As Phoebe Smith’s new book comes out celebrating Britain’s little pint-size peaks, she tells us why sometimes when hiking, it’s all about the little things… Read More 5 reasons why small hills are better than big mountains by Phoebe Smith
Events this autumn at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The Royal Geographical Society’s programme of events this autumn includes something for everyone, with a wide range of talks, discussions and exhibitions at venues across the UK. Read More Events this autumn at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Book Launch: The Amazing Animal Atlas
Last week we hosted the launch party for The Amazing Animal Atlas. Written by Dr Nick Crumpton, a specialist in zoology, this atlas features huge fold-out spreads brimming with biologically-accurate illustrations by Gaia Bordicchia.
Cycle to Work Day
“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.”- Ernest Hemingway
13th September 2017 is National Cycle to Work Day. Not only is cycling to work good for learning the lay of the land, it is also a great way of sneaking exercise into your daily routine and it means you can legitimately eat a second breakfast. Read More Cycle to Work Day
Book Launch: Where the Wild Winds Are by Nick Hunt
Last night we hosted the book launch for Nick Hunt’s new book Where the Wild Winds Are. Mixing travel and nature writing, Nick walks the path of four of Europe’s winds across the continent. Read More Book Launch: Where the Wild Winds Are by Nick Hunt
Stanfords Staff Selects
Our floor manager Lizzie has selected her favourite fiction from 2017 so far. Read More Stanfords Staff Selects
NEW MAP: South Georgia and the Shackleton Crossing
The cartographers at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have re-produced a high-resolution updated map of the sub-antarctic island of South Georgia. The island, situated at 37°W 54°10’S is a haven for wildlife, a centre for wildlife and fisheries research and famous for the epic voyage by Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men in May 1916. Read More NEW MAP: South Georgia and the Shackleton Crossing
Journey of a Lifetime Award
Are you passionate about radio and storytelling? Are you excited about finding new ways to tell original stories in sound? Are you itching to explore and understand the world around you? Read More Journey of a Lifetime Award
Stanfords Staff Selects
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” –Dr Seuss
As it’s holiday season, we thought we’d offer a few recommendations that will take you places: Read More Stanfords Staff Selects
Where Poppies Blow by John Lewis-Stempel wins Wainwright Prize
He’s done it again. John Lewis-Stempel has won the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize with his book Where Poppies Blow. Chronicling the relationship between man and nature during the Great War, this win is particularly poignant as this week is the centenary anniversary of the battle of Passchendaele. Lewis-Stempel is no stranger to winning this award having picked up the prize in 2015 with Meadowland.
The winner was announced this afternoon at the BBC Countryfile Live at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.
For the full shortlist see here.