch of green space can become a powerful response to biodiversity loss and environmental change. https://bit.ly/4tWyHrX
In a world shaped by conflict, Peace is Possible offers a radical alternative. Satish Kumar argues that peace begins within – and flourishes when we live in harmony with nature, community and ourselves. Available to pre-order now.
Poisonous, stinging, foul‑smelling and deadly... The Devil’s Garden explores the world’s most sinister plants and fungi – blending natural history, folklore and dark humour into a gripping tour of nature’s bad actors. Available to pre-order now!
Don't miss @drmjwarren.bsky.social talking all about The Cuckoo's Lea at @chipcampdenlitfest.bsky.social on 7th May! Tickets are available online now 👇 https://www.campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/events
Hope blooms where you plant it. One Garden Against the World invites us to reimagine our green spaces as climate havens, and proves that every garden matters. 🌱🦔 The paperback is out now! @katebradbury.bsky.social
Create a climate‑ and wildlife‑friendly space with advice from award‑winning writer @katebradbury.bsky.social. Learn how to attract pollinators, support birds naturally, and welcome UK garden species all year round. 🌱🐦
Today is both the Spring Equinox and World Rewilding Day! How are you celebrating? If you need any tips for making your green space wildlife-friendly, the second edition of Wildlife Gardening for Everyone and Everything is out now. 🌼
From dragonflies to hedgehogs, Kate Bradbury’s garden shows what’s at stake as temperatures rise. A heartfelt call for gardeners and communities to protect wildlife in a changing world. 🌍💚 The paperback is out next week! @chrisgpackham.bsky.social