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	A Riot of Thorn and Leaf Dulcie M. Matthews £7.95 This book is a word painting of the 11 years the author lived in the hamlet of Crag Foot in Silverdale, on the Lancashire/Cumbrian border. Published by : Hayloft Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Border Naturalist: The Birds & Wildlife of the Bewcastle Fells & the Gilsland Moors, 1930 - 1966 Ritson Graham £10.00 Reduced from £14.99, a beautifully written study of the rich and varied wildlife in one of the last unspoilt areas of the country. Published by : Bookcase Published date : 1993 Format : Hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Coniston Notebook gilly & john Hodkinson £2.99 “Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating: there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.” John Ruskin Published by : Ruskin Museum Published date : Format : 100mm x 150mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Flora of Cumbria Geoffrey Halliday £44.00 The most detailed and well-researched work on the flora of the county, profusely illustrated, a must for the serious botanist and local historian. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1997 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Flora of Cumbria Geoffrey Halliday £32.00 The most detailed and well-researched work on the flora of the county, profusely illustrated, a must for the serious botanist and local historian. Published by : University of Lancaster Published date : 1999 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Natural History of the Lakes, Tarns and Streams of the English Lake District Geoffrey Fryer £18.00 This book tells how the lakes and tarns of the Lake District were formed, what happened to them during the course of their histories, how and why they differ among themselves, and what goes on within them - how they work. Published by : Freshwater Biological Association Published date : 1991 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Victorian Naturalist: Beatrix Potter's Drawings from the Armitt Collection Eileen Jay; Mary Noble; Anne Stevenson Hobbs £35.00 A selection of art from one of Beatrix Potters most unusual collections. Published by : Frederick Warne Published date : 1992 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Year in a Lake District Garden Sue Tasker £8.95 This book is based on the authors popular series in the Westmorland Gazette newspaper. Following a seasonal approach, there are descriptions of plants that grow well in Cumbria (and those that don't), tips on pruning and planting, dealing with pests and Published by : Sigma Leisure Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Year in Silverdale: Observations of natural life in and around this Lancashire village Richard Norman £9.95 Silverdale stands in well-wooded limestone country on the shores of Morecambe Bay. This is the diary of a year in Silverdale where natural beauty, fauna and wildlife abound. The book is teeming with wild animals, birds, flowers, trees, butterflies and plants - together with their medicinal uses. Learn about folklore and the old-fashioned country sayings. Everything is beautifully described, together with photographs by the author and lovely pen and ink drawings by Sue Thompson. Published by : Helm Press Published date : 2004 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	A Year in the Life of the Langdale Valleys Bill Birkett £14.99 Here, the valleys of Great Langdale and Little Langdale are caught through the seasons in a series of breathtaking photographs by a man who was born and bred among them. Published by : Frances Lincoln Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Along the River Kent Catherine Rothwell £12.99 The River Kent is born at the head of Kentmere, a wide glacial valley in Cumbria. Flowing through Kentmere, Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Sedgwick and out into Morecambe Bay, the river takes a varied course - passing through rural landscapes and once-industrial regions. Published by : Sutton Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	An Atlas of the English Lakes John Wilson Parker £16.95 Pictorial Charts compiled from an exploration of shorelines of the Lake District on foot and by canoe. This unique set of detailed charts portrays the seventeen lakes which characterise Britains most beautiful National Park. Published by : Cicerone Published date : Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Ancient Interesting & Unusual Trees of Cumbria Amy Bradshaw £2.50 This booklet detals fifteen special trees in Cumbria. For each tree there is a description of how to find the tree, detailsl o fage and size and any other information such as folklore and history. Published by : Cumbria Broadleaves Published date : 2003 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Behind Chained Gates Moira Linaker £10.00 The Foot and Mouth epidemic of 2001 has affected many people in many ways. Moira