Into the Tangled Bank

BY LEV PARIKAN, ELLIOTT & THOMPSON, £14.99

From humble house spiders to white-tailed eagles, Lev Parikian takes a closer look at nature, starting with what lives in his home, before travelling further afield to experience our more remote British species. Lev’s endearing child-like joy at even the smallest of encounters is infectious – this book will have you peering more closely at the spider in your bathroom or the woodlouse in your garden, and following his advice to “Look. Look again. Look better”. This is a reminder to enjoy the little things that nature has to offer and to respect the species that we often overlook – it may even lead to an epidemic of middle-aged men lying in inappropriate places.