Every Day Nature: How noticing nature can quietly change your life

by Andy Beer

Nature is all around us we only need to look

Celebrate the ordinary wonders of the natural world by noticing something new every day of the year. From acid-yellow lichen on elder branches in January to the woodland aroma of wild garlic, spring becomes summer with poppies adorning the roadside in July and the moth fluttering against your window in late August. Whether it's russet apples in autumn or a friendly garden robin in December, the infinite variety of nature is close at hand throughout the year. This book encourages you to find beauty in the everyday and forge your own powerful connection with the nature on your doorstep.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

Published April 2, 2020

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this as a gift but have been reading it too myself... one nature-related anecdote/observation/something to look out for each day, for a year. I loved when I would read about something I'd never heard of and immediately find it on my next walk, or see something and find it had been on that day in the book when I caught up with it days later. I enjoyed the writing style and have liked reading it over the year - will probably dip in to it over the next year, and would definitely re-read over another year!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a beautiful gift from a friend last year, but I got lazy and never finished off the year, day-by-day.
It's been lovely to pick it up again and flick through, to remind me not only of the wonderful friend who gifted it to me, but of the tiny things for which I can keep space open: birdsong; leaves budding or unfurling or colouring and falling; sky light; tastes on the air.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book should be in every UK household. It’s a book for individuals and families. It is a guide not to the UK’s nature, but to noticing it.

Day by day, the entries are aligned with what is happening outside. From the first showing of a particular plant, to the arrival of a bird species from overseas, from a meteor shower to a butterfly - each entry neatly coincides to within a day or two of when things are actually happening in our gardens and in the countryside around us.

It is a book to awaken wonder, to gently educate, but to make our connection with nature simpler and more successful.

This book would make a great gift for family for friends or just for yourself. I think you should buy it.

[KC · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a lovely book, a daily prompt or insight into our wonderful world of nature...I love reading a few lines every day of the year.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully informative book charting different aspects of wildlife throughout each day of the year. Not just animals & insects but trees & plants too. The descriptions of each marvel of nature was easy to understand and the illustrations were beautiful. I really enjoyed reading this and will certainly never take the natural world on my own doorstep for granted ever again.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this throughout 2021 and I am reading it again in 2022 - every day a nature fact or story, explained in a light hearted non-patronising way, with humour and great love for the natural world. I love it.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a delightful companion throughout the year, reading a short paragraph each day, inspiring me to look at nature. A lovely reference book to keep on the bookshelf and to dip into now whenever I feel the need for some nature writing.

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely collection of daily tidbits about nature - albeit UK orientated. Highly recommended for anyone who loves the world around them.

[Malcolm Schaffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the premise of this book,that nature is all around and if you keep your eyes and ears open there is so much to appreciate that it can blow away any sadness or stress.Divided into 365 vignettes and allocated according to season ,covering plants ,birds,insects ….one could go on and each given a basic description to help identification .A book to return to on many an occasion

[Paul Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nicely illustrated and informative book.
Sits on the arm of my chair ready each morning to read the relevant page with the first coffee of the day.
Found myself looking closer at nature trying to see each days subject on my daily walks.

[Irmi Willcockson · Rating 5 out of 5]

The premise of the book is that nature is everywhere, no need to wait for that special trip to a special place to perhaps see the rear end of some rare creature. Well written and useful, even if you don't live in Britain.

[Jackie Legget · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely wander through the UK countryside and nature throughout the year. Uplifting and a real joy to read. A book to also make one more aware of the natural world around you and appreciate its beauty too.

[Jane Whittaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not finished yet.... It's a page a day. Lovely drawings and a daily education plan

[Daisy Peachey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I did start this book last year but have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and finally finished this year. Little snippets of nature to enjoy every day.

[Charlotte McNicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

lovely book to start the day with

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Agata · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a truly beautiful monthly guide through nature. I love the opening sentiment stating that you don’t need to know what something is called to appreciate it.

It’s so important to open our eyes to everyday events that occur in the natural world. As this book proves, there are real treasures and spectacles to enjoy, even during the depths of dark and cold winter days.

I read this book in February and felt uplifted and happy discovering how my garden is already full of life and activity.