The Water Vole: The Story of One of Britain's Most Endangered Mammals

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The Water Vole: The Story of One of Britain's Most Endangered MammalsIn the hidden hush of Britains riverbanks lives a creature most unassuming, and yet plays a crucial role in the delicate balance of our native ecosystems, The Water Vole. Once a familiar sight along our canals and streams, this gentle mammal, known fondly to many as Ratty from The Wind in the Willows is now a shadow of its former abundance. During the 1990s Britain's water vole population declined by over 80 per cent, and it is now fully protected by

and Nicola's lyrical words capture the simple loveliness that is everywhere

From red mason bees nesting in nooks to frogs and toads colonising her tiny pond

Whether you are on a holiday browse or a serious quest

‘Knockout beautiful

And into this place encircled by mountains

Some of them are ridiculously poisonous

Winner of the Wainwright Prize 2020

love of nature and his art

a powerful work of nature writing that calls readers to pause and listen closely to the stories of the shoreline

and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for her biography of John Donne

crickets and mussels - Michael Malay tells the story of the economic

'A masterpiece