The Wryneck
By Gerard Gorman, Pelagic, £24.99
A member of the woodpecker family, the wryneck is an elusive and rather peculiar bird, named for its neck-bending abilities. Ornithologist and writer Gerard Gorman, and expert on the Picidae family, examines every aspect of the species in this new book.
Tickets for the Ark
By Rebecca Nesbit, Profile Books, £14.99
Author of Is That Fish in Your Tomato?, ecologist and artist Rebecca Nesbit examines the purpose of conservation, the difficult conundrum of trade-offs it may require and how we choose which of Earth’s 8.7 million species to save and why.
Wild Green Wonders
By Patrick Barkham, Guardian Faber Publishing, £14.99
Natural-history writer Patrick Barkham has been writing for The Guardian for 20 years, and this book brings together a selection of his pieces, including a…
