A lovely anthology of poems based on the nature of the UK countryside. The illustrations are beautiful and I felt there was a decent variety of poems although they were perhaps a little on the safe side and lacking in diversity of voices. There are a lot of familiar poets, as well as some I hadn't heard of before.

Thanks to Net Galley & Collins Reference for the advanced ebook in exchange for my honest review.

Over one hundred poems within seven chapters touch on different aspects of the British countryside, including seasons, birds and wildlife, woods, water, moors and mountains.

Poems by the greats – Keats, Yeats, Tennyson, Robert Browning, Christina Rossetti, Philip Larkin, Sylvia Plath, John Masefield, Robert Burns, Dylan Thomas – as well as contemporary poets including Carol Anne Duffy, Simon Armitage and Jean Sprackland.

Where poems have links to National Trust sites, footnotes are included to explain the connections.
A most wonderful collection. Such a variety of older poetry and contemporary. Everyone would find something to like here!.

This is a wonderful collection of nature poems from both classic and contemporary writers. There are a wide variety of poems, presented in 7 sections, including the changing seasons; animal life; the world of birds; the way through the woods; the other worlds of water; moors, heath and mountains; and finally our place in nature. Each section is as charming as the other. It is beautifully illustrated, although I can't find details of the artist unless they're in the notes. Highly recommended.

A delightful mix of nature themed poems with charming illustrations.

The book is divided into seven chapters which cover the changing seasons, birds, animals, water, woods, moors and a final chapter (my favourite), 'Our Place in Nature'. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and illustration.

I enjoyed revisiting some of the classics, such as "I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud' and 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree.' Many well known poets such as Browning, Keats, Yeats, Rossetti, Shakespeare just to name a few, all feature. It was such a joy to discover new poets and poems. Some new favourites include,, 'Naming' - Angela France, 'Where Birds Nest' - Wendy Pratt and 'Carne' - Lucy Newlyn.

A lovely book that would make a great gift. I would highly recommend.

This is a really beautiful treasury of nature poems. Spanning from across the centuries with well known poets including Heaney, Bronte, Shakespeare, Plath, Burns and Tennyson to many newer poets I hadn’t yet heard of this really is a perfect example of how to put together an anthology well.

I found with the way the poems had been selected and put together was well suited for a book to dip in and out of (which I tend to think is the best way to read poetry anyway). While the selections are categorised by themes each one was worth reading in its own right making this very adaptable for different reading preferences. Not only are the poems brilliant but I loved the artwork dotted throughout too.

Definitely a great book for anyone who loves poetry or nature!

A lovely lovely book.
Perfect for a quiet moment with a hot mug of tea or sat in the garden.

I have throughly enjoyed dipping in and out of this book

A great collection of nature poems ranging from old favourites such as Keats, Shelley and Tennyson to poets who were new to me, such as Alice Oswald, Polly Atkin and Deryn Rees-Jones. I enjoyed reading the poems in their themed chapters, such as changing seasons, animals, birds, woods, mountains. Reading them made me feel like going for a walk to enjoy nature at first hand. A great book to dip into - I like to spend time over each poem rather than read through lots all at once - and read in a garden, surrounded by some of the nature described. Recommended. Thanks to National Trust publications and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

Another beautifully curated book of poems with which is now becoming somewhat of a tradition for the National Trust and it’s publications.
This book has poems themed around the different aspects of the natural world- most notably creatures and landscapes of the British Isles.
It has been subtly illustrated and some of these pictures look like linocut prints - which if I’m honest, I am a bit of a sucker for.
It’s a book that could be used as a coffee table read or simply something you divulge in whilst sat in the summerhouse at the bottom of your garden - these poems can take you away through alluring imagery and metaphor, it’s simply a joy to take a step into these poems.
My favourite poems ranged from contemporary poets philosophising about geese migration or the explosive personality of the wren to the steadfast work from, more famous poets ,such as Shelley and Housman, observing in detail, the behaviours of the Skylark or the recalling of such pleasures as to see the first cherry blossom of the year.
It is wistful and gorgeous and I highly recommend you read this book- for fans of Wordsworth & Bronte and everything in between.

*This review was made possible by Net Galley - always appreciated never a chore.

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This is a lovely book including nature poems covering a whole range of nature outlets, water, woods, weather etc. There was a good mix of classic vs contemporary, but I think I would have appreciated some more newer and unknown poems to chew over. That being said, some of them reminded me of the country in life gone by, nostalgia. The illustrations are lovely, some being lino print in nature, I would have liked more! All in all a lovely poetry book and worth a read.

This was not a kindle book so I was unable to read it. However, I will look out for it when it is published as a friend in my nature book group said she was really enjoying it.

This is a wonderful collection of nature poems to dip in and out of as the mood takes you. It is full of a mixture of familiar poems by the likes of Robert Browning, William Wordsworth and John Keats plus a lot more modern poets who I have not read before.
The book is divided into sections of poetry about different aspects of nature. There are poems about seasons, animals, birds, woods, water, moors, heaths and mountains and our place in nature.
I love nature poetry and this book has some real old favorites to enjoy and it was lovely to explore poetry by other writers who I might not otherwise have come across. There is also a section giving the background to some of the poets and poetry which I found really interesting. The book also has some gorgeous illustrations throughout.
All in all it is a lovely book, one that I will be returning to again and again.

This is a gorgeous selection of poetry rooted in the theme of nature. It includes classics and modern poems, accompanied by stunning illustrations. I’m hoping to be able to purchase a hardback copy as a gift for my dad.

what a lovely collection of poetry! i recognised half of these poets because of my english literature degree, but i was also introduced to some new poets and LOVED their work. this collection is absolutely fantastic and captures the theme and beauty of nature perfectly.

this is perfect for a friend who either loves poetry, like i do, or loves nature! i can’t recommend this enough and will be getting a physical copy upon its release.

thank you for the chance to read this outstanding collection before its publication!

Inside are poems to cover the changing of the seasons, the animals, the birds, through the woods, water, mountains and our place in nature. A great broad depth and a wonderful representation of all the rich and beautiful poetry there is out there, brought together in one neat little book.

It was such a great compilation of carefully selected poems with a wide array of poets, authors and writers. Some you may know and some you will get to know, it was wonderful to read nature through poetry.

I found a few new favourites and got to reread a few old one, plus discovering some new authors and poets for the first time. I’m a huge fan of the natural world and love being out in nature, and the descriptive language of poetry can often take you out of your living room, into the pages and seeing the vivid words brought to life in poetry form.

I have huge respect for people that can write poems and invoke feeling in the reader, as I’m fairly new to reading poetry but I could definitely appreciate the artistry of this. It was a lovely read.

Charlotte Day's illustrations are beautiful. The poems are arranged in a way that makes sense without being restrictive (Our place in nature, for example, or The other world of water).
Some are older poems by celebrated poets but others are contemporary. There is a list near the end of poems that were inspired by National Trust properties.
I'm a bit cynical and was expecting the volume to be heavy on poems celebrating the South of England, but they are quite diverse and Norman MacCaig's Looking down on Glen Cansip was a new one for me.