Natuur

The art of food is een fotoboek over de fascinerende details van voedselplanten uit eigen tuin. Het is geen standaard tuinboek, maar een duik in de verborgen wereld van alledaagse groenten zoals tomaten, sperziebonen, komkommer en hun bestuivers.

Rijk geïllustreerde vogelgids met een overzicht van meer dan 90 veelvoorkomende vogelsoorten uit de directe leefomgeving. Elke soort wordt voorgesteld in een helder en uitgebreid portret met foto’s en illustraties. De gids bevat QR-codes met geluidsopnames, richtlijnen voor vogelobservatie in de tuin, advies voor het correct determineren van soorten en instructies voor het diervriendelijk inrichten van de tuin. De inhoud combineert soortherkenning, observatie en praktische tuininrichting rond vogels in de nabije omgeving.

An exquisitely illustrated reference guide to the symbolism of birds in art, myth and folklore throughout the ages. From the goldfinch in Raphael’s Madonna del Cardellino to the sacred ibis on an ancient Egyptian wall painting and the quetzal feathers of an Aztec headdress, birds have always held a special place in human culture and belief systems. For millennia, humanity has imbued them with symbolic significance and as a result they are a constant source of fascination. But where did such symbolism come from? Why do we view some birds as special, while others are seen as comical or simply as food? The Secret Language of Birds examines forty-two birds and the diverse roles they have played across civilizations. Written by renowned ornithologist Colin Rees, each individual profile offers a fresh perspective on our feathered friends, drawing from history, art, music, literature and folklore. These entries delve into the myriad ways people have worshipped, feared, hunted and consumed birds, utilized them as medicine, or relied on them to predict the weather. From well-known birds like the majestic crane, a symbol of longevity and harmony in Southeast Asia, to lesser-known species like the fierce cassowary, a bird integral to Dreamtime narratives among Australian Aboriginal groups, birds have played important roles in cultures around the world. Rees also details instances of bird persecution, and traces the derivation of bird names across Latin, English, Native American and African traditions, as well as those introduced by colonists worldwide. Organized by habitat and richly illustrated with ornithological paintings, artworks and a broad range of contextual material, The Secret Language of Birds reveals how certain species have been perceived and why they continue to captivate our imaginations.

Steltlopers van Europa - het eerste en meest complete handboek beschrijft álle 82 Europese soorten steltlopers. Met schitterende foto’s, silhouetten & vogelgeluiden.

Wil je vogels leren herkennen zonder te verdwalen in vakjargon? Starten met Vogelspotten laat je stap voor stap kijken, luisteren en denken als een vogelaar.

Dit boek helpt u alle Nederlandse roofvogels en uilen te herkennen aan hun silhouet, gedrag en roep. U ontdekt waar en wanneer u ze het beste kunt observeren.

Deze complete gids presenteert alle Nederlandse vogelsoorten met aandacht voor uiterlijk, gedrag en geluid. Ontdek waar en wanneer u elke soort kunt verwachten en leer over hun unieke aanpassingen.

Ontdek de fascinerende levenswijze van roofvogels en uilen, van hun jachttechnieken tot hun broedgedrag.

Ontdek de verrassende natuur direct achter uw huis met deze praktische gids. U leert planten, dieren en insecten herkennen en hoe u uw tuin aantrekkelijker maakt voor al dit leven.

Birdwatching is one of the most accessible ways to connect with the natural world, requiring little more than patience, attention, and a willingness to learn.

Discover how fishing brings calm and balance to your life. This book offers insights into the mental benefits of spending unhurried time in nature.

