John Lewis-Stempel is a writer and farmer. His previous books include The Wild Life: A Year of Living on Wild Food, Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field, which won the 2015 Wainwright Prize, The Running Hare: The Secret Life...

A Brief History of the British Army von Lewis-Stempel, John

The Glorious Life of the Oak von Lewis-Stempel, John

Beautifully illustrated, this is a lyrical celebration of this mythical creature which explores its many legends and deeply rooted history. From the bestselling author of "The Running Hare". von Lewis-Stempel, John

The third in Lewis-Stempel's series of books about iconic presences that feature in the English landscape. Explores the hare's elusive and majestic appeal to popular imagination. von Lewis-Stempel, John

The Running Hare von Lewis-Stempel, John

The Wood von Lewis-Stempel, John

To love and loathe the fox is a British condition."The fox is our apex predator, our most beautiful and clever killer. von Lewis-Stempel, John

"How to describe the ecstatic song of larks? How the writers and poets have tried..."Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside. Their music is the quintessential sound of spring. The spirit of English pastoralism, they inspire poets,...

'An important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out loud, wherever you are.' Rosamund YoungI look at the Ryeland ewes, white and fat with fecundity. Replete with contentment. Contentment is a transmissible condition. I catch...

'An important book on several levels... Read a few sentences out loud, wherever you are.' Rosamund YoungEverybody thinks they know what sheep are like: they're stupid, noisy, cowardly ('lambs to the slaughter'), and they're...