![]() Oddly, along with the usual chapters on identifying and attracting garden birds, this includes a fascinating yet totally unrelated section on Birds in Art! Meanwhile, the eighth volume in the ‘British Wildlife Collection’, Woodland Flowers by Keith Kirby (Bloomsbury Wildlife, £35) keeps up the very high standard of this excellent series. Another must-have volume is The Atlas of the Mammals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Mammal Society, £35), a well-researched and up-to-date snapshot of where mammals live in the UK, and how they are faring.Īs well as two new volumes in the long-running ‘New Naturalist’ series, on Pembrokeshire by Jonathan Mullard, and Uplands and Birds, by Ian Newton (both £65 HB, £35 PPB), Collins have also produced The Collins Garden Birdwatcher’s Bible (£30). Princeton University Press and WildGuides continue to expand their superb range of photographic field guides with Britain’s Fernsby James Merryweather (£20), and Britain’s Orchids, by Sean Cole and Mike Waller, along with new editions of guides to Butterflies, Dragonflies and Birds – all essential for the field naturalist. ![]() In this age of ‘new nature writing’, reference books often get overlooked, but this year has produced a vintage crop. But what they all have in common is that they have been written and illustrated by people with a genuine passion and knowledge, and a burning desire to improve our world. Some focus on a single species, others on every single bird or mammal on the planet. Mark writes: where I have read and reviewed books mentioned by Stephen I have linked to my reviews].Īs ever, books about the natural world come in all shapes and sizes, and cover an extraordinary range of subjects: from flies to ferns, orchards to uplands, and the heart of the countryside to our inner cities. ![]() Here is his annual round-up of books about wildlife, nature and the environment. His latest book, The Swallow: A Biography, is published by Square Peg (£12.99). Stephen Moss is a naturalist, author and course leader of the MA Travel & Nature Writing at Bath Spa University. ![]()
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