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife in Britain, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature loversA great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way –– but we will not save what we do not love. The Book of Birds is a compendium of forty-nine bird species, from Avocet to Yellowhammer, all of which are declining or endangered in Britain. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, this is a field guide with a difference. It asks not ‘What is that bird?’, but ‘Who is that bird?’ It shows its readers how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them. With lyrical precision and playfulness, Robert Macfarlane evokes each bird’s habits and habitats –– their patterns of flight and of song, how they hunt and gather, how they nest and raise their young, the stories and myths which attend them, the threats which shadow them, and how their wild lives intersect with our own. And on every page we encounter Jackie Morris’s exhilarating artwork, painted in watercolour and gold and animated by an extraordinary attention to detail and sense of life. Set among this dazzling flock of species are seven sections celebrating the 'Seven Wonders' that together make up the everyday miracle of 'Bird': Nest, Egg, Beak, Song, Feather, Flight and Migration. Seven years in the making, The Book of Birds is a love letter to the splendours and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the loss of birds from land, sea and sky. From Dipper to Dunnock and Kestrel to Kingfisher, from mountain to ocean and city to river, Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane conjure the unique spirit and lifeway of each species. This is a book to be treasured by bird-lovers of all ages, and a future classic work of reference. WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE BOOKS 2026

Een tuinboek voor iedereen met een tuin. Voor tuinrockers, groenlovers en plantstuntelaars. Voor mensen mét en zonder groene vingers. Geen moeilijk tuinjargon, maar makkelijke tuinier-tips per maand.

Ontdek het fascinerende leven van de merel, de meest vertrouwde vogel van Nederland. Leer over hun zang, paargedrag en overleving in stad en natuur.

Dit tuinvogelboek neemt je mee door de seizoenen en laat je kennismaken met appelvinken, putters, roodborstjes, spreeuwen, mezen en zelfs de fascinerende sperwer.

Beleef het avontuur van planten die hun eigen weg gaan, hoe klein je tuin ook is.

Step into a Persian paradise, wander through a Mughal masterpiece or lose yourself in Monet's blooming haven at Giverny - The Garden Through Time brings 45 extraordinary gardens to life in a beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries.

From peaceful medieval cloisters to imaginative modern spaces like New York's High Line, each garden offers inspiration and ideas you can adapt at home, whether you have a sprawling garden or just a few pots on a balcony.

With stunning artwork and accessible, thoughtful tips throughout, this book blends the joy of discovery with practical insight. It's a celebration of the garden in all its forms - ideal for anyone looking to reimagine their outdoor space or simply explore the beauty of gardens from their own armchair.

In dit rijk geïllustreerde boek verdiept Ton Lemaire zich in de cultuurhistorische rol die vogels innemen in de menselijke voorstelling en verbeelding.

Ontdek de vogelrijkdom van het Waddengebied in deze gids, leer soorten herkennen en begrijp de ecologische verbanden van dit unieke ecosysteem.

Getting the most from a veg patch is what all gardeners want. With a little forethought and planning, an approach that places different crops together, and in closer proximity than you might imagine, means you can grow more plants in the same area while creating healthy and beneficial plant communities.

No Dig guru Charles Dowding uses 40 years of growing experience to recommend which crops to grow successfully together, how to time it right, and how to harvest in particular ways, to grow the tastiest, pest-free crops as space-efficiently as possible. Carrots between lettuces, fennel between spinach, garlic interplanted with coriander, broad beans around asparagus, cucumbers between peas and strawberries: 50 different proven combinations are shared to help you get the most from growing crops in tune with the seasons, the soil community, and wider environment.

Grow Together is about more than simply planting two different crops side-by-side: there's succession planting, catch-cropping, cover-cropping, companion planting, planting to aid pollination, and multisowing. Charles explains them all and provides invaluable advice on how to succeed in each technique, with the correct timings and spacings, as well as the best varieties to grow.

Een doeboek voor opa's en oma's om 'goede' dingen te doen!

Een uniek naslagwerk voor elke vogelaar - voor thuis en op reis! De officiële namen en actuele taxonomie van 3040 vogelsoorten van de uitgestrekte Holarctische regio in 11 talen.

