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Bird & Wildlife Books

	WT Garden Bird Handbook (BK19) Price: £9.00
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	Collins Need to Know Birdwatching Ideal beginners' guide to observing and identifying the birds you are most likely to see in your garden and in the wild. It provides identifying information on size, distinguishing features, seasonal changes and habitat. Price: £8.99
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	Collins Identifying British Birds An intermediate guide providing a unique combination of identification artwork with photographs and sketches illustrating bird behaviour. Each spread is designed to show similar-looking species together for easy identification. Price: £12.99
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	The Ultimate Birdfeeder Handbook Provides all the information needed to successfully attract and feed birds in your outdoor space - whatever the size. This book is packed with information on the different types of bird tables and feeders available & how to make your own. Price: £14.99
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	The BTO Garden Birdwatch Handbook For anyone interested in garden birds, and in finding out why species visit gardens at specific times of year or which foods to provide, this book in an invaluable reference source. It presents information gathered through BTOS's research. Price: £9.99
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	The BTO Nestbox Guide Practical guide to the design, construction and siting of nestboxes. Price: £9.50
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	The Secret Lives of Garden Birds Month by month look at the secret lives of the most familar British garden birds revealing the different behaviours of each species. Documents the life-and-death battles, the illicit liaisons and the numerous other triumphs and tragedies. Price: £14.99
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	British Birds First published as All the Birds of the Air (1979). Price: £16.99
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	Wild Flowers by Colour This guide contains over 1,500 species from Britain and Ireland and an additional 400 from Europe. They are arranged by colour and each flower is shown as life-size (unless otherwise stated). Price: £9.99
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	Collins Complete British Animals This photographic field guide to all mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Britain, including all the common domestic animals, is a comprehensive guide to identification of species, and their tracks and trails. Price: £14.99
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	Great British Marine Animals This book is intended to serve several purposes. While designed to aid identification of the common animals of British Seas, it also incorporates as much material as possible showing how the animals go about their lives. Price: £15.00
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	British Isles: A Natural History Accompanying a major new BBC series, this compelling journey chronicles Britain's evolution and celebrates its natural history and landscape diversity, from Dorset's Jurassic Coast to the Munroes of Scotland, exploring every aspect. Price: £19.99
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	Collins Complete British Insects A photographic field guide to all the common and some unusual species of insects across Britain that the keen amateur naturalist is likely to spot. Approximately 1,500 species are illustrated with clear photographs. Price: £16.99
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	Collins Wild Guide: British Wildlife Introductory guide to the wildlife of Britain covering 500 species of bird, flower, tree, wild animals, insect, butterfly, moth, reptile, and amphibian. For each species there is a detailed description, colour photograph. Price: £12.99
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	Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife This companion to Bill Oddie's major new BBC series is a practical beginner's guide to getting the most out of Britain's wildlife. He demystifies wildlife watching by suggesting the best times and places to see certain animals. Price: £17.99
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	Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden Shows how to produce nature conservation areas for animals, insects and plants in our own back gardens. Projects and special features include creating a wildflower meadow, looking after injured, baby and hibernating hedgehogs. Price: £14.99
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	Attracting Wildlife to your Garden Offers many practical suggestions on planning a wildlife garden, attracting, observing and feeding garden wildlife. A directory of over 140 common species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, insects and other invertebrates. Price: £16.99
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	The World's Top Photographers and the Stories Behind Their Greatest Imag Top photographers including Frans Lanting, Art Wolfe, Jim Bandenburg, Heather Angel, and Stephen Dalton, tell the stories behind some of their favourite images (reproduced here) in their own words. With anecdotes & technical tips. Price: £14.99
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	Collins How to Identify Edible Mushrooms Describes and illustrates all the edible species of mushroom, giving for each species with which they may be confused, spore prints, and histograms showing seasonal distribution. Key poisonous species are also described and illustrated. Price: £12.99
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	Collins How to Identify Trees A beginners guide to identification. Describes all common British species. Price: £12.99
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	Pocket Guide to Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Practical guide, written and illustrated by one of Europe's leading natural history artists and butterfly experts. Identifies all the resident and migrant species of butterfly that have occurred in Great Britain and Ireland. Price: £9.95
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	Britain's Dragonflies Excellent and comprehensive photographic guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland, covering 44 breeding, 3 extinct, 10 vagrant and 6 potential vagrant species. 64 remarkable full colour photographic plates. Price: £15.00
