Recommended Reading & Resources

Practical Guides & Gardening

  •  Working with Nature – Jeremy Pursglove

  •  How to Rewild: A Practical Manual – Jonathan Thomson

  •  How to Create a Wildlife Garden – Mick & Christine Lavelle

  •  The Earth Care Manual – Patrick Whitefield

  •  How to Make a Wildlife Garden – Chris Baines

  •  The Comfrey Compost Book – John Seymour

  •  Companion Planting – John Seymour

  •  One Garden Against the World

  •  Smokehole – Martin Shaw

  •  Courting the Wild Twin – Martin Shaw

  •  Smokehole Sessions Podcast (Listen here)

Rewilding & Wilding

  •  Unlearn Rewild – Miles Olson

  •  Wilding – Isabella Tree (book & film)

  •  Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life – George Monbiot

  •  Rebirding: Restoring Britain's Wildlife – Benedict MacDonald

  •  Talks, articles, and writings by Derek Gow – inspirational insights on nature restoration

Community Rewilding & Gardening

  •  Rewilding Help Guides – guides for gardeners & community conservation (View here)

  •  REWILDING: A Guide for Community Groups (Guide)

  •  The Grow Wild Guide – everything you need to run a community growing project (Guide)

Forest, Trees, Bats & Climate Resilience

  •  The Hidden Life of Trees – Peter Wohlleben (and other books)

  •  Creating a Forest Garden – Martin Crawford

  •  The Essential Tree Selection Guide for Climate Resilience, Carbon Storage, Species Diversity and Other Ecosystem Benefits – Summerfield Books

  •  Landscape and Urban Design for Bats and Biodiversity (Download PDF)

Permaculture & Organic Gardening

  •  Works by John Seymour

  •  Maria Thun’s Moon Calendars (organic gardening / planting guides)

Imagination & Systems Thinking

  •  From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want – Rob Hopkins

Urban Nature & Greening

  •  Creating an Urban Forest Master Plan (Guide)

  •  Quick Guide to Urban Greening (Guide)

Nature Access & Wellbeing

  •  Unlocking Nature: Outdoor Accessibility for All (Intro Video)

  •  Nature Connected Communities Handbook (PDF)

  •  The Nature Connection Handbook (PDF)

  •  Cultivating Wellbeing – Thrive app (Website)

  •  Wylder – prompts to notice nature for wellbeing (Website)

  •  Wild Minds Podcast – interviews and insights connecting with nature (Listen here)