Books with lots of nature

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Loved Where the Crawdads Sing primarily because of the descriptions of nature and bird life.
I'm looking for recommendations of similar please.

Rogue Male - Geoffrey Household. Extraordinarily fine, literary thriller which sees a man on the run more up-close than one could ever imagine with the English countryside.

Presumably you’ve read T.H. White’s The Goshawk?

You may not be as much into early-mid 20th century novels as I am - but I’m a fan of John Buchan’s Richard Hannay novels (normal caveats apply) and I’m particularly fond of The Island of Sheep for its deep immersion in countryside observation.

Anything by George Mackay Brown, of course.

I’m realising this list is sadly lacking in women writers. (I haven’t read H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald.) There always are descriptions of the natural world in Golden Age crime fiction - but I’ll have a think beyond those …

Books by Melissa Harrison and Tim Pears.

Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield.

The Outrun by Amy Liptrot is fantastic. It’s a biography of sorts and is set in the Scottish Isles.

Barbara Kingsolver books often have a focus on nature. She’s a great writer too.

Just remembered I was halfway through Dark Salt Clear by Lamorna Ash - about a Cornish fishing village, and the sea. Quite intense in a diffuse sort of way.

Trying to remember how much nature there is in Lady into Fox - another early 20th c man made novel(la). Probably lots. Magical read anyway.

This (photo) might suggest some new names!

I recently went to a 'meet the author' event at our local bookshop with Robbie Arnott and ended up with all 3 of his books, not just the new one they were promoting. I've just finished The Rain Heron and his writing and descriptions of nature are just beautiful, so evocative. Apparently all his books are the same. He read a few passages froom Limberlost and they were beautiful too. Highly recommended!

Walden - Henry David Thoreau