Walk through Britain’s wild landscapes after dark with two-time winner of the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing, John Lewis-Stempel.

‘Britain’s finest living nature writer’ The Times

At night, the senses become more acute. Hearing, touch, and smell take precedence over sight. It is after dark that we humans become more attuned to nature, more ‘animal’. But the lights of the modern world are erasing any meaningful connection to the night. We have lost contact with its wonders as well as its fears.

In this captivating sequel to Nightwalking, John Lewis-Stempel once again ventures out into the night to discover the natural world after dark, its rarely seen spectacles and curiosities. There are hares boxing under the stars, nightjars hunting moths in the summer woods, winter moons with halos, rock pool creatures glowing neon under UV light, barley fields shimmering in moonlight …

In Night Life, Lewis-Stempel wanders his familiar farmland and explores further afield, including the Lake District, the Welsh coast, and London’s Thames. Everywhere, he shows us why the night is valuable, and what it means to be human in the dark.

Pages: 160, Dimensions: 13.4x13.4cm