Patrick Barkham and Alastair Fothergill's book 'Wild
Isles' is a Sunday Times bestseller
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This beautifully illustrated overview of the
wildlife of the British Isles showcases the diversity of our plant and animal
life.
Wild Isles is a celebration of the wildlife found on a
relatively modest collection of islands positioned at a latitude so northerly
to be unattractive to many animals and plants. Despite these unpromising
foundations, the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with more than
6,000 lesser islets that make up our archipelago, contain some of the most
diverse, beautiful and wildlife-rich landscapes and seas on our planet. This
book will explore the fascinating relationships within and between species
who make their home on our beautiful isles.
Each chapter focuses on a particular kind of wild
space. Britain and Ireland are dominated by a wide variety of grasslands from
lowland water meadows to upland moors, and we will see how these
human-shaped, semi-natural landscapes thrum with insect, bird and mammal
life. Life requires water to flourish, and streams and rivers carry
freshwater through our landscape, creating unique ecosystems and
interrelations within and beside these waters, which are revealed in a third
section. While Britain and Ireland’s woodlands are comparatively thin on the
ground compared with most of continental Europe, we will see some of the
forests and trees that remain are unusually ancient and, great repositories
of life. Finally, of course, we are surrounded by sea, and our position on
the continental shelf before it plunges into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean
gives rise to an often overlooked plenty of marine life. A glorious richness
divided into five breathtaking sections.
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