Books
Recommend reading; some of these titles are available to borrow.
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The Garden Jungle: or Gardening to Save the Planet by Dave Goulson ISBN: 9781784709914
This describes the importance of the wildlife that can live in our gardens and parks and how to garden sustainably to help the health of the planet.
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben ISBN: 9780008218430
How trees grow and thrive including how they share nutrients with other trees when a tree is under stress. This is just one of the fascinating insights into the life of the trees around us.
The Forager's Calendar by John Wright ISBN: 9781781256220
If you are out walking, this is an excellent guide to what foods can be found growing wild in the countryside in any season and how to identify and use them.
The Way Home: Tales from a Life without Technology by Mark Boyle ISBN: 9781786077271
This memoir of living off grid and tech-free in County Galway will inspire, connect and slow down the most impatient of readers, and that is a very good thing.
The Good Ancestor: How to Think Long Term in a Short-Term World by Roman Krznaric ISBN: 9780753554517
This does exactly what it says on the tin!
Land Healer: How Farming can Save Britain's Countryside by Jake Fiennes ISBN: 9781785947315
Pioneering the new UK farming movement of producing food in harmony with nature
Elegy for a River by Tim Moorhouse ISBN: 9781529176728
No. More. Plastic by Martin Dorey ISBN: 9781785039874
What you can do to make a difference.
How You can Save the Planet by Hendricus van Hensbergen ISBN: 9780241453049
Because you have the power to make changes.
101 Ways to Live Cleaner and Greener for Free by Anna Pitt ISBN: 9780957463707
Fencing Paradise; The uses and abuses of plants by Richard Mabey ISBN 978-1-903-91932-3
Richard Mabey asks whether we are starting to believe that the domestication of plants – the ‘fencing of paradise’ – is a solution for the world’s ills?
The Shepherd's life: A Tale of the Lake District by James Rebanks ISBN 978-0-141-97936-6
Nicholas Hytner says ‘A superbly written ode to an ancient way of life.’
Regenesis: Feeding the World without devouring the Planet by George Monbiot ISBN 978-0-141-99299-0
Kate Raworth says: ‘This book calls for nothing less than a revolution in the future of food’
The Uninhabitable Earth: A story of the future by David Wallace-Wells ISBN 978-0-141-98887-0
The Economist says: Some readers will find Mr Wallace-Well’s outline of possible futures alarmist. He is indeed alarmed. You should be, too.
Change the World for a Fiver ISBN 1-904095-96-8
This book has been around for a while but the ’50 actions to change the world and make you feel good’ are still inspiring and do-able.
Climate Crisis for Beginners by Andy Prentice & Eddie Reynolds
A brilliant introduction to the climate crisis and what we can do to mitigate it.
The Lost Rainforests of Britain by Guy Shrubsole ISBN 978-0-00-852799-0
Temperate rainforest may once have covered up to one-fifth of Britain. Why have they disappeared and why should we be worried?
Housewarming Guides: H1, Taking Stock produced by Low Carbon Oxford North
A series of Guides suggesting how to improve our homes.
Housewarming Guides: H3, Windows and Doors produced by Low Carbon Oxford North
A series of Guides suggesting how to improve our homes.
Housewarming Guides: H4, Draughts and Ventilation produced by Low Carbon Oxford North
A series of Guides suggesting how to improve our homes.
Housewarming Guides: H5, Heating and Controls produced by Low Carbon Oxford North
A series of Guides suggesting how to improve our homes.
World in Danger: Tomorrow could be a very different day by Frankie Morland
A. children’s picture book with songs.
Birding in the Bush by Barry Hudson
A well-illustrated booklet describing the birds, some quite rare, that may be seen in around Bampton.