Wild Southwest

Nigel’s ‘flagship’ southwest book, 160 pages, 300 photos and 25,000 words of text, showcasing the beauty and diversity of southwest England’s wildlife and natural landscapes.

Covering the counties of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset, Wild Southwest takes the reader on a hugely visual journey through many of the region’s protected areas, as well as many of their most beautiful plants and animals.

Beautiful Devon

The first title in Nigel’s Portrait of a County series, Beautiful Devon is very much a collection of vibrant photo essays showcasing many of Devon’s most beautiful places, as well as some of its most popular annual events.

With text limited to an introductory chapter and extended captions that explain the photo essays’ images, this is very much a photography-led book, providing a tour that is inspirational to both visitors and Devon residents.

Beautiful Somerset

A collection of photo essays about this rather less well-explored part of the southwest, Beautiful Somerset takes the reader on a journey around three modern counties: Somerset, North Somerset, and Bath & North East Somerset, plus the neighbouring city of Bristol.

The book’s vibrant photography takes in a vast range of environments, from urban scenes through to the wilds of Exmoor’s hills, and the Somerset Levels’ low-lying marshes.

Beautiful Cornwall

Second edition

Our second edition of this popular book has been fully updated, complete with new photography. These revisions bring Beautiful Cornwall right up to date for the 2020s and into the future.

This second edition takes over where the first edition leaves off. It covers one of the UK’s most beautiful and wildest regions, its photo essays capturing some magnificent scenery, ranging from rugged Atlantic cliffs, through vast sandy beaches, to quaint harbours, and rolling moorlands.

This book also incorporates a number of Cornwall’s most popular annual events, such as Padstow’s Obby Oss and Helston’s Floral Dance.

Beautiful Dorset

Incorporating landscapes and villages that are often thought of as quintessentially English, Dorset is a hugely popular place to visit. In Beautiful Dorset, a series of photo essays home in on some of those villages, as well as the most beautiful landscapes, including the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, along with many of the most popular tourim centres, such as Weymouth and Bournemouth.