Key Natural History Titles for Wales
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.
Jonathan Mullard
A definitive natural history of the
Gower Peninsula, coinciding with its 50th anniversary as an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty, from its heritage coast and its appeal to the
naturalist, to the geology, geomorphology, conservation and ecological
history of this diverse area. Another volume in the widely-read New
Naturalist
series,
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hardcover | 2006 | #137641 | £45.00
softcover | 2006 | #137642 | £24.99
Jane Matthews, Iolo Wiliams and Matthew Parris
Skomer Island is a National Nature Reserve, a Site
of Special
Scientific Interest, a world-renowned bird
paradise and home to the world's largest colony of
Manx Shearwaters. It is also home to author,
painter and photographer Jane Matthews. In this
new superb natural history book Jane provides a
close up of the island. Its six chapters
illustrate the landscape, seasons, populations and
the research that takes place throughout the year.
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softcover | August 2007 | #166943 | £14.99
Mike Read and Colin Woolf
Containing superb photographs and beautiful watercolour paintings, 'Red
Kite Country' is a celebration of the wildlife,
landscapes and light of Mid Wales. Authors
Mike Read and Colin Woolf have captured the
essence of this unspoilt area, bringing its many moods and
seasons to life.
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hardcover | 2004 | #149386 | £24.99
Edited by Peter Rhind and David Evans
Collection of informative and accessible essays
about the plant life of Snowdonia, accompanied by
over 100 colour illustrations of a range of
species from the renowned Snowdon lily to the
area's celebrated mosses. Snowdonia includes some
90 specially designated Sites of Special
Scientific Interest and 16 National Nature
Reserves which inhabit a range of interesting and
unusual mountain plants - all are described in
terms of their habitat and location.
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hardcover | 2001 | #124514 | £27.95
Edited by Lorraine Weeks and Graham Blight
A new volume in the Exploring
Woodlands series.
"The Chilterns to the Welsh Borders" covers the
magnificent beechwoods of east Oxfordshire,
Berkshire and Buckinghamshire before exploring
north and west into Worcestershire, Shropshire,
and the ancient woods of the Wye Valley.
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softcover | 2006 | #160198 | £7.99
Ian Brown
Designated an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty, the Clwydian Range has a very rich archaeology. It tells
of the mammoth bones left in the area's caves by Paleaeolithic hunters; of
the great chain of Iron Age hillforts that crown the Range; of the bronze
brooches in Romano-British burials; and from the medieval period, of motte
and bailey castles and Gothic churches. Part of the Landscapes
of Britain
series.
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softcover | 2004 | #147168 | £16.99
David Saunders
Forthcoming in the Where to
Watch Birds series from Helm.
This is the fourth edition of this
very popular site guide.
Wales remains one of the most alluring regions
for birdwatchers; its range of habitats ensures
a wide variety of species amidst the often
spectacular scenery.
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softcover |
Edition 4 | October 2007 (pre-orders being taken now)
| #154640 | £16.99
P Hope Jones and P Whalley
A picture of the past and present status of
birds on the island of Anglesey, North West
Wales. The book covers a short history
of the birds of Anglesey; habitat changes on Anglesey over
the centuries; wildfowl and waders; seabirds
and landbirds; and where to watch birds
in Anglesey (including grid references).
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hardcover | 2004 | #151584 | £49.99
softcover | 2004 | #151582 | £24.99
Jonathan Green and Owen Roberts
New birding guide for Pembrokeshire,
written by two local bird-watchers. There is a species section with much
useful information on breeding birds, regular and rare visitors; and a
site gazetteer, complete with map references and other information.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2005 | #153394 | £12.95
P O'Reilly and S Parker
Pocket identification guide to
wildflowers of
rivers and streams, ponds, lakes, canals
and fens in Wales. The latest addition to
the Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales series
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softcover | 2006 | #165489 | £6.50
Sue Parker
Pocket guide to identifying wild orchids and
finding the best orchid sites in Wales
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softcover | 2006 | #165491 | £7.95
DL Jermyn, JE Messenger and JDS Birks
A survey report on the elusive Muscardinus
avallanarius, including tables, graphs and
maps.
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softcover | 2001 | #146749 | £4.95
Jon Green
Brings the Poyser Birds in Wales by
Lovegrove, Williams and Williams up to date, not
only with the addition of 14 new species to the
Welsh list (now standing at 419) but also
revisions to population estimates. This does not
attempt to replace the earlier and now out of
print book but to complement it.
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softcover | 2002 | #131427 | £19.95
Edited by Colin A Lewis and Andrew Richards
Fifteen leading geographers and quarternary
scientists have contributed to produce the latest
information on the quarternary development of
Wales, the Cheshire-Shropshire Lowlands, Severn
Valley, South West Peninsula, and the East Coast
of Ireland and adjoining Celtic Sea basins.
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softcover | 2005 | #152561 | £31.50
AP Fowles
A habitat by habitat account of the rare and
interesting insects, spiders and other
invertebrates found in Wales. The book is split
into three sections, covering North Wales,
Dyfed-Powys, and South Wales regions. There are
appendices of notable sites for conservation of
invertebrates in Wales, and a full checklist of
protected species.
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hardcover | 1994 | #29175 | £12.00
Iolo Williams
Enthusiasm for the natural world and countryside
matters is at the heart of this book which depicts
a year in the life of Iolo Williams - wildlife
expert, explorer and television presenter. His
keen eye, observing the marvels of nature,
together with his keenness to share with others
make him the ideal diarist.
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hardcover | 2005 | #155339 | £18.50
William Linnard
The
original edition of this modern classic, which
described 'the history and utilisation' of the
woodlands of Wales up to the
formation of the Forestry Commission in 1919, was
published in 1982. This completely new and
updated version describes Wales's woodlands up to the establishment
of the Welsh Assembly and the
publication of Wales's own forestry strategy
in 1999.
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hardcover | Edition 2 | 2000 | #111136 | £25.95
Paul Kay
Contains colour photos illustrating plants and
animals found below the waves surrounding the
Welsh coast.
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softcover | 2000 | #114275 | £2.95
SDS Bosanquet, JJ Graham and GS Motley
Over 600
species, sub-species and varieties of mosses, liverworts
and hornworts have been recorded from the county in
habitats ranging from coastal dunes to
montane crags. The distribution of each species
is described, with distribution maps.
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softcover | 2005 | #157259 | £30.00
Ray Armstrong
This well illustrated book
draws on Ray Armstrong's 25 years observation of nature
centred on the village of Trellech, Monmouthshire.
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softcover | 2005 | #154431 | £19.95
Hugh Olliff
Olliff offers a beautifully
illustrated modern interpretation of the landscapes and communities
recorded by George Borrow in his 19th century classic, Wild
Wales
.
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softcover | 2003 | #141454 | £16.95
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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