Key Natural History Titles for the East of England
Summer is here and with it more opportunities to experience the fauna and flora in your local area. To
help you enjoy what's on your doorstep we have put together a list of key natural history titles covering wildlife in your area. To
view our list of titles for other regions just click on the link Regional Selections. For further reading about the natural history of Britain we recommend Nature's Calendar, a month-by-month guide to Britain's best wildlife
locations, and Silent Fields which traces man's impact on wildlife
in Britain since the 16th Century.
Our unique "Browse by Geozone" feature which allows you
to view all titles by region is available from our website www.nhbs.com We
hope these titles and the selection below help you to make the most of the wildlife on your doorstep and wherever you travel.
Simon Wood
The County Avifaunas are a growing series giving full details of
the status and range of every species recorded in the county in
question. Essex
is of national and international importance to many migrating and
wintering wildfowl and waders, which can be found on the estuaries.
Elsewhere, the diverse habits include woodland and parkland, heaths and
commons, agricultural land and urban areas. This book is an essential reference for anybody who enjoys watching birds in this
amazing county.
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hardcover | August 2007 | #161080 | £40.00 Pre-order Now
Steve Cham
This book is the culmination of over 20 years of dragonfly
recording in Bedfordshire by the author. It is illustrated with maps, colour photographs of dragonflies and their habitats.
Their behaviour, the history of dragonfly recording
in Bedfordshire and their flight periods are all described and there are sections on habitat conservation.
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hardcover | 2004 | #149053 | £19.95
Neil Glenn
Excellent site guide to one of the UK's most popular birdwatching
counties. Each site is described and OS map references and site
facilities are readily accessible. The main description for each
site account concerns the likely birds to encounter during in each
season, and detailed access information and tips for visiting.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2006 | #159323 | £16.95
Steve Piotrowski
Another title in the County Avifaunas series; this one looks at
the avifauna of Suffolk - one of the most important
birding counties in England due to its nationally important
wetlands and heathlands. As well as supporting a superb range of
breeding and wintering species, Suffolk has an impressive record
for attracting rarities.
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hardcover | 2003 | #134412 | £40.00
Tom Williamson
This title forms part of the England's
Landscape series.
The most detailed description of why the countryside of England now
looks the way it does, covering the geology, archaeology and
history of each area and what effects each has had on the landscape
we see today.
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hardcover | 2006 | #152980 | £35.00
Michael Clark
Containing over 600 illustrations, this book describes what members
of the Hertfordshire Natural History Society have discovered about
the distribution and lives of these animals over the last thirty
years. Most of the distribution maps cover the 1970-2001 period,
but there are additional maps in some places where the status of
the species described (such as the water vole) has changed
significantly.
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Softcover | 2002
| #126977 | £20.00
£15.00
T Benton
Presents the first book on the bumblebees of any British county.
Covers all of the bumblebees of Essex and southern England, plus a
selection of insects which mimic bumblebees. Identification keys
are provided, along with detailed distribution.
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hardcover | 2000 | #105677 | £18.50
Andy Stoddart, Steve Joyner and James McCallum
Few places in Britain, have as long an
ornithological history as Blakeney Point.
The tern colonies and breeding waders have always been of national
importance and benefited from some of the country's earliest and
most enlightened conservation efforts, continued today through the
work of the National Trust. This book attempts to bring together for the first time a complete
account of Blakeney Point's long history of birds. It includes a
description of its topography and wider natural history, a history
of its ornithology and an account of migration.
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hardcover | 2005 | #154836 | £28.95
Ted Benton and Joe Firmin
Includes all butterflies from the region and has 72 detailed colour
photographs, showing the butterflies in the wild, detailing
identification points and differences between the sexes. Also
chronicles the history of how the area's butterfly populations have
varied over the last 50 years, discussing the reasons for the
dramatic changes.
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softcover | 2003 | #138931 | £8.50
KW Smith, CD Dee, JD Fearnside, EW Fletcher and RN Smith
This avifauna describes the distribution of the breeding birds of
Hertfordshire, and compares them with the previous survey made 20
years earlier. It is the result of over 7600 hours of fieldwork,
and documents the many changes that have occurred during the
period. Now available at a special offer price.
