To celebrate World Book Day 2022, our Education Officer has gathered some book recommendations from staff and volunteers, linked with Owls, Falconry and Birds of Prey, or native UK wildlife and conservation. Over the coming months, we will post book reviews on some of these books, and any new books which our followers may be interested in.

For all readers

Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

For young readers

Some of our favourite books to read during our Storytime sessions.

The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Squirrel Nutkin by Beatrix Potter
Mrs Tiggywinkle by Beatrix Potter
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Becca’s Butterflies by Nicola and Rebecca Bailey
Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith
Owl in the Office by Lucy Daniels
Top Gun of the Sky by Martin Bradley

For teen readers

Birds of Prey feature in several coming-of-age books

Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World by Celia Godkin
Owl Service by Alan Garner
Sky Dancer by Gill Lewis
A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
Skellig by David Almond
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Dairy of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

For older readers

H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald
Portrait of an Owl by Reg Snook
Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington
Birds and People by Mark Cocker
Red Tails in Love by Marie Winn
A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg

For keeping birds

Understanding Owls by Jemima Parry-Jones
Understanding the Bird of Prey by Nick Fox
Falconry and Hawking by Philip Glazier

For naturalists

A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests by James Ferguson-Lees, Richards Castell and Dave Leech
The Observers Book of Bird’s Eggs
Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe by Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and Dave Lees
Owls by Mike Toms
Owls by Chris Mead
Barns Owls in Britain by Jeff Martin
Undiscovered Owls: A Sound Approach Guide by Magnus Robb and The Sound Approach