Sub-titled 'A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit' the book calls on us to discover our landscapes more intimately. When renowned craftsman Robert Somerville moved to Hertfordshire he discovered the unexpected rich landscape with wildlife and elm trees, and this wooded farmland inspired him as a life-long woodworker to revive the ancient tradition of hand-raising barns. The book follows the building of Carley Barn over the course of one year. Volunteers from all walks of life joined in, inspired to learn the ancient skill of building elm barns by hand, at its own quiet pace and in the company of others, while using timber from the local woods. The opening chapter reads like a prose poem: 'Immediately, in the absence of machine noise, you can hear what is going on as well as see it. You can hear background birdsong or the soughing of the wind in the branches of trees overhead as you work... A craft is more than a hobby or a trade, it is a way of giving life to things.' 'A bond developed between people born of goodwill, without the need for an economic contract.' In the words of Kate Humble 'A joyful reminder of why nature, being outside, being together and creating beauty is so good for the soul.' 260pp, wonderful line art such as sawing a tenon's shoulder and making mortice lines using dividers plus 16 pages of colour photos and an etching.

Dubbed the 'Radical Rewilder' by The Times, Gow's book is sub-titled 'Turning My Farm into An Ark For Lost Species'. He recounts how he raised a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, transported a raging bison bull across the UK, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat, and restored the ancient white stork to the Knepp Estate with Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree. After a Shetland ewe captured young Derek's heart, he grew up to become a farmer with a passion for ancient breeds, but when he realised how many of our species were close to extinction, even on his own land, he tore up his traditional Devon farm and transformed it into a rewilding haven for beavers, water voles, lynx, wildcats, harvest mice and more. The story of his amazing work at Broadwoodwidger is highly entertaining and inspiring as tells his riotous adventures rescuing threatened species and he really knows how to get things done. 200pp, line art.

Sub-titled 'Adventures on A Scottish Highland Croft', this is the enthralling true story of Lynbreck Croft, a regenerative Scottish farm rooted in local food and community. And it is the dream of two women in search of a new, wilder existence. Lynn and Sandra left friends, family and jobs in England and travelled to Scotland to find a small piece of land they could call their own. With no money, plan or farming experience, they thought they would keep a few chickens, a kitchen garden and rent out some camping space. Instead they fell in love with Lynbreck Croft, 150 acres of wild Scottish Highlands, filled with opportunity and beauty, shrouded by the Cairngorm mountains. The intrepid pair embarked on restoring the ancient crofter buildings, creating a kitchen garden as well as taking on livestock for the first time. They began to understand what being farmers really means as they watch their hens form a pecking order, while Ronnie, a shy, scraggy heifer, became the leader of their Highland cattle. The women become part of the crofting community and see how farming in harmony with nature and people around them made them a dream life on the land. Often funny, the two women met as rangers for the National Trust. 212pp, eight pages of colour photos and endorsed by Kate Humble as an 'inspiring story of two courageous women.'

From piddocks and lynchets to Witch's Broom, this book was voted the Best Nature Book of 2021 by Countryfile. Beautifully illustrated, practical and entertaining, one of Britain's best-known naturalists John Wright introduces us to the natural and unnatural mysteries of the countryside. He gives us the tools to identify Robin's Pincushion, Dew ponds and Hollow Ways, to find a flower with black pollen rather than yellow, stranded ponds on grassy hilltops or even pottering on our own back garden encountering things that make us stop and wonder. John reveals the histories and practicalities of those that are man-made and the astounding and intricate lives of the natural mysteries as he illuminates the oddities that pepper our landscape. Funny whimsical observations and dozens of colour photographs throughout, the book is organised by the field, the wood and the seashore. 240 beautiful pages.