Two for Joy

Adam Henson, a familiar presence on Countryfile for many years, guides readers through the seasons of the year in this tour of the countryside in Britain and Ireland. Each season becomes a new stage of the journey, offering fresh ways to rediscover the landscape and the wildlife that share it.

Along the way, the book poses questions that many people have wondered about. Why is the dawn chorus so loud in spring? What gives a summer sunset its particular magic? Where might you find a murmuration of starlings in autumn? How can you identify a tree from its bark alone in winter?

The book also looks at what is happening on farms and in hedgerows, the stories behind countryside superstitions, the revival of lost traditions, and what you might spot when you look up at the sky and stars, along with much more.

Whether you read it by the fire in the depths of winter or on a picnic rug in a field on a sunny day, the book aims to show the countryside in ways you may never have noticed before.