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	Small Woodland Creatures Numerous colour illustrations are arranged alongside the readable text, arranged by animal group and where the animals are found, (e.g. whether inside fungi or wrapped in leaves). Many pertinent details. Price: £12.50
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	Snakes Describes the biology and natural history of snakes, highlighting the variety and complexity of this group that includes almost three thousand living species. Price: £9.95
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	RSPB Handbook of British Birds Covers 275 of the most common British birds in detail to provide a complete, single source of basic information. Text covers topics such as breeding, behaviour, status and conservation as well as any unusual aspects of the species. Price: £9.99
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	The New Encyclopedia of Birds Welcome revision of Christopher Perrins' classic work first published in 1985 by Allen & Unwin and now long out-of-print.This revision by Oxford University Press contains updated and expanded text & replacement illustrations. Price: £35.00
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	Where to Watch Birds in Britain Expanded and brand new edition of the acclaimed Birdwatching in Britain: A Site by Site Guide, published by the same authors in 1986. It covers the very best sites in Britain and considers each site in detail. Price: £19.99
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	Songs of Garden Birds Features top quality recordings from the Sound Archive of the typical songs and calls of the 52 bird species most commonly found in British gardens. Each species can be quickly located by the track number, and details about each species are given. Price: £12.95
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	British Bird Songs From the publishers announcement:This new video and DVD runs for nearly 1~ hours and features specially filmed footage of 43 species of our commoner birds. It begins with a detailed introduction to bird song and then shows details of each. Price: £15.50
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	The Essential Wildlife Photography Manual Invaluable manual for wildlife photographers keen to improve and update their work with the newest techniques and digital equipment. Price: £19.99
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	The Essential Guide to Wildlife Photography From the publishers announcement: Wildlife photography is one of the most popular areas of photography, and yet perhaps the most difficult to start. Price: £17.95
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	Dancing at the Dead Sea Although so much is written about wildlife, there are few good books on the heroic efforts of conservationists around the world to protect wild places and species. This enthralling book is a must read on our remaining wildlife hotspots. Price: £8.99
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	BBC Wildlife Specials Boxset Four disc DVD box set containing Eagle, Leopard, Serpent and Tiger. Price: £21.27
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	Tiger After 25 years of the Project Tiger Scheme operating in the Madhya Pradesh, these magnificent animals have become more trusting, permitting an extraordinary intimate film which follows them from sunrise to sunset. Price: £6.80
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	Leopard Narrated by David Attenborough, this film ventures into the night, and follows the lives of two leopards in Zambia's Luangwa Valley, to reveal the night-time secrets of the cat that walks on its own. Price: £6.80
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	Eagle Few birds have captured the human imagination as deeply as the eagle and in this remarkable film, now available on DVD, aerial photography captures the dramatic life of eagles as never seen before. Price: £6.80
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	Serpent One of the most successful species on earth is also one of the least documented. Miniaturised cameras reveal the snakes' world for the first time from their point of view. Head-mounted cameras capture gripping images from around the world. Price: £6.80
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	British Isles: A Natural History Accompanying a major new BBC series, this compelling journey chronicles Britain's evolution and celebrates its natural history and landscape diversity, from Dorset's Jurassic Coast to the Munroes of Scotland, exploring every aspect. Price: £21.27
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	Deep Blue Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit, by the same team that, together with Discovery, produced the BBC television series "The Blue Planet". One of the most singular and comprehensive projects. Price: £17.01
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	Badgers Authoritative and highly informative account. Price: £9.99
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	Bats Highly recommended introduction. Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £7.99
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	Country Foxes Companion volume to Urban Foxes, which examines the natural history of Britain's biggest predator. `..A really excellent book, highly recommended to all vulpophiles.' Stephen Harris, BBC Wildlife. Price: £7.99
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	Eagles Concentrates on the two British species, the Golden Eagle and the recently reintroduced Sea Eagle. Price: £9.99
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	Falcons Covers the habits and lifestyles of the four British species - peregrine, merlin, kestrel and hobby. Price: £9.99
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	Frogs and Toads Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £7.99
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	Garden Creepy-Crawlies Illustrated by Troughton,(G). An insight into British creepy-crawlies, explaining how to encourage them into your garden. Price: £7.99
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	Hedgehogs Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £9.99
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	Pond Life Describes all of the life of British ponds, from animals to plants. Information is provided on identification and lifestyles, clues on what makes a good pond, how to transport specimens, the essentials of a home aquarium & tips on garden ponds. Price: £9.99
