WILD WORDS: NATURE’S SIMPLE PLEASURES

12 BIRDS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE

From dawn choruses to the first chiffchaff calls of spring, Charlie Corbett shows how the changing seasons can bring happy natural rhythms to times of hardship. (Michael Joseph, £14.99)

INFLATABLE KAYAKING: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE

Kayaking is one of the UK’s booming slow travel sports. Learn how to navigate with author Christ Scott, as well as the best kit to use. (Fernhurst Books, £10.99)

THE PEBBLE SPOTTER’S GUIDE

Clive Mitchell’s illustrated guide to searching for pebbles, from the tactile joys of holding those special finds to the geology behind them. (National Trust, £9.99)