Forty amazing British escapes where you can get away from it all and reconnect with nature.\nThese unforgettable locations in Britain’s wild corners range from lighthouses to cottages, from bothies to boats. Although they’re the stuff of dreams, they’re affordable and reachable in reality, and the book gives you invaluable information about the surrounding area, including walks and wildlife. The book is beautifully photographed throughout and even just reading it is an escape in itself.

Wild Escapes (National Trust)

Science & Math

Lewis, Siân

Biological Sciences

National Trust Books

The Gardener’s Almanac 2024 (National Trust)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Loades, Greg

Gardening & Landscape Design

Positively Green: Everyday Tips to Help the Planet and Calm Climate Anxiety (National Trust)

Self-Help

LaBrecque, Sarah

Stress Management

Discover the history, legends and folklore of Britain’s most intriguing landmarks 
This beautifully illustrated book reveals the secrets and stories of fifty icons of Britain’s landscape.\nSome are natural wonders, such as Cheddar Gorge, Sherwood Forest and the white cliffs of Dover. Others were made by our distant ancestors: the standing stones of Avebury and Calanais, the Uffington White Horse, the burial mounds of Sutton Hoo.\nDiscover how they came to be, the legends and traditions that surround them, and how they have inspired famous writers and poets. Reconnect with our ancient landscape with this fascinating and surprising guide.\n.

Britain’s Landmarks and Landscapes (National Trust)

Arts & Photography

Woolf, Jo

Painting

Discover the joy of growing and using plants indoors and outdoors, no matter how limited your space.\nIf one positive thing came out of the successive lockdowns brought on by the pandemic, it was a renewed interest in gardening. While life slowed down, we were all looking for simple ways to connect with nature, improve our surroundings and lift our spirits.\nThis beautifully illustrated book is a modern, fresh take on gardening that shows how anyone can grow their own vegetables, create a mini wildflower meadow or learn how to make the most of their houseplants. And you don’t need your own garden to get started. Creating a thriving window box, choosing suitable plant pots for a desktop oasis or joining a local community garden are perfect ways to experience the joys of gardening.\nLearn which plants will encourage wildlife, discover what works best for your space (no matter how small), find inspiration, experiment with color, texture and techniques. Whatever you choose to grow, you’ll be doing one of the best activities there is to enhance your sense of wellbeing and improve your physical health – so grab those seeds, pick up the watering can and get growing!

GROW: Fill Your World with Plants (National Trust)

Booth, Robyn

A must-have book for food lovers who want to be greener.\nA Good Appetite is packed with practical information for making the way you shop and cook more planet-friendly.\nThere are over 50 delicious recipes that are designed to be adapted in hundreds of ways to suit what’s in season or your store cupboard. 
There are guides to everything from eating with the seasons, root to fruit eating and making a little meat go further to batch cooking, the best ways to use your freezer and even foraging. By avoiding food waste and stretching expensive ingredients, there’s a pay-off for your pocket too.\nJenny Chandler has created an invaluable guide that can change the way you cook – for yourself, friends and family – for good.\nIncludes metric and imperial measures.

A Good Appetite (National Trust)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Chandler, Jenny

Cooking by Ingredient

Over 100 poems about Britain's nature in a beautifully illustrated book to treasure forever\nThe poems include timeless classics by Shakespeare, Shelley, Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy and Ted Hughes. And there’s the best of today’s poets too, including Carol Anne Duffy, Simon Armitage and Jean Sprackland.\nThe poems are selected by Deborah Alma, a nature poet herself and the proprietor of The Poetry Pharmacy in Shropshire, where she prescribes perfect poems to suit people’s needs.

Nature Poems (National Trust)

Literature & Fiction

Alma, Deborah

History & Criticism

Soups (National Trust)

Ramsay, Maggie

100 Words for Rain (National Trust)

Humor & Entertainment

Johnson, Alex

Puzzles & Games

The Shell-spotter’s Guide (National Trust)

Scales, Dr. Helen

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