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  • Arctic: A guide to coastal wildlife

    An engaging and beautifully illustrated full-colour guide to some of the most exciting wildlife in the world in an area about to see a significant increase in visitor numbers as a direct result of changes in the ice cover of the Arctic Ocean. Bradt's Arctic Wildlife is an ideal companion on board and on shore.A fascinating and informative read. Visitors to the far north cruise the Arctic coast in ... Read more

    $14.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arctic: A guide to coastal wildlife

    This extensively updated fifth edition of Bradt’s Arctic is an engagingly written and beautifully illustrated full-colour guidebook to some of the world’s most exciting wildlife. Designed with expedition-cruise passengers in mind, it is an ideal companion both on board and ashore, providing fascinating accounts of the most likely animals and plants to be seen – from polar bears and beluga whales ... Read more

    $20.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hen Harrier's Year

    by Ian Carter ...
    Most British birds of prey have largely recovered from historical persecution, but the beleaguered Hen Harrier is still struggling and remains far less common than it should be. This is a particular shame, because it is one of our most inspiring raptors. Spectacular sky-dancing displays and balletic food passes from male to female brighten up the moors in summer. And in winter, communal roosts in ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • The Red Kite’s Year

    by Ian Carter ...
    Series series Pelagic Monographs
    'thoroughly recommended' —Country-side magazineThe Red Kite (Milvus milvus) – one of our most elegant and impressive birds of prey – has a varied and dramatic history in Britain. Having been driven perilously close to extinction, it has now made a welcome comeback, in part through one of the most successful reintroduction projects ever undertaken. This beautifully illustrated book follows the ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Bowland Beth

    The Life of an English Hen Harrier

    by David Cobham ...
    ‘An outstanding book’ SpectatorThe story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth – an English Hen Harrier – which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation.‘The sun was blood red as it broke the horizon and lit the communal roost where the female hen harrier had spent the night. She watched the other harriers as they left to go foraging for food out on the moor. She ... Read more

    $8.49 USD

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  • Rebirding

    Rewilding Britain and its Birds

    WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATIONWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize‘splendid’ —Guardian‘visionary’ —New StatesmanRebirding takes the long view of Britain’s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of ... ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Nightingales in November

    A Year in the Lives of Twelve British Birds

    by Mike Dilger ...
    Have you ever wondered what 'our' birds get up to when they're not pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under the eaves of our homes? The One Show's natural history star Mike Dilger tells us the answers in Nightingales in November.This brilliant almanac tells the very different personal and annual stories of twelve well-known birds we deign to call 'British'. Through a ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Crocodile

    Evolution's greatest survivor

    by Lynne Kelly ...
    The fascinating story of an animal that has been around since the dinosaurs and how it interacts with us. A sympathetic portrait of a much misunderstood animal.An ancient animal whose ancestors have roamed the earth since the time of the dinosaurs, the crocodile has survived continental drift, ice ages and the loss of once-prolific species. Today, the Australian saltie, the Chinese alligator, the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild Isles

    This beautifully illustrated overview of the wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal life.Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these unpromising foundations, the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Curlew Moon

    by Mary Colwell ...
    ‘Focuses a razor light on the plight of one of our most iconic birds. Inspirational!’ Tim BirkheadCurlews are Britain’s largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music.A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop stilty legs. The ... Read more

    $6.49 USD

  • The Seafarers

    A Journey Among Birds

    by Stephen Rutt ...
    *WINNER* of the Saltire First Book of the Year 2019 / Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2019 The British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life: spectacular gatherings of charismatic Arctic terns, elegant fulmars and stoic eiders, to name just a few. Often found in the most remote and dramatic reaches of our shores, these colonies are landscapes shaped not by us but by the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great British Year

    Wildlife through the Seasons

    by Stephen Moss ...
    Britain is a place of remarkable beauty and extraordinary extremes, boasting immense natural diversity in a comparatively small area. Here, life is run by the seasons: each month brings enormous transformations to our island and its inhabitants, from the largest native mammal to the smallest migrant bird.In this lavish companion to the unforgettable BBC One series, acclaimed nature writer Stephen ... Read more

    $2.99 USD