Met dit boek ontdek je een fascinerend onderwerp van moestuinieren: Zaad telen. Hoe een plant zaad zet en dat zaad weer een plant voortbrengt. Zo beleef je het wonder van de natuur ten volle.

'Brims with ideas and insights . . . Ghosh is at his sparkling best' IRISH TIMES

Wild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writing on the subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel, and discoveries. The spaces that we inhabit, and the way in which we occupy them, is a constant thread throughout this striking and expansive collection.

From the significance of the commodification of the clove, the diversity of the mangrove forests in West Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, Wild Fictions is a powerful refutation of imperial violence, a fascinating exploration of the fictions we weave to absorb history, and a reminder of the importance of empathy.

With the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity and literary elegance that defines his writing, Amitav Ghosh makes us understand the world in new, and urgent, ways. Together, the pieces within Wild Fictions chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore a delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong.

'We owe a great debt to Ghosh's brilliant mind, avenging pen, and huge soul' NAOMI KLEIN, author of This Changes Everything

Geïllustreerd informatief werk over vogels. De tekst behandelt de diversiteit van meer dan 10.000 vogelsoorten, hun afstamming van dinosaurussen, de werking van hun vleugels, de bescherming van eieren, zang en lange vluchten. De nadruk ligt op kenmerken en gedrag van vogels, ondersteund door gedetailleerde illustraties.

Ontdek de wonderen van de natuur met Tristan Gooley – leer signalen en geheimen lezen en zie de wereld met andere ogen. Perfect voor natuurliefhebbers en avontuurlijke zielen!

The bestselling survey of the world’s finest garden-makers, planters, and horticulturists, now available in a tactile mini format for on-the-go inspiration

‘Wilde aarde’ brengt middels natuurfoto’s de schoonheid der aarde op ongeëvenaarde wijze in beeld. 168 gebieden van over de hele wereld worden behandeld én getoond.

The latest addition to our always expanding and very successful cat category, Dancing Rave Cat introduces a brand-new deluxe component for minis that features light, music, and movement!

A celebration of 100 years of the Mien Ruys Gardens, where legendary designer Mien Ruys conducted her lifetime of experimentations and innovations that have deeply informed today's naturalistic gardening movement.

Widely considered the Mother of the Modernist garden, Mien Ruys (1904-1999) is one of the most influential gardeners and landscape architects of the 20th Century. The Gardens of Mien Ruys is the first authorized book in English to discuss her life, influence, process, and designs, written by the head of the Mien Ruys Gardens who continues to steward Ruys's horticultural legacy.

Part illustrated biography and part garden case study, this book is an important link to history that can help us put into context a future of gardening in line with nature, as informed by a strong, feminist leader. Ruys worked hard to break down the elitism of gardening, and was a woman far ahead of her time.

She is known best for her use of small spaces, designing gardens without large lawns, and using materials like concrete, railroad ties, and exposed gravel long before they were in style. She was influential in bringing a modernist garden design into cities and public places where they could be enjoyed by all, rather than just behind the walls of the private estate.

Ruys had an extensive knowledge of plants, especially perennials, and included in the book are some of her iconic planting plans.

Also featured in the book are tips on how to design a small garden in the Ruys style, and a list of Mien's 100 favorite plants.

Een vallei in het zuiden van Spanje: Stefan Brijs legt de natuur vast in al haar schoonheid en verlies, gezien door de seizoenen heen.

Celebrate the beauty and creativity of the world’s greatest contemporary gardens through this stunning survey highlighting the leading designers of today

'A wonderful evocation of Britain's natural beauty and a reminder of our need to connect with the wilderness' - The Times

Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we farmed and built ourselves out of wildness? From forest to moor, mountain to saltmarsh, Robert Macfarlane explores the wild places of Britain to see the wonders we still possess.

In his beautiful, bewitching, inspiring modern classic of nature writing, the acclaimed author of Underland and The Lost Words presents a portrait of a vanishing but still miraculous British landscape.

