For those who love wandering in the Cumbrian countryside this is a book of discovery and delight. Travel with Jan through the landscape she loves, from the edges of town across the fells and all the way to the coast. Read more
I also love the colouring it's unique, awesome and different and the spot the difference is wonderful and good for warming up the mind. Oh and I think it will be good if it's raining and you're bored. I also think that the illustrations of different Lake District places are cool and perfect! Read more
An integral part of the Cumbrian landscape, the humble hedgerow doesn't receive as many plaudits as, say, fells and tarns. But now it – and other lesser celebrated symbols of the British countryside – have a chance to shine in ‘A Natural History of the Hedgerow and ditches, dykes and dry stone walls’. Read more
A story of three generations of a farming family in the high fells - where stray sheep are often found again ‘towards Mellbreak’ - inexorably bound as much to their environment as to religious traditions and connections to the missionaries to China in a previous generation. Read more
The book can be regarded as a road trip to the Lakes also extending to Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. While doing this, Gere benefits from the ideas of important artists and philosophers, such as not surprisingly Wordsworth and Ruskin. Read more
Through the description of 52 “keys” the author sets out to unlock your natural senses and help you to make deeper connections with nature that many of us, now distanced from nature, rarely experience. Read more
A theme runs through the book that historically, Borderers, whether on the Scottish or English (Cumbrian) side have more in common than they have differences. Read more
Kendal-based stargazer and educator, Stuart Atkinson, has written an entertaining introduction to astronomy for children aged 7-11 years. Read more
The terms lend themselves to hundreds of locations across the Lake District and in this book, Guy selects 22 of these; locations that offer some of the best views in the National Park. Read more
It is a book that encompasses a diversity of subject but always comes back to how its geological roots have shaped and formed its culture today. Read more