Many people crave what might be called a safe adventure. They would love to be immersed in the wild, yet at the same time know they can drive home at the end of the day. Wild & Free describes 100 destinations in Britain where people can go wild for the day. All the sites are located within a couple of hours` drive from a fair-sized town or city, so they are accessible & not completely remote. Most sites don`t have facilities, so you should take a picnic or stop off at an AA-recommended pub for lunch. This isn`t a walking guide, so after parking the car you will be quickly immersed in the countryside without a long hike. Guiding you towards interactive wildlife experiences, the sites have been chosen not just for their solitude, but their abundance of wild mammals, birds, insects & flowers. ...

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- An Elemental Journey by Jay Griffiths describes an extraordinary odyssey, courageous & sometimes dangerous, to wildernesses
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The last day on earth is coming. Bring your own booze. Kate & Albert, sister & brother, are not yet the last two human beings on earth, but Albert has high hopes. The secluded communal farm they grew up on is
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- disintegrating, along with their parents` marriage. They both try to escape: Kate, at seventeen, to suburbia & Albert, at eleven, into preparations for the end of the world. However, Don, the group`s leader & their father, is convinced he can save everything, if only he can bring his followers into the modern age. How? By force of personality, strict self-sufficiency & a rave with a 10k soundsystem. Understandably, Albert & Kate have other ideas... Joe Dunthorne was born & brought up in Swansea. His debut novel, Submarine, has been translated into ten languages & was this year made into an acclaimed film directed by Richard Ayoade. His debut poetry pamphlet was published by Faber & Faber. He lives in London.

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A new collection of award-winning journalist & author Brian Jackman`s nature & travel writings from the past 40 years. This is a nationwide celebration of Britain`s unspoiled coast & countryside, concentrating in particular on Britain`s wildlife & the wild places in which its most spectacular species are found, but also touching on fishing, sailing & the way Britain`s history has shaped the landscape. ` Wild about Britain is not a guidebook` says Brian Jackman. ` It`s an extended love letter to the British Countryside; a personal view covering more than four decades of travels in the wilder parts of Britain.` Complementing Brian Jackman`s writing are a small number of illustrations from Jonathan Truss, one of the UK`s leading wildlife artists whose reputation for the fine quality of his work is spreading worldwide & who has twice won the Frozen Planet category of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year competition. What makes the British countryside so special is its chameleon quality
- the way its character changes with every few miles. Sometimes it can change dramatically; elsewhere the landscape undergoes more subtle shifts; but every region has its own distinctive qualities & every county is unique, possessed of its own special magic. Brian Jackman writes eloquently & evocatively, conjuring up the sights & sounds of everything from barnacle geese on the salt marsh of an Islay loch to star gazing on Exmoor, of a seascape of headlands, cliffs & wave-smashed rocks at Lands End, of eagles on the Ardnamurchan peninsula & the autumn rut in the New Forest. Ancient oaks, red kites, huge mirror carp, the oldest path in Britain & the Border reivers are all included. As a pioneer of eco-tourism, Brian Jackman has been writing on these subjects for 40 years, first as a travel writer for The Sunday Times & currently for The Daily Telegraph. Bradt has previously published two of his titles: The Marsh Lions, telling the tale of the pride of lions in Kenya`s Maasai Mara reserve that were filmed for the BBCs hugely successful Big Cat Diary, & The Savannah Diaries, a collection of writings celebrating Africa`s wild places & their abundance of living creatures. Although more widely known for his knowledge of African wildlife & safaris, it is his love of the British countryside that has brought him most of his awards. From Cornwall to Hermaness & from East Anglia to the Welsh Marches, Wild About Britain showcases Jackman`s writing at its best, exploring the countryside whose sights & sounds have shaped his life since childhood.
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This text is part of a series of all-in-one field guides to the common plants & animals of specific regions. Over 300 species descriptions, & information on the geology, climate & habitats specific to each area, are contained in each guide. Tips on watching & identifying wildlife aim to make it easier for readers to identify the birds, animals, snakes & other reptiles, frogs, fishes, insects & plants on their doorstep, whether in the wild, or in the city or suburb. Each species account is illustrated with colour photographs, & habitat symbols link each species to its preferred habitat.; This title describes the wildlife of the Okavango Delta, Chobe & East Caprivi. ...

From a totally fresh perspective, with unique access to some of the remotest regions & species living beyond the confines of captivity, Wild Africa is a contemporary photographic record that takes you into the heart of one of the world`s last natural paradises. The result of painstaking expeditions across the continent, Alex Bernasconi`s photographic document contains some of the most novel, surprising & spectacular images of Africa & its wildlife. In the one thousand eight hundred images a week that Bernasconi takes of some of nature`s finest & most endangered animals, wildlife photography is embodied at its most honest & creative. These are unique images by a photographer motivated to preserve for posterity the most exceptional panoramas of wildlife in its true habitat that we have today. This is a visual testament to the best of our planet. ...

Wild America brings together David Muench, the eminent wilderness photographer, with Roly Smith, the respected outdoor writer. This book celebrates their personal selection of Americas best ideaits National Parks. Its publication marks the centenary of the Organic Act, the 1916 federal law that established the worlds first National Park Service. Share their personal selectionin words & stunning photographs of 21 wildernesses from Acadia to Zionin this beautifully designed, collectable edition. chapters on 18 National Parks & three protected areas: Antelope Canyon, Monument Valley & Mount Hood Wilderness a concise introduction that traces the origin & development of national parks lavishly illustrated with 92 color photographs map graphics & more. ...

Explore grasslands, the dry desert & a busy watering hole in First Explorers: Wild Animals. Meet giraffes, hippos & lions, as well as lots of other amazing animals who live in the wild. Each scene has chunky push, pull & slide mechanisms perfect for little hands, animals to spot & fun facts about wild animals. Beautifully illustrated by Jenny Wren, this title provides gentle early learning & is a magical introduction to the natural world for small children. ...

An invaluable pocket-sized guide to Britain & Europe`s most common species of mammals, reptiles & amphibians. Featuring over 140 different species of the most common wild animals in the UK & Europe, this photographic guide contains essential information on appearance, habitat, range, food & breeding, allowing species to be identified quickly & easily by even the amateur naturalist. Featuring valuable information & photographs on each page, this book is essential for quick identification of our most regularly spotted wild animals. ...

Meet Old Lobo, a gigantic grey wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep & cattle herds are the scourge of farmers & ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico. This great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to life in this engrossing collection of tales by the celebrated naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946). Combining scientific observations of animals in their natural habitats with a romantic vision of nature & the narrative skills of a born storyteller, Seton created an extraordinary collection of tales that gave the animal story new force & believability as a literary genre. Critically & popularly acclaimed upon its initial appearance in 1898, Wild Animals I Have Known remains, more than a century later, the best-known & best-loved of his works. Each tale focuses on an individual creature: the clever crow, Silverspot; Raggylug, a young cottontail rabbit; the author`s errant hound, Bingo; Redruff, a Don Valley partridge; a wild horse known as The Mustang; Vixen, The Springfield Fox; & Wully, faithful sheep dog by day & treacherous killer by night. Seton offers affectionate but realistic portraits of each animal, stressing the commonality between his subjects & their human neighbours. In addition to his popular wildlife stories, the author is well known for his work as an illustrator & painter. This edition faithfully reproduces the layout of the original volume, as well as all 200 of the author`s distinctive illustrations. Animal lovers, environmentalists, naturalists, & any reader who appreciates a lively yarn will cherish this memorable wildlife classic. ...