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Author: Penny Anderson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2021-12-23
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 0008257388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.
Author: David Wilkinson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2021-06-24
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0008293643
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEcology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain’s ecosystems to illustrate each point.
Author: Peter Thomas
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2022-04-28
Total Pages: 956
ISBN-13: 0008304521
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2022 Marsh Book of the Year Award A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain.
Author: Tony Waltham
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Published: 2021-06-28
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1785008757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is one of a popular and exciting series that seeks to tell the story of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes. Written with the general reader - the walker, the lover of the countryside - firmly in mind, these pages open the door to a fascinating story of ancient oceans, deltas, mineralization and tundra landscapes. Over millions of years the rocks that now form the spectacular terrains of the White Peak and the Dark Peak were laid down on the floors of tropical seas and deformed by plate tectonics before being shaped by streams and rivers. The white limestone was fretted into its own distinctive landscape above hidden cave systems; then generations of miners and farmers modified and contributed to the landscapes we see today. With the help of photographs that are largely his own, geologist Tony Waltham tells the remarkable story of the Peak District, explaining just how the landscapes of limestone plateau, grit moors and river valleys came to look as they do. Including suggestions for walks and places to visit in order to appreciate the best of the National Park's landforms, this accessible and readable book opens up an amazing new perspective for anyone who enjoys this varied and beautiful area.
Author: Mike Toms
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2019-07-25
Total Pages: 817
ISBN-13: 0008164762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGardens make a significant contribution to the amount of urban green space and are the main contributors to urban biodiversity. Birds are one of the most visible components of this urban biodiversity, and many of us enjoy attracting wild birds into our gardens.
Author: Catherine Horwood
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2012-04
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 1613743408
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the golden age in English history to today s gardeners and designers, this volume recognizes women s contributions to gardening in Britain and around the worldspanning more than four centuries. Despite growing vegetables for their kitchens, tending herbs for their medicine cupboards, and teaching other women about the craft before agricultural schools officially existed, women have been mere footnotes in the horticultural annals for specimens collected abroad. These pioneers influence on the style of gardens in the present day is illustrated here in a style both accessible and scholarly. Presenting a rare bouquet, this collection shares the stories of more than 200 women who have been involved withgarden design, plant collecting, flower arranging, botanical art, garden writing, and education."
Author: Paul Sterry
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2016-08-11
Total Pages: 865
ISBN-13: 0008106126
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive and fully illustrated guide, this book is the definitive photographic reference guide for anyone interested in butterflies and moths found in Britain and Ireland.
Author: P. A. Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-02-13
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780521459631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrees are familiar components of many landscapes, vital to the healthy functioning of the global ecosystem and unparalled in the range of materials which they provide for human use. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work? This 2000 book provides a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of trees, presenting information on all aspects of tree biology and ecology in an easy to read and concise text. Fascinating insights into the workings of these everyday plants are uncovered throughout the book, with questions such as how are trees designed, how do they grow and reproduce, and why do they eventually die tackled in an illuminating way. Written for a non-technical audience, the book is nonetheless rigorous in its treatment and will therefore provide a valuable source of reference for beginning students as well as those with a less formal interest in this fascinating group of plants.
Author: Ian Newton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2020-07-09
Total Pages: 1032
ISBN-13: 0008298513
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIan Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.
Author: Ian Newton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2017-07-27
Total Pages: 1039
ISBN-13: 0008175330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGiven the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities. Over the centuries, landscapes have been continually modified as human needs and desires have changed.
