Collins New Naturalist Library – Microworlds (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Microworlds brings to life a whole new ecosystem populated by a bewildering array of forms living extraordinary lives. It is a remarkable eyeopener for all naturalists.
Botany & plant sciences
Beautiful Blooms
In this sumptuous book, Georgianna Lane brings us over 300 pages of her personal favourites from the extensive archives of her world-renowned floral photography.
Collins Wild Flower Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: Third edition
Following on from its successful launch in 2009, Collins Wild Flower Guide – the ultimate reference book for wild flower enthusiasts – now enters its third edition. It is now completely up to date, including the most recent BSBI common names and the extra species recently discovered in the British Isles.
Forgotten Forests: Twelve Thousand Years of British and Irish Woodlands
Ancient trees, some over a thousand years old, are dotted around the British Isles, the last survivors of a lost world. Now, new scientific studies of these trees and of fossilised forests and of our oldest wooden artifacts can help us to understand the many woodlands that have disappeared from our landscapes.
Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth Centenary Edition
The Sunday Times Bestseller
A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.
Joseph Banks
Botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia’s founding fathers.
The Life Trilogy Boxset
David Attenborough’s Life Trilogy is a complete introduction to the animals and plants found on Earth. The three books – published to accompany the classic BBC TV series – are essential reading for anyone interested in the Natural World.
Beautiful Varieties Boxset
This special edition boxset brings together a unique collection of the bestselling Beautiful Varieties books, which each celebrate a single flower type and all its wonderful varieties.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Exmoor (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 150)
Exmoor is one of only three large moorlands in southern England. Together with Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor, they have long been an inspiration for field naturalists of all descriptions. It seems appropriate, therefore, that this volume should bring the inspiration and the particularities of place together and allow the landscape of Exmoor to shine.
The Light Eaters: The New Science of Plant Intelligence
“teeming with fascinating and enlightening insights” Observer
A narrative investigation into the new science of plant intelligence and sentience, from National Association of Science Writers Award winner and Livingston Award finalist Zoe Schlanger.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate
Sunday Times Bestseller
‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster
Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)
Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?
How Trees Can Save the World
From the internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees
An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.