Jewels Beyond the Plough: A Celebration of Britan's Grasslands (Wildlife Art Series)
by Jefferson, Richard
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/Very good
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UK: Langford Press, 2012-08-15. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Davis, John [Illustrator]. NO. As a celebration of Britain's grasslands you see the power of grasslands with their classic birds, insects and mammals and why preserving the habitat is essential. Where would our lapwing and redshank be without real grassland compared to the silage fields cutting them up before they have chance to breed. Each painting tells a story with Richard giving details about the habitat. You can find anything from the Choughs on the Great Orme in Wales to Black Grouse in Teesdale, County Durham not forgetting the Machair up in the Isles with its Golden plover and Dunlin.Richard Jefferson is a real grassland guru working for Natural England as their senior grasslands specialist. He is an all round naturalist and has also worked on a book `Grasslands in Europe of High Nature Value'. John Davis, on the other hand, has spent `hours scribbling'! Well this work is not scribbling and he has certainly gone on from there to win `the fine arts award' in 1987 from the RSPB. He has been in the magazine `British Wildlife' and has also been in BBC Wildlife and the RSPB magazine.So this book is not just art but a learning book about one of our rarest habitats with a 90% loss since 1945 and only 2% covered by protection today. The bird species are often found on other habitats but meadow ants need this grassland to feed Green Woodpeckers and the Stone Curlew on Weeting Heath, Norfolk need lowland calcareous grassland. It is not a book with just flowers and birds but with many mammals, butterflies, moths and grasshoppers as well. With wet grassland you have Berwick Swans and a female Hen Harrier so there is plenty to look for.Wildlife Art Series 31.
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- Bookseller
- Fieldfare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FFL045
- Title
- Jewels Beyond the Plough: A Celebration of Britan's Grasslands (Wildlife Art Series)
- Author
- Jefferson, Richard
- Illustrator
- Davis, John [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Langford Press
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2012-08-15
- Weight
- 3.13 lbs
- Keywords
- Grasslands, Wildlife Art Series 31, flower rich meadows, downland, Chris Packham, wildflower grasslands, Poaceae
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