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Complete your New Naturalist collection with Harper Collins's facsimile versions, which are printed on demand. Loch Lomondside was first published in 2001.
This book is a comprehensive account of the history and natural history of this internationally famous area, which became one of the first National Parks in Scotland in 2002.
For centuries, Loch Lomondside has been celebrated for its outstanding scenery. The area supports a rich tapestry of water and wild land, forest and woodland, farmland and settlement. It includes architectural and archaeological features of considerable importance, and has been celebrated by many great writers including Walter Scott, John Ruskin and William Wordsworth.
Loch Lomondside is the most popular countryside destination in Scotland, attracting more than 2 million visitors each year. Over 70 percent of the population of Scotland are less than 1 hour's travelling time from the area.
Loch Lomondside covers the history of the Loch and its people, forestry, agriculture and fisheries, the natural history, recreational activities, and conservation, past, present and future. It complements other regional volumes in the New Naturalist series which include the Hebrides and the Shetland Islands.