bought a smallholding, but F&M hit soon afterwards. This is the moving, inspirational story of how she battled against the system and saved her sheep. Published by : Hayloft Published date : 2004 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Between Two Gardens: The diary of two Border gardens Sylvia Mary McCosh £15.00 This is a diary following Mary (born a Hasell of Dalemain) and her gardens at Dalemain in Cumbria and Huntfield, high in the southern uplands of Scotland. Published by : Hayloft Published date : 1982 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Bill Hogarth MBE Coppice Merchant: A Life in the Woodlands of the Lake District Alan Shepley (ed) £6.50 Bill Hogarth worked as a coppice merchant in south Cumbria for 56 years. He learned his trade with his father from the age of 14 and was still hard at work in the woods when he died in 1999. This book is his story of those years. Published by : Wood Education Programme Trust Published date : 2001 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birds of the Lake District W.R. Mitchell £4.99 Reduced from £6.50,a thorough guide to the many species in the area, illustrated by one of the norths finest bird artists David Binns. Published by : Castleberg Published date : 2000 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching in the Solway Coast - Area of Outstanding beauty Brian Irving £3.00 This book is not about the birds of the solway Coast area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB), it is about where when and how to see them. Published by : Published date : May 2008 Format : 150mm 210mm stitched paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching Walks Around Morecambe Bay John Wilson & David Hindle £7.95 The Morecambe Bay area is one of the finest bird watching sites in Great Britain. With 310 square kilometres of inter-tidal sand flats, it is an outstanding combination of habitats. Published by : Palatine Books Published date : November 2007 Format : 155mm x 232mm paperback Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching Walks in Bowland David Hindle & John Wilson £7.95 The Forest of Bowland is a truly stunning and immensely important Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Published by : Palatine Books Published date : March 2005 Format : 155 mmx 232mm Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Birdwatching Walks in Cumbria Tim Dean; Jeremy Roberts £7.95 This interesting book details no fewer than fifty gentle walks all over Cumbria with excellent birdwatching. Each circular route is accompanied by a clear map, and suggests the best places to look and species to watch out for. Published by : Carnegie Publishing Published date : 2002 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria: The Lake District and Its Counties John Wyatt £50.00 This monumental work, completed by some 200 magnificent illustrations mainly in full colour, covers every aspect of Cumbria. Whether it be the history, the people, the architecture, the topography, the arts or the tourist attractions, all is expertly and lovingly described. Based upon a deep knowledge of almost every valley and fell the book comprehensively embraces all that is noteworthy from Morecambe Bay in the south to Solway Firth and the Scottish border in the north, and from the Irish Sea coast in the west to the Pennines in the east. Published by : Robert Hale Limited Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbria: True to the Land - The Hill Farming Photographs of Tony Hopkins Tony Hopkins £9.99 Photographs tell stories. The collection of images at the heart of this book capture a defining moment in the uplands, and in the lives of people who make a living from the land, on the hill farms and hamlets of the Lake District, the Pennines and the Eden Valley. Published by : Halsgrove Published date : 2004 Format : Large hardback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Cumbrian Wildlife in the Twentieth Century David J. Clarke (ed); Stephen M. Hewitt (ed) £6.50 This important book reviews the impact of the present century on the wildlife of this area. Fully referenced, it deals with habitats and conservation, flora, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, mammals and birds of prey. Foreword by David Bellamy. Published by : Carlisle Natural History Society Published date : 1996 Format : Paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity:

	Discovering the Eden Valley Charlie Emett £12.99 This book explores 100 aspects of the Eden Valley's history, from ancient castles and pele towers to ten modern sculptures along the river, from famous sons and daughters of the area, such as Lady Anne Clifford, to local eccentrics. Curiosities such as the beck that runs uphill, the only wind in Britain that has a name (the Helm) and the Eden Gorge rock carvings are not forgotten. Published by : Sutton Publishing Published date : 2005 Format : Large paperback. Click here to read the reviews Quantity: