We’re delighted to announce the 2025 #WainwrightPrize Winners! From powerful storytelling to vital conservation work and bold illustration, this year’s winners reflect the richness, urgency, and joy of writing about the natural world. wainwrightprize.com #StoriesThatConnect

Last year’s #WainwrightPrize ceremony was full of joy & gratitude as our 2024 shortlistees shared what the prize meant to them. We’re so excited to welcome the 2025 shortlistees soon & celebrate another brilliant year of nature writing.

Meet The Judges: Francesca Willow 🌿 Artist, writer, and activist Francesca shares what she’s looking for in this year’s entries, and the nature books that shaped her own journey. 👉 Read the full Q&A: bit.ly/3JPUOhS

Thank you for making this community of readers, writers and wild-hearted book lovers so special. 🫶📚 #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Meet the Judges: Khalil Thirlaway🌱 Science communicator, storyteller & co-host of the NHM’s Wild Crimes & Our Broken Planet, Khalil shares why conservation writing must link environmental + social issues, and the seaside moments that shaped his love of nature. 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4mkKAnZ

We're absolutely thrilled to see both Helen Scales (WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE) and Sophy Roberts (A TRAINING SCHOOL FOR ELEPHANTS) shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing!

We’re so proud to share the 2025 Children's Wainwright Prize shortlists, bursting with wonder, joy, and powerful messages about our planet. These fiction, non-fiction, and picture books help young readers see, feel, and care for the natural world. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

Meet the Judges: Jack Baker Conservationist, podcaster & champion of overlooked nature stories, Jack shares why diverse voices matter, how visuals connect us, & the garden that sparked it all. 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/46MJU61

The 2025 #WainwrightPrize shortlists are here. Nature writing, conservation writing, and illustrative books that challenge, move, and inspire. A powerful year for environmental storytelling. Discover them all → wainwrightprize.com

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Author, speaker & creative force behind Bringing Up Race and Raising Boys Who Do Better, Uju returns to judge the Children’s Wainwright Prize. She shares thoughts on nature writing as activism, the power of inclusive storytelling, and what gives her hope for the next generation. 🔗 bit.ly/46IhHND

Absolutely thrilled that my book THE LIE OF THE LAND has been shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for conservation writing! Honoured to join an incredible shortlist of authors including @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social More here: wainwrightprize.com/shortlist-20...

We couldn't be more thrilled to announce that Swoop Sing Perch Paddle by Carry Akroyd and John McEwen has been shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social for Illustrative Books! This beautiful book celebrates British birds in all their colour and glory🐦 Have you got your copy yet?

For the ones who can lose hours to a good book, and whole afternoons to the wild... 📚🍃 The 2025 #WainwrightPrize shortlists have been announced! Your next read awaits.👇

We are delighted that #TheAccidentalGarden by Richard Mabey is shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for nature writing 🍃 In Richard Mabey's Norfolk garden, nature is an equal partner. profilebooks.com/work/the-acc... #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect @wainwrightprize.bsky.social

Exciting news!!!!!! Thanks @wainwrightprize.bsky.social!

HOP HOP HOORAY - Frog: A Story of Life on Earth has been shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social!!! 💚🐸💚🐸💚🐸

My book - ClimateINJustice is shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! Really happy about this, as it's not traditional conservation writing - but conserving & fighting for us humans & our rights wainwrightprize.com/shortlist-20...

The Perimeter is now shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social ! If the book spoke to you, I’d love if you’d share it with others – every word of mouth helps. 👉 amzn.to/4mpt9SH ⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️📷⛺️

Overjoyed to have The Wild by Yuval Zommer from @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social on this shortlist! #WainwrightPrize

Land of the Last Wildcat has been shortlisted for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social Children’s Fiction Award. Such a thrill & honour for my debut book to be selected- thank you!

Massive congratulations to David Farrier @david-farrier.bsky.social author of Nature's Genius & Chloe Dalton @chloedalton.bsky.social author of Raising Hare, shortlisted for the Wainwright Conservation & Nature Writing prizes respectively this morning! @wainwrightprize.bsky.social

I’m over the moon that What the Wild Sea Can Be has been shortlisted for @wainwrightprize.bsky.social It’s a thrill and an honour to see my book alongside these 6 amazing titles and their fabulous authors 🌊💙

The link between books and nature can be so powerful, and it's something we think about a lot. So huge congratulations to all the authors and illustrators nominated for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social, and thank you for creating such inspiring reads for young people 👇

We’re thrilled to announce the 2025 #WainwrightPrize shortlists! From climate and conservation to poetry, place and powerful storytelling for young readers, this year’s books celebrate our connection to the natural world. Explore them all: wainwrightprize.com #StoriesThatConnect

Three categories. One wild mission: to inspire a lifelong love for nature. 🌍📚 The 2025 Children’s #WainwrightPrize longlists are here with stories of wonder, wildlife, and environmental hope for young readers of all ages. Explore the full longlists: wainwrightprize.com #StoriesThatConnect

Nature writing is both sanctuary + activism. This year’s judge JC Niala reflects on what makes the genre vital today, from fireflies in Kenya to the words we use to name the wild. 📚 🔗 Read her full interview: bit.ly/419ApKf

Couldn't agree more! 💚

Spending time with a good nature book does something no screen can: it slows the mind, grounds the body, and reconnects you with the world. Reading nature writing isn’t just good for your brain, it’s good for your soul. What book has done that for you lately? 🌿📚

Swifts spend nearly their entire lives in the air, eating, sleeping, and even mating while flying. But UK swift numbers have dropped by 60% in 25 years. These sky dancers need our help to keep soaring.

Want to help kids fall in love with nature? We’ve rounded up 7 simple outdoor activities, paired with brilliant books from the Children's #WainwrightPrize longlist, to inspire young minds. From birdwatching to bug safaris, these small moments plant big seeds of care. Read here: bit.ly/4kV13xH

Meet the Judges: Cassie Chadderton 📚 “Every child can make a difference.” As Chief Executive of @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social, Cassie shares why nature writing matters, for empathy, imagination, and inspiring the next generation to protect the planet. Read here: bit.ly/45aPWMn

Meet the Judges: Luke Sherlock 🍃 Bookseller, writer & passionate environmentalist, Luke shares why nature writing is more than escape... It’s a tool to shape how we think, feel & act. Read the full interview: wainwrightprize.com/news/meet-th...

We’re proud to celebrate Late Light by Michael Malay, winner of the 2024 #WainwrightPrize for Nature Writing. This remarkable book takes readers on a profound journey through the natural world, revealing its beauty, challenges, and the delicate balance we must protect. @manillapress.bsky.social

Hedgerows are biodiversity heroes — home to 2,000+ species and vital wildlife corridors across the UK. We've lost over half since WWII. These living boundaries connect landscapes, store carbon & support ecosystems. Let’s hear it for the humble hedge. 🌱 #WainwrightPrize

Meet The Judge: Henry Bird 🌿 In our latest interview, he shares how nature writing can reawaken our climate imagination, & why a tree by Buttermere is his favourite place to read. 🌿📚 Read the full interview: wainwrightprize.com/news/meet-the-judges-henry-bird/ #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect

I'm absolutely thrilled to say that my translation of "Climate Injustice" by Friederike Otto has been longlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing!

I’m over the moon to get my first longlisting for the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social and honoured to be among these amazing authors and their brilliant books about our beautiful, troubled planet. Thank you everyone who has bought, borrowed and read What the Wild Sea Can Be 💙🌊🌅 #savethesea

Wonderful to see the @wainwrightprize.bsky.social going from strength to strength & to see so many deserving books on the longlist this year! It remains an absolute honour for my book to have been Highly Commended in the Conservation category last year ❤️ wainwrightprize.com/news/longlis...

We’re delighted to reveal the 2025 #WainwrightPrize longlists! 📚🌿 From inspiring nature writing & bold conservation stories to stunning illustration & children’s books brimming with wonder, this year’s selection celebrates the power of stories to connect people and planet. wainwrightprize.com

🎉 Meet the 2025 Children's #WainwrightPrize judges! This year’s judges include authors, illustrators, biologists and environmental champions who all share a belief in the power of stories to spark wonder and shape a greener future. 🌿✨ Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🎉 Meet the 2025 #WainwrightPrize judges! From authors & environmentalists to illustrators & naturalists, our judges bring passion, insight & expertise to the task of selecting this year’s most inspiring books about people and planet. 🌍📚 Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

Extinct moth rediscovered in Kent after 73 years! 🎉 The Dover Twist (Periclepsis cinctana) has not been recorded in England since 1952, and the only place in the UK where it has been seen since then is the island of Tiree off the north west coast of Scotland, where it is known as the Tiree Twist.

Inspiring the next generation of nature lovers 🌱 The Children’s Wainwright Prize 2025 categories are: 📘 Fiction 📗 Non-Fiction 📕 Picture Books Celebrating books that spark wonder and action. #WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

The #WainwrightPrize is growing! 🌿 From wild journeys to urgent environmental truths, we champion the books that help us understand and protect the natural world. 🌱 Now with 3 adult categories: 📚 Nature Writing 🌱 Conservation Writing 🎨 Illustrative Books Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

🌿 A new chapter begins 🌿 The Wainwright Prize has grown, and in 2025, we’re officially turning the page. From this year, the #WainwrightPrizes will be split into two distinct strands with six dedicated categories! Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

Join Michael Malay @bristoluni.bsky.social online as he talks about his @wainwrightprize.bsky.social winning book, Late Light. More info and registration in link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

Have you missed our lunchtime talk by Meyrick Brentnall, our Severnside Project Manager, on Gloucester Nature Park? He shared the vision for this exciting new green space for wildlife and the community. Watch it now and let us know your thoughts! 🎥 youtu.be/UKuc5gOwkH4

Our daily #SpringArrivalSpotlight begins with Chiffchaffs! Flitting back from Southern Europe & North Africa through March-April, their sweet 'chiff-chaff' song is the sound of spring. Listen for them in parks and hedgerows. Have you heard these delightful birds near you yet? 🎵