'Time and again he takes the reader's breath away' - Financial Times

'A marvellously evocative portrait of place' - Sunday Telegraph

Naslagwerk over vogelsoorten die in België en Nederland voorkomen als broedvogel, doortrekker of wintergast. Het behandelt biologische kenmerken zoals balts- en broedgedrag en geluid, aangevuld met informatie over verspreiding, leefgebied, schommelingen in bestanden en trekbewegingen. Ook wordt aangegeven waar en wanneer elke soort te observeren is. De soorten zijn gerangschikt per familie en ondersteund met foto’s en gedetailleerde tekeningen.

'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman

'A truly inspiring read' Sir Ranulph Fiennes

'It simply fizzes with insights into the sublime madness of mountaineering' Roger Deakin

Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride.

In this ground-breaking, classic work, Robert Macfarlane takes us up into the mountains: to experience their shattering beauty, the fear and risk of adventure, and to explore the strange impulses that have for centuries lead us to the world's highest places.

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD

Deel 3 - Gewoontes, verandering en afscheid nemen: het hoort allemaal bij het leven. Door natuur met speelsheid te bekijken, ontdek je binnenpretjes en relativering. Met foto’s én video’s via QR-codes

Discover the number one bestselling phenomenon that is a powerful and profound mediation on grief expressed through the trials of training a goshawk.

**WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR**
** WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION**

As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals.

H is for Hawk is an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald's struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk's taming and her own untaming. This is a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to reconcile death with life and love.

**SELECTED BY CARIAD LLOYD ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS**

'This beautiful book is at once heartfelt and clever in the way it mixes elegy with celebration' Andrew Motion

'It just sings. I couldn't stop reading' Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

'Dazzling... Deeply affecting, utterly fascinating and blazing with love and intelligence' Financial Times

'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian

Introduction by Robert Macfarlane. Afterword by Jeanette Winterson

In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape.

Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this classic meditation on the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship with the wild world around us. Composed during the Second World War, the manuscript of The Living Mountain lay untouched for more than thirty years before it was finally published.

'Short of doing it yourself, the best way of escaping into nature is to read a book like A Walk in the Woods.' New York Times

In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world.

Ahead lay almost 2,200 miles of remote mountain wilderness filled with bears, moose, bobcats, rattlesnakes, poisonous plants, disease-bearing tics, the occasional chuckling murderer and - perhaps most alarming of all - people whose favourite pastime is discussing the relative merits of the external-frame backpack.

Facing savage weather, merciless insects, unreliable maps and a fickle companion whose profoundest wish was to go to a motel and watch The X-Files, Bryson gamely struggled through the wilderness to achieve a lifetime's ambition - not to die outdoors.

A Walk in the Woods is now a major feature film starring Robert Redford, Emma Thompson and Nick Offerman.

The greatest wisdom comes from the smallest creatures

There is so much we can learn from birds. Through twenty-two little lessons of wisdom inspired by how birds live, this charming french book will help you spread your wings and soar.

We often need the help from those smaller than us. Having spent a lifetime watching birds, Philippe and Élise – a French ornithologist and a philosopher – draw out the secret lessons that birds can teach us about how to live, and the wisdom of the natural world. Along the way you’ll discover why the robin is braver than the eagle, what the arctic tern can teach us about the joy of travel, and whether the head or the heart is the best route to love (as shown by the mallard and the penguin). By the end you will feel more in touch with the rhythms of nature and have a fresh perspective on how to live the fullest life you can.

An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees

Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?
Or that wolves can alter the course of a river?
Or that earthworms control wild boar populations?

The natural world is a web of intricate connections, many of which go unnoticed by humans. But it is these connections that maintain nature’s finely balanced equilibrium.

Drawing on the latest scientific discoveries and decades of experience as a forester, Peter Wohlleben shows us how different animals, plants, rivers, rocks and weather systems cooperate, and what's at stake when these delicate systems are unbalanced.

