Six eponymous bird name facts
This month sees the publication of Bo Beolens’, Michael Watkins’ and Michael Grayson’s The Eponym Dictionary of Birds – a major publication with over 4,000 entries to fascinate the curious-minded...
View ArticleBrock Fenton on the mystery and science of bats
Brock Fenton is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biology, Western University, Ontario, Canada. His research programme involves using bats to explore the interfaces between animal behaviour,...
View ArticleAnne Bebbington on botanical illustration and her new book, Understanding the...
Dr. Anne Bebbington trained as a botanist and worked for over 30 years for the Field Studies Council and as an environmental educator. Also an outstanding botanical illustrator, her career has traced a...
View Article5 reasons to buy The Flowering Plants Handbook
The Flowering Plants Handbook is the first book to collate both plant family and generic information following 25 years of molecular DNA work. The idea for this book grew out of a plant identification...
View ArticleNaturalist, artist and author Steven Falk on his new field guide to bees
Naturalist and wildlife artist Steven Falk has had a diverse career with wildlife and conservation, including working as an entomologist with Nature Conservancy Council, and as natural history keeper...
View ArticleThe Effective Ecologist: An Interview With Neil Middleton
Neil Middleton is an entrepreneurial ecologist who is the managing director of consultancy Echoes Ecology Ltd, and Time For Bespoke Solutions Ltd, a company that provides management consultancy and...
View ArticleGrasses, sedges and rushes: an interview with Dominic Price
Dominic Price near some grass in a valley mire Dominic Price is the author of this summer’s botanical bestseller, A Field Guide to Grasses, Sedges and Rushes. He is also director of The Species...
View ArticleMountain Flowers: An interview with Michael Scott
Between book writing, Michael Scott spends a lot of each year as a speaker on cruise ships – here he is exploring the Kakum National Park in Ghana. Michael Scott is a nature writer and cruise ship...
View ArticleShipping Britain’s Treasure Islands to all UK secondary schools in three and...
NHBS have worked with Redfern Natural History Productions for many years now and we were delighted to help out with this special project when Stewart McPherson approached us about it. Thanks to the...
View ArticleBirds of the Indonesian Archipelago: interview with James Eaton and Nick Brickle
Authors James Eaton (centre) and Nick Brickle (far left) with field staff from FFI on the trail of Sumatran Ground Cuckoo near Kerinci Seblat National Park in Sumatra Birds of the Indonesian...
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