The Wainwright Prizes 2026

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The long listed and shortlisted (illustrative books only) books for the 2026 Wainwright Prizes:The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing and The Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing. IThe prizes for children's books are not included.
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Ancient: Reviving the Woods That Made Britain
by Luke Barley
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Craftland: In Search of Lost Arts and Disappearing Trades
by James Fox
73 members
1 review
½ 4.5
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The Whispers of Rock: Stories from the Earth
by Anjana Khatwa
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An Inconvenience of Penguins
by Jamie Lafferty
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Love Is A Toad
by Lucy Lapwing
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The Genius of Trees: How They Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World
by Harriet Rix
82 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
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Stone Lands: A Journey of Darkness and Light Through Britain’s Ancient Places
by Fiona Robertson
31 members
3 reviews
½ 3.5
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The Waterlands: Follow a Raindrop from Source to Sea
by Stephen Rutt
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Being an Oak
by Laurent Tillon
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The Cuckoo's Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place
by Michael J. Warren
20 members
1 review
½ 3.5
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13
Grasslands: The Intricate Life of Britain's Hidden Habitats
by John Wright
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14
The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness
by Cal Flyn
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16
Every Last Fish: What Fish Do for Us and What We Do to Them
by George Rose
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Neurodivergent, By Nature: Why Biodiversity Needs Neurodiversity
by Joe Harkness
10 members
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Wilderlands: The Human History of Wild Britain
by Dr Eloise Kane
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Frontierlands
by Hazel Sheffield
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21
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
by Suzanne Simard
62 members
2 reviews
4.8
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22
The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
by Rebecca Solnit
151 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
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23
Snö : en historia
by Sverker Sörlin
21 members
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The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet
by Scott Weidensaul
14 members
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