Fauna Scotica by Mary Low

Fauna Scotica by Mary Low

Scotland boasts a huge and diverse range of wildlife. This informative and beautifully illustrated book is the most complete companion to Scottish animals and birds available. Themed around various habitats (mountain; bog and moor; woods; lochs and rivers; croft and farm; sea and seashore; urban), and including material on mythical beasts, it features a wealth of information on hundreds of species. As well as descriptions and biological information, the text is interspersed with much detail - historical, folklore, anecdotal and even culinary - which offers fascinating insights into the role of animals in our cultural life and the way man has interacted with them over a period of thousands of years.

'Spectacular, an enviable, glossy hardback'

-- Jim Crumley * Dundee Courier *

'Deserves to sit alongside the very best of any of the recent titles published on Scotland's natural history'

* Scotland Outdoors *

'Nothing short of a wonderful celebration of Scotland'

* Cothrom (Gaelic/English magazine) *

'A book to treasure'

-- Sir John Lister-Kaye * BBC Wildlife Magazine *

'A glorious overview of the country's wildlife, the nation's natural treasure'

* Herald *

Mary Low is an independent scholar and writer, and postdoctoral research fellow in the department of Celtic and Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University. She has written widely on nature in the Celtic world. She lives in the Scottish Borders. 

Polly Pullar grew up in Ardnamurchan, surrounded by wildlife. In addition to being a field naturalist, wildlife guide and wildlife rehabilitator she is also photographer and journalist, and has contributed to a wide selection of magazines. She is currently the wildlife writer for Scottish Field and is the author of the acclaimed A Drop in the Ocean: Lawrence MacEwen and the Isle of Muck and co-author of Fauna Scotica: Animals and People in Scotland.

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ISBN 13	9781841585611
ISBN 10	1841585610
Title	Fauna Scotica
Author	Mary Low
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2012-09-17
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.