Swifts and the story of life on earth.
Reviews: Nature/Ecology
Books on nature and ecology.
Book review: ‘Darwin Comes to Town’ by Menno Schilthuizen
How the urban jungle drives evolution
Book review: ‘Islands of Abandonment’ by Cal Flyn
Life in the post-human landscape.
Book review: ‘The Diversity of Life’ by Edward O. Wilson
On our most valuable but least appreciated resource.
Book review: ‘Gone’ by Michael Blencowe
A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures.
Book review: ‘Arctic Dreams’ by Barry Lopez
Deservedly seen as a classic.
Book review: ‘The Natural History of Selborne’ by Gilbert White
A nature writing classic.
Book review: ‘Animal Behaviour’ by Tristram D. Wyatt
A very short introduction.
Book review: ‘Insectivorous Plants’ by Charles Darwin
Darwin at his most Darwinian.
Book review: ‘Landfill’ by Tim Dee
A celebration of gulls.
Book review: ‘Improbable Destinies’ by Jonathan Losos
How predictable is evolution?
Book review: ‘The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action of Worms’ by Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin's wonderful final book.