Physical geography and topography Books

Discover the power of our relationship with Y Mr (the sea) along the Wales Coast Path.Matthew Yeomans takes us on journeys along the official walking trail, which in its entirety covers 870 miles (1400 km) of the Welsh coastline. He uncovers how the sea...

"Marginlands is a tour de force, a magnificent first book about India's marginalized landscapes and inhabitants, written with compassion, compressed elegance of observation, and urgent political force."-Robert MacfarlaneAs a child growing up in Mumbai,...

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.Everything we think about nature is deeply cultural. And much of what we imagine is based on outdated, irrelevant, or...

A wondrous walkabout through the mountains from Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, the creator of the heart-stirring picture books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth, My Little Barlaagany, Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean and Miimi and Buwaarr, Mother and Baby...

A major new look at how Africa’s geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is also the story of how it was the crucible for the evolution most extraordinary species on Earth – Homo...

Think like you’ve got nine brains, feel like you’ve got three hearts, and hug as though you have eight arms. Wisdom begins in wonder: and there is no creature so weird and wonderful as the octopus. Wise, compassionate, strong yet adaptable – and with...

'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND'An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR From Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, Storm’s Edge is...

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. In Meetings with Moths ecologist Katty Baird roams Scotland seeking out, documenting...

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week‘Magnificent’ Guardian‘Remarkable … A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See Fens, bogs, swamps and marine...

‘My favourite book about the wilderness’ Cheryl Strayed, author of WildIn this shimmering masterpiece of American nature writing, Edward Abbey ventures alone into the canyonlands of Moab, Utah, to work as a seasonal ranger for the United States National...

Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem...

Enclosed ecosystem experiments have gained in popularity as research tools in ecological science, particularly in the study of coastal aquatic environments. These systems provide scientists with a degree of experimental control...