The winners of the much-loved Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing and for Global Conservation Writing have been announced at a live award ceremony yesterday, Tuesday 7 September, at the London Wetland Centre.
The award winners are English Pastoral by James Rebanks and Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake.
Continue reading 2021 winners’ announced for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing-by Stanfords Bristol
This August has seen us celebrating Women in Translation month, an entire month dedicated to great literature written by and translated by women. To help round off this celebration, we’ve enlisted the help of Bristol-based translator, Polly Barton.
Continue reading Writers in the Hot Seat: Polly BartonAtlas of the Invisible: Maps & Graphics That Will Change How You See the World by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti £25.00
In our Book of the Month for September award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be. Transforming enormous data sets into rich maps and cutting-edge visualisations, they uncover truths about our past, reflect who we are today, and highlight what we face in the years ahead. With their joyfully inquisitive approach, Cheshire and Uberti explore happiness and anxiety levels around the globe; they trace the undersea cables and cell towers that connect us; they examine hidden scars of geopolitics; and illustrate how a warming planet affects everything from hurricanes to the hajj.
Continue reading Book of the Month: Atlas of the Invisible-by Martyn Howe, author of Tales from the Big Trails
Over the years, my kit list has evolved from my early days of carrying almost everything I could need, to a honed collection of lightweight items, often with multiple uses. I spend the most on the big four: tent, sleeping bag, backpack and boots – balancing durability, weight and cost, but these five items will always be with me on a long backpacking trip:
Continue reading Never leave home without these 5 backpacking itemsOur Book of the Month for August is Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles, Taking us from London to New Zealand, Shanghai to Malaysia via a lyrical, poetic essay collection that blends memoir with powerful writing on the natural world. To give you an idea of what to expect from this book, here is an extract for you to read:
Continue reading Extract from Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya PowlesFriday 13th August marks 70 years of the Lake District National Park as it was founded in 1951.
Home to Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England, the Lake District is steeped in history and a popular holiday destination for anyone who enjoys the great outdoors . It is the perfect place to enjoy scenic walks, visit market towns such as Kendal, Ambleside and Keswick, swim in the famous lakes and tarns, go fell-running and Wainwright hill-bagging, to name just a few things this magnificent National Park and World Heritage Site has to offer.
If you love the Lake District or are planning to visit, here are some of our favourite guides and maps:
Continue reading Lake District Guides and MapsNow in its eighth year, The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing is awarded annually to the book which most successfully inspires readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world. Named after much-loved nature writer Alfred Wainwright, the prizes will be awarded to the work which best reflects Wainwright’s core values and are a celebration of the outdoors or a warning over the dangers to it across the globe.
The Wainwright Prize is split into two categories:
Continue reading Wainwright Prize shortlists announced for the best writing on UK nature and global conservationSmall Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powles £14.99
Our Book of the Month for August, from the winner of the Nan Shepherd Prize, takes us from London to New Zealand, Shanghai to Malaysia via a lyrical, poetic essay collection that blends memoir with powerful writing on the natural world.
Home is many people and places and languages, some separated by oceans.
Continue reading Book of the Month: Small Bodies of Water by Nina Mingya Powlesby Lesley Williams, author of Walking the Tour of the Lake District: A nine-day circuit of Cumbria’s fells, valleys and lakes (Cicerone).
The Lake District is justifiably one of Britain’s most popular national parks, offering a treasure trove of attractions for outdoor enthusiasts and more leisure conscious visitors alike. Whatever the weather, the mountain light of this special landscape is reflected in the beautiful lakes and tarns, and while the wild open fells provide a backdrop for some, they remain the main focus for any keen walker.
Continue reading A different view of the Lake DistrictLondon is a city justly proud of its cultural diversity, yet for too long tourists and Londoners alike have had to rely on guides focusing on its white history and landmarks. Now Black London allows us to see this familiar city anew, gathering together the places that tell the story of its Black inhabitants, stretching back to Tudor times.
From Cleopatra’s Needle sitting on the Victoria Embankment, carved in Egypt three and a half thousand years ago, to the Black Lives Matters mural in Woolwich, the city is rich with features that symbolise its Black history.
Here are places worth visiting and revisiting. Get your bearings, revise your history, and be inspired by the work of some remarkable individuals who made London a truly global, modern city.
As well as historical information and recommendations on where to go, there are lots of Black events in London throughout the year. Here are some dates for you to add to diary from Black London by Avril Nanton & Jody Burton:
Continue reading Black London: London’s Black Events
