SCOTTISH NATURAL HISTORY
NHBS Environment Bookstore is delighted to inform you about a great new title and four other related books.
The Cairngorms area is arguably the most significant for nature conservation in Britain, and contains its largest National Park. The diverse habitats in the Cairngorms are home to an unrivalled
variety of wildlife, including the Golden Eagle,
Osprey, Pine Marten, Red Deer, Red Fox and
Mountain Hare.
Edited by Philip Shaw and Des Thompson
Especially for conservation professionals - but also for an educated public - this book will become indispensable.
-- Professor Georg Grabherr, University of Vienna
In this book, 35 authors have drawn from a wealth of published and unpublished sources, to present an up-to-date review of the area's nationally and internationally important plants, animals, habitats, geology and landforms.
The book presents a huge amount of new and previously unpublished information, and sets a new standard for assessing the importance of National Parks.
Hbk | June 2006 | #159205 | £20.00
Ann Lindsay
This fascinating book traces the development of the great Scottish plant collectors who left their quiet native shores in search of exotic specimens, often encountering great danger along the way. More explorers than gardeners, their quests took them from familiar Scottish towns to far flung mysterious territories, swapping Aberdeen for Africa, Falkirk for China, Glasgow for Afghanistan and Auchenblae for Antarctica.
Pbk | 2005 | #156909 | £16.99
Gordon Hamlett
Great book on the best places to birdwatch in
Scotland. Contains 22 birding routes, 164 maps
covering car journeys and individual sites,
up-to-date birding information, a complete
coverage of Skye, a complete checklist of
Scotland's birds and a month-by-month guide to
birdwatching in the region.
Pbk | 2005 | #154835 | £15.95
Michael Scott
A pocket guide to over 350 plant species found
throughout Scotland. Each species is illustrated
in full colour with a comprehensive description,
plus the plant's English, Latin and Gaelic names.
For ease of use, the plants are grouped together
by the type of habitat in which they can be found,
including Highlands, Lowlands and Coasts. A places
to visit section details over 35 of the best sites
for finding some of the most attractive and
special species of wild flowers in Scotland.
Pbk | Edition 3 | 2005 | #152194 | £9.99
Mark Hamblin and Peter Cairns
The mountain zone of the Cairngorms
is the highest and most massive range of arctic
mountain landscape anywhere in the British Isles
and the forests contain remnants of the original
`Great Wood of Caledon'. Over several years,
wildlife and landscape photographers Peter Cairns
and Mark Hamblin have captured the spirit of this
special part of the world in a series of evocative
images. Wild Land not only describes the history and management
of each species, but also takes a look back at the
animals of Scotland's past and glances into the
future of Scottish wildlife.
Hbk | 2005 | #152110 | £25.00
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