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book cover for Arrivals and Rivals

Arrivals and Rivals – A duel for the winning bird

Adrian Riley

In the UK, birdwatching has been a popular pastime for a long time.  There are about 3 million people birdwatching every year.  Recently this activity …

British and Irish Butterflies

Adrian Riley

The Complete Identification, Field & Site Guide to Butterflies of the British Isles is the definitive reference for enthusiasts and experts alike. It covers every …

UK500 – Birding in the Fast Lane

James Hanlon

UK500 – Birding in the fast Lane is a lively, entertaining and informative account of the author’s venture to record 500 bird species found in …

The Flora of Berkshire

Michael J. Crawley

Including those parts of modern Oxfordshire that lie to the south of the River Thames This comprehensive and timely work by one of Britain’s leading plant …

Feathers and Eggshells – The Bird Journal of a young London Girl

Natalie Lawrence

The author, Natalie Lawrence, already had a passion for wild birds as a teenager. Here she takes us on an extended tour of her favourite …

Blue Skies in Tuscany

Hugh David Loxdale

Poems about Life, Love … and Lesser Burdock By turns moving and wryly humorous, personal and universal, this collection of 84 poems offers a series …

The Eternal Quest

Hugh David Loxdale

A celebration of nature in poetry This book, a collection of 55 poems by the British scientist, natural historian and poet Hugh David Loxdale, originally …

Bird Words

Hugh David Loxdale

Poetic images of wild birds This selection of poetry conveys the author’s passion for these extraordinary creatures, co-inhabitants of our world, whose appearance, voice and …

Fascinating Felines

Hugh David Loxdale

Sixty Cat Poems This collection of 60 poems is all about cats, very much from a zoologist’s perspective, including their variety, beauty, independence, affection, sublime …