Counting Cerys Matthews and Sir Bob Geldof as fans, Lia Leendertz’s annual Almanac seasonal guides – a reinvention of the traditional rural almanac – have become the bestselling almanac in the market. Helping us reconnect with the natural world and changing seasons, they guide us through moon phases, garden tasks, gathering wild food, seasonal recipes, sunrise and tide tables, migrations, shanties and even simple pointers on navigating by the stars. Below is an evocative yet practical taste of autumn from the 2021 Almanac (out now).
Illustrations by Helen Cann