Bill Birkett Books

The leading practical manual for the walker, covering equipment, safety, navigation, survival and photography.. The Hillwalker's WorldWeather and seasons, physical features, altitude and nature, organisations, hill environment. EquipmentFootwear, clothing, rucksacks, winter, equipment care. NavigationUsing the map, compass work, other methods of navigation. TechniquesRoute planning, preparation, footcare, group leadership, solo walking, walking technique. Survival Being prepared, dealing with natural hazards, accident and rescue. PhotographyCameras, lenses, filters, tripods, film, storage, techniques, sharp photographs, light, composition

This new walking guide to Ullswater & Patterdale contains 20 circular walks - with both longer walks for the energetic fell walker and short walks for those wanting to stay at valley level.

Grasmere, at the heart of the Lake District National Park and World Heritage Site, is one of the most celebrated valleys in the region. This is a personal photographic diary by award-winning photographer Bill Birkett of the changing seasons in Grasmere.

Twenty walks around and above Seathwaite, Seatoller, Stonethwaite, Thornthwaite, Rosthwaite, Watendlath, Grange, Lodore, Newlands, Derwentwater, Keswick, Briathwaite and Bassenthwaite.

Walk Ambleside, Rydal and Grasmere is a practical walking guidebook to twenty one walks in the Lake District around and above Ambleside, Waterhead, Rydal and Grasmere

Written by a team of experienced walkers and guides this book is a guide to trekking among the highest mountains and uncovering some of the remotest regions of the globe, a far cry away from the stress of civilization. Detailed fact files provide essential information needed to plan each trek.