‘Peter Wohlleben doesn't merely look, he sees. Let's all learn as much from him as we can, and quickly’ Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows

Explores the lifestyles of families and individuals around the world who have escaped the daily grind to create a new life in harmony with nature. The impact of climate change and the pressures of city life – not to mention the life-changing events of the last few years – have left many of us dreaming of a simpler existence that benefits the environment and resets the mind. The lifting of restrictions, including travel, has meant that more of us than ever are re-evaluating how and where we live, eschewing disposable culture in favour of a more meaningful and sustainable way of life. From a family who relocated to the remote Australian bush to a young couple who live and work on a narrowboat on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal in the UK, Living Wild tells the stories of people around the world who have made the leap into the unknown, exploring what inspired them and how the move has impacted upon their families and livelihoods. From tackling the daily challenges of living off-grid to minimizing waste and growing your own food, this book will be inspirational reading for anyone who aspires to live more sustainably.

Give the gift of good fortune-to yourself or a friend-with the adorable ancient Japanese symbol of luck: Lucky Cat!

From Classical times to the 19th century, the great quest to discover and define the intoxicating diversity of the natural world attracted a host of intrepid thinkers and explorers. Aristotle and Linnaeus set out to classify nature; Joseph Banks and von Humboldt made perilous journeys to collect and record it. Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria with a homemade microscope and James Hutton revealed the immense age of the Earth. Mary Anning hunted fossils; others insects, birds and plants. Georges Cuvier pondered extinction, and Charles Darwin proclaimed the origin of species. With their radical thinking and commitment to close observation, these pioneers laid foundations for the specialist scientists of today. Here thirty-nine of them are brought vividly to life by an array of experts, with illustrations from the unmatched archive of the Natural History Museum, London.

A fascinating compendium showcasing the extraordinary wonders of the birds that share our world through exquisite ornithological illustrations, prints and drawings. We share the Earth with more than 10,000 species of birds and we have always been enchanted by them. Here, over 60 birds, organized thematically into eight sections, cover all aspects of our relationship with birds. ‘Songbirds’ celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi, such as the Nightingale, while ‘Birds of Prey’ include majestic hunters such as the Harpy Eagle, which catches prey as large as monkeys and sloths. ‘Feathered Travellers’ describes astounding journeys made by birds – even some tiny Hummingbirds migrate huge distances. ‘The Love Life of Birds’ can rival any soap opera and involves the most brilliant displays, notably the Birds of Paradise, with their extravagant feathers and dances. ‘Avian Cities’ explores species such as the Flamingo that live in spectacular large colonies. ‘Useful to Us’ examines the ways we find birds of value, such as the Turkey, but also the Canary. ‘Threatened and Extinct’ describes some no longer living and others that seem on the brink. Birds have also had great mystical significance, both for good and evil, and ‘Revered and Adored’ considers such species as the Sacred Ibis, believed by the ancient Egyptians to represent the god Thoth. For anyone interested in the natural world and the wonderful variety of birds around us, this beautifully illustrated book is a visual treat that will inspire, inform and delight.

Dit handboek gaat dieper dan een gewone determinatiegids in op het leefgebied, de verspreiding, de trek, de trends en de gevoeligheden van de soorten. Een onmisbare aanvulling op gewone vogelgidsen.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
THE TIMES / WATERSTONES TOP 10 BESTSELLER
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE INDEPENDENT, STYLIST, RHS, GARDENS ILLUSTRATED and more

Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buried with our work. Alice Vincent is on a quest to change that: to understand what encourages women to go out, work the soil, plant seeds and nurture them, even when so many other responsibilities sit upon their shoulders. To recover the histories that have been lost among the soil and to understand women's lives, their gardens and what the ground has offered them.

Wise, curious and sensitive, Why Women Grow follows Alice in her search for answers, with inquisitive fronds reaching and curling around the intimate anecdotes of others.