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Paul Souders - "The grace of giants"

Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part three: Paul Souders on “The grace of giants”

We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year.  Our third and final interviewee is Paul Souders, who won the Underwater World category in 2011. You won the Underwater World [...]

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part two: Peter Chadwick on “Taking off”

We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year.  Next up is Peter Chadwick, who won the Gerald Durrell Award for Endangered Wildlife in 2011 with ‘Taking off’, pictured below. [...]

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning inspirations, part one: Steve Mills on “The assassin”

We are marking the forthcoming publication of the new 2012 portfolio from the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition with a mini-series of interviews with some of the category winners from last year.  Our first interviewee is Steve Mills whose 2011 category winning photo, ‘The assassin’, is pictured below. Your photograph, “The assassin”, won [...]

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Nick Baker on Birdfair, and the delights of the NHBS stand

It’s that time of the year again –  just like Christmas this little corner of the calendar is sacred, the Birdfair is my annual catch up with the people that circulate in the world of wildlife and wildlife conservation. It’s a time to catch up with old friends and make new ones, as well as [...]

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Dormouse Nest Tubes – fast, secure placement

How have we improved our dormouse nest tubes? We have just released a new and improved model of the dormouse nest tube. What’s different? Well, we have tried to tackle two of the most frequently encountered problems with setting up dormouse nest tubes. (1) It can be tricky to attach them securely to a branch [...]

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NHBS Batalogue 2012

The NHBS Batalogue 2012 – available now

The Batalogue is our annual catalogue of bat detectors and accessories for bat work and bat groups. There are hundreds of products and accessories to choose from, along with detailed specifications and comparison charts. How to get the Batalogue Option #1  Browse the Batalogue online Option #2 Call (+44 (0) 1803 865913), or email us, [...]

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Echo Meter EM3 Bat Detector

New user info for the Echo Meter EM3 Bat Detector from Wildlife Acoustics

We recently received the following information from Wildlife Acoustics to help you get the most out of your Echo Meter EM3   Dear EM3 User, Congratulations on your purchase of the Wildlife Acoustics Echo Meter EM3 Bat Detector! We think the EM3 represents the most advanced technology available in a handheld detector and provides unparalleled [...]

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Imagine a rock pool: wildlife kit winners with NHBS and Wildlife Watch magazine

In association with NHBS, Wildlife Watch - the Wildlife Trusts‘ young members magazine - has been running a competition to win NHBS Educational Rock Pooling Kits.  The task was to choose a shore creature and imagine a rock pool that would be ideally suited to its needs – and to draw it! There are five winners and their drawings [...]

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Five reasons you will love the new Habibat Bat Box

1. Artificial accommodation designed for bats The Habibat is a large bat box made of insulating concrete with an internal roost space, which can be incorporated into the fabric of a building as it is built or renovated. Its single chamber is internally divided by inverted V wedges to increase surfaces for bats to roost against and [...]

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NHBS Weekly Digest: Snails; birds – extinct, and hidden; 77 Years of WAZA; spotting scopes and hand lenses

New books in stock  The best of the new arrivals: Snails on Rocky Sea Shores John Crothers Number 30 in the Naturalists’ Handbooks series. The British and Irish coastlines are covered in this key to the common species. Habitats and ecology are considered along with accessible techniques useful to anyone interested in the study of these [...]

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