Night Life

Walking Britain’s wild landscapes after dark

John Lewis-Stempel

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Doubleday
06 November 2025

The natural world, country life & pets; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching; The countryside, country life; Trees, wildflowers & plants

In a follow-up to the 'spellbinding' Nightwalking, John Lewis-Stempel ventures out into Britain's wildest landscapes in search of a sky full of stars.

At night the senses become reordered. Hearing becomes privileged over vision, and we edge forward arms outstretched, feeling our way through the inky blackness. It is after dark that the human being becomes more 'animal', more sensitive to Nature. But the lights of the modern world have obliterated any meaningful connection to the night. We have lost touch with its wonders as well as its terrors.

In this enchanting follow-up to Nightwalking, John Lewis-Stempel once again ventures out into the night to uncover the unseen world of nocturnal creatures. When the curtain of night falls, a spectacle begins. That of bio-luminescence, of boxing hares, and wheat fields shimmering in the moonlight.

In Night Life, Lewis-Stempel wanders further afield, to terrains new, and shows us why the night is precious, and what it is to be human in the dark.

By: John Lewis-Stempel
Imprint: Doubleday
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 205mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9781529938159
ISBN 10: 1529938155
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 06 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

John Lewis-Stempel is a farmer and 'Britain's finest living nature writer' (The Times). His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers Woodston, The Running Hare and The Wood. He is the only person to have won the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing twice, with Meadowland and Where Poppies Blow. In 2016 he was named Magazine Columnist of the Year for his column in Country Life. He farms cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. Traditionally.