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	Puffins The Atlantic puffin is one of the most charismatic of birds, with humorous appearance and fascinating behaviour. The author describes his observations of the puffin, and includes information on puffin biology, breeding and feeding behaviour. Price: £9.99
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	Seals Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £9.99
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	Squirrels Illustrations by Guy Troughton. Presents a wealth of information for both reds and greys in the UK. Price: £7.99
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	Urban Foxes Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £9.99
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	Whales Illustrated by Euan Dunn. Price: £7.99
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	Beavers Discusses the possibility of reintroducing the beaver to Scotland, which has been extinct there for 450 years. It describes how this may be done, as well as describing the beaver's physiology, how it lives and eats and its habitat. Price: £9.99
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	Owls Illustrated by Guy Troughton. Price: £7.99
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	Bats Welcome reprint of this little classic. Price: £3.95
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	A Guide to British Bats There are over a thousand species of bats, and Britain is home to 16 species from 2 families (Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae). This fold-out guide includes all 16 species of bats that live and breed in Britain and has two parts. Price: £2.50
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	Whales and Dolphins of the World Lavishly illustrated reference published in association with the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. It covers the 80 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises that inhabit the world's seas and oceans. Price: £24.99
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	Small Freshwater Creatures Covers the commoner fish, amphibians and invertebrates that are most likely to be encountered in local ponds or streams throughout North-West Europe. Illustrated in full colour. Price: £12.50
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	Chris Packham's Wild Side of Town Photographic guide to the full range of wildlife that can be found in Britain's towns and cities. Price: £16.99
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	Animal Tracks and Signs Provides text and colour illustrations to identify over 200 animals that occur throughout North-West Europe from the evidence they have left behind - footprints, feeding damage, bones and holes in the ground are all covered. Price: £14.99
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	Collins Complete British Wildlife Photo Guide A photographic counterpart to Complete British Wildlife. Price: £14.99
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	Oxford Travellers' Nature Guide: Britain One of a new series of beautifully illustrated four-colour natural history travel guides. Describes several hundred places to visit, complemented by maps and photographs. Price: £14.99
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	Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Portfolio Fourteen The 14th portfolio in this extremely collectable series of natural history photography submitted to the annual Wildlife Photography of the Year competition. Features over 100 stunning images. Price: £25.00
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	How to Make a Wildlife Garden Completely revised and updated edition of this pioneering classic work that has been unavailable for several years. Baines explains why wildlife-friendly gardens are of such inestimable value. Price: £14.99
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	Meadows and Cornfields Gives advice on how to grow a meadow or cornfield area in your garden, and how to look after it to ensure its continued beauty through the years. Price: £5.95
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	Butterfly Gardening Shows the wildlife gardener how to encourage more butterflies of different species into the garden, not just by providing flowers with nectar, but by making available the habitats butterflies need to live & breed. Price: £3.50
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	Wildlife Ponds Booklet providing an insight into the importance of ponds in gardens, how to effectively make a natural looking pond, and what creatures you may expect to use it. Price: £5.95
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	Creating Small Habitats for Wildlife in Your Garden With sections covering woodlands, wetlands, grasslands and rocklands, the author explains how to successfully create and manage small scale garden habitats. Price: £12.95
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	Attracting Birds to Your Garden Well illustrated volume, which is packed full of excellent, practical advice on feeding birds and creating pools and nest sites. Price: £12.99
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	The Illustrated History of the Countryside The modern classic, enhanced by fine landscape photography and specially commissioned artwork. The author guides the reader on eight walks in some of Britain's best loved places, in an exploration of the multi-layered history of our countryside. Price: £12.99
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	State of the Planet Attenborough brings his matter-of-fact clarity to discuss the latest scientific research on the state of the planet with explanations on rainforest destruction, global warming, extinction of species, rising sea-levels & drought. Price: £13.61
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	Against Extinction The story of conservation from its origins in 1903, when the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire was founded in London, to the present day in which it has become a huge international enterprise. Price: £18.99
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	The Life of Mammals Landmark volume accompanying the new ten-part BBC television series, examining how mammals have adapted to varying environments. Life of Mammals will cover over 4000 species.