Rivers & lakes

The Ghost Lake is a deeply personal, lyrical and stirring meditation on local history and changing landscapes that intertwines nature writing with an exploration of grief, belonging and the lives and legacies of rural working‐class people.

Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape – there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK – and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats.

‘Brilliant, clear, and humane’ Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love

‘Miraculous and hopeful’ Emma Straub, author of All Adults Here

‘Quietly profound … belongs on the shelf next to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild’ New York Times

Another volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book gives a comprehensive account of the natural history of Britain and Ireland’s inland waters, many of which are popular holiday destinations.

This delightful book records a year in the life of an essentially English waterscape, one that is home to a vast array of wildlife and natural habitat of the keen angler – the chalkstream.