Steve Backshall's Wildlife Adventurer's Guide

Steve Backshall’s Wildlife Adventurer’s Guide is a practical, hands-on book for getting out and getting involved with wildlife. Think of it as a naturalist’s answer to the Dangerous Book for Boys.

It covers everything from beachcombing, snorkelling and building a hedgehog hotel to tree climbing, natural foods and making traps for insects and mammals.

What’s inside

• Wildlife-watching ideas for coast, mountains, heathland, garden, wetland, woodland and farmland
• Practical advice on bushcraft and survival
• Beachcombing, snorkelling and tree climbing
• Natural foods and simple insect and mammal traps
• Ways to get close to nature through mountain biking and climbing

Ideal for

Young explorers, families and anyone who wants to learn more about the wildlife of Britain and northern Europe, which is the book’s main focus.

For more on bushcraft, read Out on the Land by Ray Mears and Lars Fält, and browse our bushcraft and wild camping books.