The Birds of Colonsay and Oronsay
ISBN: 9781899863327
Category: Ornithology, Natural History
Author: D.C. Jardine
Publication Date: January 2002
Format: PB
Price: £5.99
Stock Status: in stock
This handsome volume describes where and how best to see the wide variety of birds and their habitats and gives extra details about selected birds that are particularly characteristic of Colonsay and the Inner Hebrides.
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Island Going
ISBN: 9781841587127
Category: Ornithology, Natural History
Author: Robert Atkinson
Publication Date: August 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock
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Flora Celtica
ISBN: 9781841583037
Category: Gardening, Natural History
Author: William Milliken and Sam Bridgewater
Publication Date: January 2004
Format: HB
Price: £30.00
Stock Status: in stock
This volume covers the complete spectrum of plant uses, addressing their diverse roles in our diet, healthcare, culture, housing, language, environment, crafts, and much more. It is a book to delight, inspire and inform.
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Scotland for Gardeners
ISBN: 9781841585765
Category: Gardening, Natural History
Author: Kenneth Cox
Publication Date: May 2009
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock
Suitable for the Scot or the tourist who wish to explore the world of gardens and plants in Scotland, this book presents an essential compendium of Scotland's plants and gardens. It covers specialist nurseries, garden centers, wildflower walks, shows, and public parks.
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The Argyll Book
ISBN: 9781841582535
Category: Scotland, Social History, Natural History, History
Author: (Editor) Donald Omand
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: HB
Price: £25.00
Stock Status: in stock
Argyll, Dalriada or Earra-ghaidheal, 'the Coastland' or 'Boundary of the Gael', is one of the most beautiful and historically significant parts of Scotland.
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Healing Threads
ISBN: 9781841582771
Category: Botany, Natural History, Medicine
Author: Mary Beith
Publication Date: January 2004
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: reprinting
Healing Threads is a unique introduction to the healing properties of nature that has fascinated generation after generation.
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The Edinburgh New Town Gardens
ISBN: 9781841584027
Category: Gardening, Natural History
Author: Connie Byrom
Publication Date: November 2005
Format: HB
Price: £30.00
Stock Status: in stock
Lavishly illustrated in black and white and colour throughout, The Edinburgh New Town Gardens covers each the gardens in the centre of the city, from the large public spaces of Princes Street Gardens to the more intimate and secluded gardens of the elegant New Town crescents.
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Seeds of Blood and Beauty
ISBN: 9781841583457
Category: Botany, Natural History
Author: Ann Lindsay
Publication Date: October 2005
Format: HB
Price: £16.99
Stock Status: in stock
Seeds of Blood and Beauty sketches the lives and pratices of eighteenth and nineteenth century botanic explorers. In a time when the world was expanding through discovery, these men risked everything in search of the exotic and new.
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Midges in Scotland
ISBN: 9781841830629
Category: Natural History
Author: George Hendry
Publication Date: April 2004
Format: PB
Price: £4.99
Stock Status: reprinting
This latest edition brings the story of biting midges up to date with new material on the Highland midge, its biology and why it bites. Written in a highly readable but informed way.
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Conserving Nature
ISBN: 9781904607472
Category: Conservation, Natural History
Author: (Editors) Ian Boyd and Roger Crofts
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: reprinting
This book commemorates the late John Morton Boyd (1925–1998), one of the most influential figures in nature conservation of Scotland.
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Scottish Mammals
ISBN: 9781841585369
Category: Zoology, Natural History
Author: Robin Hull
Publication Date: September 2007
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock
Insightful and meticulously researched, Scottish Mammals is an analysis of the impact of humans on the planet, as well as a riveting study of the facts and fictions associated with mammals in Scotland.
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Seeds of Blood and Beauty
ISBN: 9781841585796
Category: Botany, Natural History
Author: Ann Lindsay
Publication Date: October 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock
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Harpoon at a Venture
ISBN: 9781899863280
Category: Industry, Social History, Natural History
Author: Gavin Maxwell
Publication Date: January 1998
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock
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Natural History of St Kilda
ISBN: 9781841587974
Category: Natural History
Author: John A Love
Publication Date: June 2009
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock
Focussing on the natural history of this fascinating island, John Love gives us a history of discoveries from the many naturalists and scientists who have studied St Kilda, showing just how important wildlife was to the survival of the islanders.
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Up River
ISBN: 9781841588346
Category: Natural History, Photography
Author: Darren Woodhead
Publication Date: August 2009
Format: HB
Price: £30.00
Stock Status: in stock
Acclaimed nature artist Darren Woodhead captures in painting and words the natural beauty of the countryside around Carlops and the valley of the North Esk river.
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Wild Flowers of the North Highlands of Scotland
ISBN: 9781841588322
Category: Botany, Natural History
Author: Ken Butler and Ken Crossan
Publication Date: August 2009
Format: PB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: not in stock
‘By revealing much of the undisturbed natural beauty of the region, the book makes a strong case for the conservation of its habitats … It will be appreciated by local resident, visitors and armchair naturalists alike.’ – Watsonia, Journal of the Botanical Society of the British Isles
A guide that illustrates the beauties of wild flower species across Northern Scotland. It discusses the various species and includes notes of how to identify them. It also examines the habitats in which each species is to be found, including factors of geology, climate, history and plant competition.
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So Foul and Fair a Day
ISBN: 9781841585673
Category: Natural History
Author: Alastair Dawson
Publication Date: November 2009
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock
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The Last Wolf
ISBN: 9781841588476
Category: History, Natural History
Author: Jim Crumley
Publication Date: August 2010
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock
Jim Crumley explores the place of the wolf in Scotland – past, present and future – and challenges many of the myths that have been regarded for centuries as biological fact. This is an elegant, erudite and imaginative account that readdresses the place of the wolf in modern Scotland.
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