Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2025

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8 participants (12 books)

Challenge Books

1

England: A Natural History by John Lewis-Stempel

England: A Natural History

John Lewis-Stempel

2

Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson

Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman

Callum Robinson

3

Intertidal by Yuvan Aves

Intertidal

Yuvan Aves

4

Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging by Seán Ronayne

Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging

Seán Ronayne

5

Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with the West Country Hedgelayer by Paul Lamb

Of Thorn & Briar: A Year with the West Country Hedgelayer

Paul Lamb

6

Our Oaken Bones: Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests by Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

Our Oaken Bones: Reviving a Family, a Farm and Britain’s Ancient Rainforests

Merlin Hanbury-Tenison

7

Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Raising Hare

Chloe Dalton

8

Spring: The Story of a Season by Michael Morpurgo

Spring: The Story of a Season

Michael Morpurgo

9

The Accidental Garden by Richard Mabey

The Accidental Garden

Richard Mabey

10

The Company of Owls by Polly Atkin

The Company of Owls

Polly Atkin

11

The North Road: Walking London to Edinburgh Through Nation, Time and Place by Rob Cowen

The North Road: Walking London to Edinburgh Through Nation, Time and Place

Rob Cowen

12

The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams by Jason Allen-Paisant

The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican memoir of plants and dreams

Jason Allen-Paisant