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hardcover | 1993 | #29625 | £22.00 £15.00
Richard Stewart
Contains details of all 35 species recorded in Suffolk during the
Millennium Survey (1995-1999). Other important records up to Spring
2001 are also included. There are colour distribution maps
comparing the Millennium Survey with the previous survey and
highlighting changes since the early 1980's. Also included is
information on best accessible sites for Suffolk butterflies and
sections on habitats, transects and conservation.
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hardcover | 2001 | #127489 | £13.95
David Corke
Includes photographs, distribution maps, flight-time charts and
conservation details of every kind of butterfly ever found in Essex
and a status report on all 1800 species of Essex moths and
butterflies by Brian Goodey (Essex Lepidoptera Recorder).
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hardcover | 1997 | #71705 | £18.50
Edited by T Collins, B Dickerson, PEG Walker and TCE Wells
A substantial survey of the trees, wildlife and management history
of an important 132 hectare parcel of ancient woodland in the old
county of Huntingdonshire.
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hardcover | 2005 | #161397 | £33.50
James McCallum
This book of paintings and sketches of birds and wildlife in
Norfolk begins in the early spring, continues through the summer
and concludes with the first signs of autumn.
There are chapters on Barn Owls, Bitterns, Adders, breeding birds
of the grazing marshes, Nightjars, Tawny Owls and the return
passage of the waders. These are woven together with a further
series of topical paintings.
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hardcover | 2003 | #144384 | £31.00
James McCallum
Deals with the wildlife found on Norfolk's farmland. There are
chapters on hares, long-tailed tits, skylarks, displaying
pheasants, winter flocks of pink-footed geese and other typical
farmland species. &l;&l;Larks and Leverets contains over 100
paintings, numerous watercolours and written observations over the
last 15 years.
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hardcover | 2006 | #163729 | £25.00
Robin Field, V Perrin, L Bacon and Nick Greatorex-Davies
Gives details of all the butterflies found within the current
county boundary and Peterborough and includes distribution maps for
all the current species. A chapter within the book charts the
important work which took place at the Monks Wood research station
in devising and running the National Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
(BMS).
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softcover | 2006 | #165678 | £11.95
Brian Goodey
Includes information on all species - both macros and micros - with
distribution maps, flight time-graphs. A comprehensive chapter on
status, habitats and foodplant information for every species from
Essex is also included.
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softcover | 2004 | #134449 | £19.75
AL Buck
This book covers the 31 estuaries lying on the coast of Eastern
England between St Abb's Head in Scotland to Foreness Point on the
east coast of Kent. It provides information on the size, location,
wildlife, conservation status and human uses of the estuaries and
directs users to more detailed sources of data.
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softcover | 1997 | #24829 | £30.00
Phil Benstead, Steve Rowland and Richard Thomas
Covers over 60 birdwatching sites in Norfolk - from places like the
Cley Marshes and Holme Dunes, to other places that are less known
even to the experienced birdwatcher. Each site entry has details of
birds likely to be seen, location, management, opening times and
access, amenities and birdwatching tips.
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spiralbound | 2001 | #126833 | £9.95
Moss Taylor
Richard Richardson is familiar to many birwatchers. Here was a man who had become a legend as a result of his
extraordinary skill as a field ornithologist and bird artist. Following a spell with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, Richard eventually
settled at Cley. This book is more than just a biography. There are 190 illustrations and photographs (over 70 in colour) including
a large number of Richards beautiful illustrations and extracts from his birding diaries.
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hardcover | 2002 | #134746 | £42.50
Moss Taylor
Moss Taylor has been "In the Countryside" columnist for the
Eastern Daily Press. During the many years
that he has lived in Norfolk, he has developed a deep understanding
and love of the East Anglian countryside. This selection of articles, all from his column, cover
such diverse topics as bird migration, antifreeze in butterflies and accounts of his visits
to many of his favourite places in East Anglia.
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softcover | 2003 | #146302 | £11.95
Tom Williamson
The Suffolk coast has long been a popular destination for visitors,
who come to enjoy the tranquillity of resorts like Southwold and
Aldeburgh, and the abundant wildlife, especially birds. Designated
an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the district's biological
diversity derives from its unique combination of coastal wetlands,
heaths, and extensive woods.
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| 2005 | #165723 | £18.99
We hope you found plenty of interesting titles in our selection; please visit our website www.nhbs.com and view our unique "Geozone" feature which allows you to view all titles by their appropriate region.
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