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When anglers from Ireland and England meet and discuss the different kinds of nymphs, duns and spinners, they can, with the use of this book, be quite certain precisely what it is they are talking about. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
J. R. Harris is an angler and a scientific naturalist – a happy combination, and one which is by no means unique, for angler-naturalists are among the pillars of the British natural history.
Anglers, of all human groups devoted to a hobby or a sport, are perhaps the most strongly obsessed with their occupation and with all that belongs to it. Indeed, the fact that sporting fish feed primarily upon insects and can be caught by devices which simulate these insects, has been the basis for a scientific literature and an equally astonishing display of invention in fly-tying.
Nevertheless, while anglers have always been interested in the scientific basis of simulation of the insects as lures for fish, none of the many books on angling that have been… Read More

Contains 2 CDs of birdsong, music and spoken word. Asked about his forthcoming book, Anthony replied," Having worked myself up from The Observers Book of Birds and pawnshop opera glasses to Swarovski ELs (and abject poverty) it is has been a cathartic experience to survey a life directed by birdwatching. Looking back and writing about what happened has given me a chance to don rose-coloured binoculars and make sure that, with the passage of time and the onset of a failing memory, truth did not get in the way of a good story. The book is about the moments that punctuated days either in the company of birds or in the company of a class of humanity that both Darwin and Linnaeus overlooked - Homo orno, the birdwatcher. Somewhere in the middle of it all is a deeper meaning - expressed best by Mrs McGeehan who observed the process from the sidelines and has charted, in several pithy epistles, my descent into a Life of Birds."The ideal gift for any birdwatcher or nature lover.

1968 edition of Bream: how to Catch Them, which is part of a series of classic fishing books. Pocket size.

1965 publication of Bream: How to Catch Them, which is part of a classic series of fishing books. Pocket size.

c. 1888 facsimile of a much earlier publication of this classic fishing book. With colour frontispiece taken from the original, this copy now earns 'antiquarian' status for itself. Would make a lovely gift for a keen freshwater fisherman/woman.

Scale: Road mapping 1:625,000 (9.9 miles to 1 inch).
This handy tourist atlas and guide focuses on Britain's rich and diverse heritage. The guide information, complete with photographs, is cross-referenced to the road maps and concentrates on historic houses, castles, ancient monuments and ecclesiastical buildings.
Britain has a rich and varied history, and this is reflected in the stately homes, beautiful cathedrals, castles and ancient monuments dotted around the country. This guide gives the visitor a taste of some of the best places to visit, presented in a handy format with detailed road mapping showing all the key locations.
This book includes:• Information and photographs highlighting some of the top locations to visit in order to see the best of Britain's heritage.• List of 'must-see' cities, towns and villages.• Town plans and further visitor information on ten of the best of Britain's heritage cities• Maps with the top 500 locations clearly named and plotted.• Illustrated… Read More

Wonderfully illustrated and informative book about how to watch birds. With photo/drawing/diagramatical illustrations and explanations on every page. Become an expert in no time!

Discover the landscape of the past. Ordnance Survey revised new series one inch maps enlarged, re-projected to match Ordnance Survey Landranger.

With 35 full-page photographs of Dorset Scenery, including iconic scenes from Portland, Dorchester, Tolpuddle, Swanage and many more loved beauty spots.
Used, very good. Clean. No inscriptions.

True narrative of the pioneers of sea farming.

Very collectible. 1959 1st edition, 1st impression. ownership inscription on fep. General wear but intact, clean and readable. Price printed on front is 2/6.

Walker's map covering the area between Beer and Burton Bradstock on the Dorset coast, and Yarcombe and Crewkerne, further inland.

Handy pocket sized guide to everything you need to know to identify minerals, rocks and fossils, when you are out and about. Well illustrated in colour, throughout.

Original 1960 Ordnance Survey map of area 179. One-inch: 1 mile. Bournemouth area.

Really good copy of this classic book, dealing with salmon and trout in the context of river management, environmental issues and legislation of the time.

Collectable book in the 'New Naturalist' series. Explaining and discussing the sea shore of Britain. Well illustrated throughout with b/w drawing diagrams, b/w photographs and colour photographs.

3 miles to 1 inch
1:200,000 scale
2km to 1 cm
Clear, place name index
Speed cameras with speed limits
15 city and town plans

Classic fishing yarns with b/w photographic illustrations.

The New Forest is hardly the sort of wild or remote place where you would expect to get lost, especially if you are an experienced traveller, but Douglas Botting managed it. `There were no sounds of civilization to give us a bearing on the outside world, no distinguishable landmarks, just trees, and more trees, and clearings, thickets, groves, gullies leading nowhere in particular, and trees again.' As he explains in this warm and lyrical book, it does not do to underestimate wild Britain. He makes a wonderful job of showing you around, taking you from the broad-leaf woodlands of southern England to the wind-lashed basalt and granite cliffs of the Outer Hebrides. Whether he is celebrating the rolling Yorkshire Dales of his childhood, where the lapwings cried and the bluebottles huzzahed in the cowpats, or engaging with the earth-shattering intricacies of plate tectonics, Douglas Botting is always readable and entertaining. The book also describes in detail where to go fishing, climbing, cycling,… Read More