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| Publisher: | BBC Books |
| Catalogue number: | 135912 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Accompanying the 13-part BBC2 series, Coast is both a superbly illustrated celebration of the UK’s coastal areas and a practical guide to all that they have to offer. Christopher Somerville takes you...
| Author: | Stefan Buczacki |
| Publisher: | Hamlyn |
| Catalogue number: | 135591 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days |
A splendid book which describes the wildlife of the British Isles that has co-existed with man since Roman times. In addition to natural history, the author's research extends to the place of wildlife...
| Author: | Brent Elliott |
| Publisher: | Scriptum Editions |
| Catalogue number: | 119050 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
For centuries, as Europe explored the New World, botanists sent back seeds and specimens of the thousands of plants they came across on their travels. The resulting experimentation that took place...
| Publisher: | Cassell |
| Catalogue number: | 160307 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Celebrating the wonderful diversity of the British landscape, this gorgeous book accompanies the namesake major television series showcasing our most stunning vistas. All locations have been filmed...
Everything you always wanted to know about Birds ... but were afraid to ask!
| Author: | Stephen Moss |
| Publisher: | Christopher Helm |
| Catalogue number: | 133506 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Presented in a question-and-answer format, this easily digestible book is divided into ten chapters each dealing with a major theme eg. physiology, distribution, breeding & migration. An index is provided...
RSPB Children's Guide to Birdwatching
| Publisher: | A & C Black |
| Catalogue number: | 131806 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
This new RSPB-endorsed book is a practical and comprehensive introduction to watching birds, for children aged 8-12 years.
Lavishly illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs and paintings...
| Publisher: | Collins |
| Catalogue number: | 115066 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
Covers the sea shore of all the Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel coasts of Britain and Europe (excluding the Baltic Sea). Describes all the common species of plant...
The New Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain & Europe
| Author: | Peter Hayman |
| Publisher: | Mitchell Beazley |
| Catalogue number: | 103794 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within 10 days |
Pocket-sized guide covering 430 species and including all birds which breed in or regularly visit Europe. Colour coding groups birds by family for ease of reference. Very well illustrated to provide...
| Author: | Simon Harrap |
| Publisher: | Helm |
| Catalogue number: | 100413 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within Unknown |
Comprehensive, fully researched volume of over 400 bird-watching sites in England, Scotland & Wales. For each entry information is provided on points of ornithological interest, habitat & access. Illustrated...
Wildlife of Coastal Waters: British Isles
| Author: | Tony Soper |
| Series: | Bradt Wildlife Guides |
| Publisher: | Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. |
| Catalogue number: | 108018 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
A concise and informative book on the wildlife likely to be encountered by sailors and walkers around the coast of the British Isles. From invertebrates to whales, the fascinating descriptions are...
Britain and Ireland's Best Wild Places
| Author: | Christopher Somerville |
| Publisher: | Allen Lane |
| Catalogue number: | 167604 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
In “Britain & Ireland’s Best Wild Places” Christopher Somerville takes us a journey of discovery, spanning their length and breadth as he seeks out 500 of his favourite Wild Places in fields and green...
| Author: | Richard Mabey |
| Publisher: | Chatto & Windus |
| Catalogue number: | 135661 |
| Availability: | Special order: usually dispatched within 10 days |
A handsome, easy-to-read, comprehensive cultural study, species by species, of all the birds in Britain, “Birds Britannica” is a ‘bird book’ like no other, a magnificent achievement and a unique work...
| Publisher: | RSPB |
| Catalogue number: | 142899 |
| Availability: | In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours |
This slim guide details about 170 RSPB nature reserves throughout the UK. Contains information such as opening times, location, travel, facilities available, maps and each reserve's habitats and other...
Where to Watch Birds in the London Area
| Author: | Dominic Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Christopher Helm |
| Catalogue number: | 50629 |
| Availability: | Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 10 days |
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Detailed descriptions of the many major and minor birdwatching sites. Maps, accommodation suggestions, information on permits, access restrictions, best visiting times, and so on are...
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