Christopher Somerville

Collins Where to See Wildlife in Britain and Ireland: Over 800 Best Wildlife Sites in the British Isles

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Have you ever wondered where the best places to go are to see leaping salmon, rutting deer, diving gannets, breaching whales or bluebell woods in full bloom?
The British Isles are home to some of the richest and most varied wildlife to be found in Europe, and knowing when and where to go is the key to seeing Britain’s natural beauty at its very best.
Divided into 50 regions, each accompanied by a detailed map, Where to See Wildlife in Britain and Ireland is packed with essential information on Britain and Ireland’s most exciting conservation sites, from nature reserves in Somerset renowned for their otters, to remote bird sanctuaries in the Highlands of Scotland, home to the glorious golden eagle. Featuring over 800 sites, including National and Local Nature Reserves, National Parks, RSPB Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this highly informative book provides practical advice on the best time to go, how to get there, and what to see, along with suggestions for other places to visit in each area. Plants and animals associated with each site are highlighted throughout, and special features provide insight into the range of habitats you will encounter along the way, from marshes and wetlands to lakes and mountains.
With over 500 stunning colour photographs and clear Collins road mapping, Where to See Wildlife in Britain and Ireland allows nature-lovers to plan anything from a fun day out for the family to a two–week tour of Britain’s wildlife treasures. So whether you want to see glow-worms glow in Devon, hares box in Hertfordshire, or sea eagles soar over Skye, this book will get you to the right place at the right time, helping to answer many of your questions along the way.
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1,182 printed pages
Publication year
2013
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  • Laura Shas quoted8 years ago
    Between Crawley and Leatherhead, not too far outside the boundaries of Greater London, Hammond’s Copse is a piece of ancient woodland, its antiquity indicated by the guelder rose’s broad cluster of white flowers and the wild service tree with its five-fingered leaf. A good network of paths and marked trails leads you by woodland ponds and through clearings where on sunny summer days you
  • Laura Shas quoted8 years ago
    Here are over 100 bird species – barn owls after voles, little deadly looking hobbies hawking dragonflies over the ponds, male nightjars sending out their churring territorial calls on summer evenings, the rare and shy Dartford warbler with its distinctive red eyes and fluffy grey hood. I
  • Laura Shas quoted8 years ago
    The wide tracts of heath lying southwest of London, of which the common was a part, were a notorious haunt of footpads and highwaymen in the eighteenth century when Daniel Defoe condemned them as ‘horrid and frightful to look upon, not only good for little, but good for nothing’.
    Times and perceptions change, and today the 1,250-acre (500 ha)

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