The entire Landscape series from Macfarlane: - Mountains of the Mind (a history and first-person account of mountain climbing) - The Wild Places (a history an

The entire Landscape series from Macfarlane: - Mountains of the Mind (a history and first-person account of mountain climbing) - The Wild Places (a history and exploration of the 'wild' landscapes of the British Isles) - The Old Ways (a history and exploration of the ancient paths of the world) are all really excellent (and can be read in any order). He's a fabulous writer, kind of like a Kapuściński for the natural world.