For centuries, poets and philosophers extolled the benefits of a walk in the woods....

A forester's fascinating stories backed by the latest scientific research illustrate how trees nurture and talk to each other....

Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place....

In The Genius of Birds, acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance of birds and how it came about....

One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley....

Twenty years ago Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country....

A collection of real-life accounts from nurses in the Australian bush - inspiring, poignant, horrifying and hilarious....

From the bestselling author of Walking the Nile, explorer Levison Wood begins his next challenging adventure - walking the length of the Himalayas....

The Old Patagonian Express tells of Paul Theroux's train journey down the length of North and South America....

Ghost Empire is a rare treasure - an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, realised by a master storyteller....

On October 6, 1973, Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said good-bye to London....

The biggest lie in history is about to be shattered. UFOs are real. In late June of 1947, three extraterrestrial craft were downed outside Roswell Air Force Base....