Encourage your children or grandchildren to enjoy a walk by the sea with this beautifully designed and illustrated nature-spotting book. This book encourages children aged four and over to find out more about our coastline and how it is full of things to see and find at all times of the year. Crammed with fascinating facts explained simply, such as why does the sea come in and out and why seawater is salty, the book contains stickers and a special pull-out scene to decorate.

'Let’s Look on the Seashore' by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington, £3.74, Love Reading 4 Kids

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A comprehensive guide to insect spotting, full of useful tips on finding insects in the countryside or at the park, identifying different species and even how to make a pooter - a special tool that scientists use to catch insects in order to study them!  Everything your budding nature detective needs to know about the world of creepy crawlies.

'Insects', £5.99, Love Reading 4 Kids

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This inspirational guidebook is the must-have accessory for new parents that want to get outdoors with their little ones. The 50 buggy-friendly walks range from coastal strolls in Sussex to crumbling abbey ruins in Yorkshire. All are easy, with no stiles or other obstacles, plus practical suggestions for picnic spots, play areas and points of interest along the way.

'Beautiful Buggy Walks' by Richard Happer, £12.79, Waterstones

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Children will enjoy finding out more about woodland wildlife and spot commonly found, woodland dwelling animals, fruits of the forest and plants and there's even a guide to the most common leaf shapes. Crammed with fascinating facts, each book contains stickers and a special pull-out scene to decorate

'Lets Look in Woods & Forests' by Caz Buckingham and Andrea Pinnington, £3.74, Love Reading 4 Kids

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This book will inspire you and your children to go adventure-walking. With 25 walks, each with its own theme from Highwaymen and Hideouts in Epping Forest to the Survival of the Fittest in Darwin's Kent, all are within easy reach of London and all planned to be manageable for families. Each outing is a complete day out, each one offers something to see, draw, collect or visit, basically a step-by-step guide for a fantastic free day in the country.

'Adventure Walks for Families in and Around London' by Becky Jones and Clare Lewis, £6.74, Love Reading 4 Kids

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A collection of 30 varied and multi-terrain pushchair friendly walks in the beautiful Surrey countryside. Enjoy gentle woodland and riverside strolls and more strenuous hikes in the Surrey hills. Each route has a map, directions and essential information for fun and easy walking with babies and young children. Additional books in the series include pushchair walks in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.

'All-Terrain Pushchair Walks' by Eleanor Simmons, £6.29, WH Smith

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This practical guide to all kinds of wildlife will give young walkers of seven and over a useful introduction to the natural world around them. Whether you live in the town or the country, there are opportunities to look at nature of some kind from trees and flowers to animals, birds and insects. Advice is given on how to be an observant naturalist and on how to record your observations well.

'The RSPB Children’s Guide to Nature Watching' by Mark Boyd, £5.99, Love Reading 4 Kids

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This colourful guide features, as you might imagine, 1,001 family walks in Britain. The walks are designed for the whole family, ranging from gentle strolls to more challenging hikes and allow you to take in the very best of Britain's varied and spectacular landscape. Each walk is graded for steepness (from 1-3) to suit all abilities. Safety tips plus information on footpath signing and countryside access is also included to ensure you are fully prepared.

'1001 Great Family Walks', £5, Above & Beyond

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These popular pocket sized guides will turn a walk in the countryside into a game of I-spy as children and adults compete to spot and name the various wildflowers they see. Fun and informative for all the family.

'I-Spy, Wildflowers', £2.50, Waterstones

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Part of the Family Walks series of books that includes Berkshire, Lincolnshire and East Sussex these helpful guides, usually written by local residents, detail a selection of regional walks for varied abilities designed to suit the whole family. As well as a step-by-step guide the book reveals fascinating anecdotes about the area as you explore.

'Family Walks Around Swansea' by Raymond Humphreys, £5.95, Waterstones

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