Key Natural History Titles for the East Midlands
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.
Rob Fray
Another adition to the Where to Watch Birds
series from Helm. The five counties covered in this guide comprise areas as diverse as the
Wash, Rutland Water and Sherwood Forest. Famous migration hot spots
are found on the Lincolnshire coast, while the river valleys of
the Humber, Trent, Welland and Nene all atttract a wide range
of species. Each of the 49 major sites is dealt with in
detail, providing information on habitat, access, best times of the year
to visit and the species likely to be encountered. Maps and
line drawings enhance this text.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2006 | #154639 | £16.99
David Stocker
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. This title forms part of the England's Landscape series.
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hardcover | 2006 | #152983 | £35.00
Edited by Rex Johnson and Colin Smith
A review of the current known status of the Butterflies and Moths
of Lincolnshire giving details of latest records for the more
unusual species. There are vice-county tables for moth data from
the last 10 years. Older records are summarized in "blocks". It
gives a quick and easy view of species in the county based on the
LNU records.
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softcover | 2006 | #160956 | £15.50
Chris J Manning
Current and historic details of Lincolnshire's deer, focusing on
their landscape impact, particularly the creation and maintenance
of parks. It includes a Gazetteer of the county's parks.
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softcover | 2006 | #160957 | £13.95
David Attenborough
Ospreys are back and breeding in
England after an absence of 150 years. David Attenborough narrates their
story and that of the organisations and volunteers that made it happen.
This DVD shows their progress, from the first translocation of
juvenile ospreys from Scoland in 1996, tracking their perilous
migration to the west coast of Africa, to the successful breeding
of ospreys in England and the establishment of a breeding colony at
Rutland Water.
Region codes: 2 + 4
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DVD | 2006 | #158566 | £13.00
Mark Tyrrell
The first systematic study of the distribution, abundance and
conservation of breeding dragonflies and damselflies in the county.
Includes colour photos of each of the 23 species recorded between
1980 and 2005, and their current known breeding status, as well as
distribution maps, field notes, notes on habitat preferences and
distribution.
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softcover | 2006 | #164723 | £14.95
Sheila Wright, John Osborne and Colin Pursglove
Covering key identification features, biology and distribution, and
with colour photos of all native species, this excellent and lively
guide is also full of practical conservation ideas.
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softcover | 2004 | #147651 | £14.95
Robert Merritt
The Atlas includes distribution maps of 174 species of water
beetle and 47 species of water bugs, representing approx. 65%
and 72% of the British species, respectively. Each distribution
map, which is based on 1 kilometre squares of
the national grid, is accompanied by an account of the
habitat in which the species is found, along with
information about its local status and the localities where it occurs.
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softcover | 2006 | #163489 | £12.50
J Crocker and J Daws
The book contains a history of
Arachnology in Leicestershire and Rutland, a chapter on materials and methods, and
Red Data Book species, followed by an Atlas of Leicestershire and
Rutland Spider, comprising a distribution map and short cameo for
each of the 324 species. A final chapter on Habitat evaluation is
followed by appendices: a gazeteer of main collecting sites; a
detailed breakdown of those species found at 49 key sites; and
information on the natural history organisations involved with data
gathering and site management.
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softcover | 1996 | #58043 | £17.95
Ian Gamble
The secluded location and rich vegetation at Swithland Reservoir,
on the edge of Leicestershire's Charnwood Forest, make it a great
attraction to thousands of birds each year.This book presents
information on the world wide distribution and migration patterns,
as well as habitat, food and breeding habits of all the bird
species ever recorded at Swithland Reservoir.
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softcover | 2001 | #127893 | £14.50
A Squires and M Jeeves
Detailed history of several woodlands in the area,
and their recent status.
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softcover | 1994 | #42579 | £12.00
Gill Gent, Rob Wilson et al
A description of the flowering plants of this English county, the
first to be published since the 1930s. As well as the systematic
flora, the book contains background information on the county's
climate, geology, soils, landscapes and plant habitats. There are
also details of species presumed extinct, rare species and
extremely rare species.
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hardcover | 1995 | #41528 | £38.00
softcover | 1995 | #46373 | £25.95
Andrew Heaton
A Red Data Book for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, published in association with the Leicestershire and
Rutland Wildlife Trust and Leicestershire Museums, Arts and Records Service
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softcover | 1998 | #124695 | £7.95
John Barnatt and Ken Smith
The Peak District - Britain's first National Park - has some of
Britain's richest archaeological landscapes. This new edition of
the indispensable introduction and guide to the area's landscape
draws on the extensive archaeological research that has taken place
in the Peak since 1997. With new maps and interpretations, it
tells the story of a famous landscape's evolution.
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softcover | 2004 | #147169 | £16.99
Trevor D Ford
Introduction to the rocks and landscape of the Peak District. Based
on over 50 years of experience in the geology and mineralogy of the
region.
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softcover | 2002 | #132829 | £7.95
Mark Hamblin
The Peak District is a hugely popular British National Park. This
is a celebration of the park and its wildlife through the seasons
by a notable local photographer, who also provides the text.
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hardcover | 2003 | #143470 | £15.95
Edited by S Ellis, H Fenwick, M Lille and R Van de Noort
The survey of the Lincolnshire Marsh is now complete with the release of the final volume of the Humber Wetlands
Survey, Wetland Heritage of the Lincolnshire Marsh having being released in June 2001.
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hardcover | 2001 | #122449 | £29.50
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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