David Quammen travels the world, visiting endangered species.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
Science, journalistic and autobiographical essays.
Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
British nature writer wants to cut nature's vagabonds some slack.
Book review: ‘The Unofficial Countryside’ by Richard Mabey
How nature can sometimes thrive in man-made environments.
The Book of Nightingales
Short monograph on the role of nightingales in western culture.
The Perfumier and the Stinkhorn: Reflections on Natural Science and Romanticism
Short but enjoyable book, based on a series of radio programmes.
Fencing Paradise: The Uses and Abuses of Plants
A series of essays about man's relationship with plants.
Book review: ‘Nature Cure’ by Richard Mabey
Nature writer recovers from depression by reconnecting with nature.
Beechcombings: The Narratives of Trees
Non-sentimental nature writing at its best.
A Brush With Nature: 25 Years of Personal Reflections on Nature
The best of Mabey's BBC Wildlife magazine pieces.