Now in its seventh year, The Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing is awarded annually to the book which most successfully inspires readers to explore the outdoors and to nurture a respect for the natural world. In 2020, the prize has been extended to include a second category for books about global conservation and climate change.

Below are the two shortlists for each category.

The 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature Writing shortlist is:

• Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
• The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange
• On the Red Hill by Mike Parker
• Dark, Salt, Clear by Lamorna Ash
• Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie
• Dancing with Bees by Brigit Strawbridge Howard
• Wanderland by Jini Reddy

The 2020 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation shortlist is:

• Irreplaceable by Julian Hoffman
• Life Changing by Helen Pilcher
• Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald
• Sitopia by Carolyn Steel
• What We Need to Do Now by Chris Goodall
• Working with Nature by Jeremy Purseglove

The winners of both categories will be announced on 9 September. Please visit the Wainwright Prize website for more information about this year’s shortlisted books.