Books for the nature lover

These are some of our favourite reads for the person who’s more at home in the garden or in the wilderness than on the sofa. For more books for the nature lover, check out our full nature and ecology section.

Nature & Ecology Bundle by

Nature & Ecology Bundle

€60.00
Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature by Manchan Magan

Tree Dogs, Banshee Fingers and Other Irish Words for Nature

Manchan Magan

€19.99
In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden by Niall Williams

In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden

Niall Williams

€25.50
Whittled Away by Fogarty, Padraic

Whittled Away

Fogarty, Padraic

€19.99
The Wildflowers of Ireland: A Field Guide (2nd edition) by Zoe Devlin

The Wildflowers of Ireland: A Field Guide (2nd edition)

Zoe Devlin

€16.99
Fungipedia by Fungipedia Lawrence Millman

Fungipedia

Fungipedia Lawrence Millman

€15.00
Florapedia: A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore by Carol Gracie

Florapedia: A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore

Carol Gracie

€15.00
Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore by Joan Maloof

Treepedia: A Brief Compendium of Arboreal Lore

Joan Maloof

€12.50
The Wild Isles: An Anthology of the Best of British and Irish Nature Writing by Patrick Barkham

The Wild Isles: An Anthology of the Best of British and Irish Nature Writing

Patrick Barkham

€32.00
The Wild Handbook by Emily Thomas

The Wild Handbook

Emily Thomas

€17.00
Women on Nature by Katharine Norbury

Women on Nature

Katharine Norbury

€32.00
The Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland by

The Wild and Garden Plants of Ireland

€31.00
Wild Nephin by Sean Lysaght

Wild Nephin

Sean Lysaght

€19.99
Returning Light: 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael by Robert L. Harris

Returning Light: 30 Years of Life on Skellig Michael

Robert L. Harris

€19.50
Gardening for Bumblebees: A Practical Guide to Creating a Paradise for Pollinators by Dave Goulson

Gardening for Bumblebees: A Practical Guide to Creating a Paradise for Pollinators

Dave Goulson

€22.95
The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing by Mark Kurlansky

The Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing

Mark Kurlansky

€19.00
Black Lion: Teachings from the Wilderness by Sicelo Mbatha

Black Lion: Teachings from the Wilderness

Sicelo Mbatha

€17.00
Women on Nature by Katharine Norbury

Women on Nature

Katharine Norbury

€32.00
Much Ado About Mothing by James Lowen

Much Ado About Mothing

James Lowen

€19.00
Butterflies: A Natural History by Martin Warren

Butterflies: A Natural History

Martin Warren

€35.00
The Birds They Sang by Stanislaw Lubienski

The Birds They Sang

Stanislaw Lubienski

€17.00
The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson

The Edge of the Sea

Rachel Carson

€12.95
Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm by Isabella Tree

Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm

Isabella Tree

€12.95
The Dragonfly Will Be the Messiah by Masanobu Fukuoka

The Dragonfly Will Be the Messiah

Masanobu Fukuoka

€6.95
Every Species is a Masterpiece by Edward O. Wilson

Every Species is a Masterpiece

Edward O. Wilson

€6.50
The Most Dammed Country in the World by Dai Qing

The Most Dammed Country in the World

Dai Qing

€6.95
Uncanny and Improbable Events by Amitav Ghosh

Uncanny and Improbable Events

Amitav Ghosh

€6.95
A Warning from the Golden Toad by Tim Flannery

A Warning from the Golden Toad

Tim Flannery

€6.50
The Clan of One-Breasted Women by Terry Tempest Williams

The Clan of One-Breasted Women

Terry Tempest Williams

€6.95
This Can’t Be Happening by George Monbiot

This Can’t Be Happening

George Monbiot

€6.95
All Art Is Ecological by Timothy Morton

All Art Is Ecological

Timothy Morton

€6.95
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

Greta Thunberg

€6.95
Man’s War Against Nature by Rachel Carson

Man’s War Against Nature

Rachel Carson

€6.95
There is No Point of No Return by Arne Naess

There is No Point of No Return

Arne Naess

€6.95
What Have Plants Ever Done for Us? by Stephen A. Harris

What Have Plants Ever Done for Us?

Stephen A. Harris

€12.50