The RSPB manages over 120 nature reserves, most of which are open to visitors. This guide is aimed at birdwatchers generally & RSPB members in particular, & covers over 100 reserves, with a map for each, details of facilities, habitats, birds & other wildlife to be seen. The guide also

Includes:: advertisements for holiday accommodation.

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Topographic survey of Sweden at 1:50, 000, the Terrängkartan, from the Lantmäteriet, covering most of the country in 244 double-sided maps. Please note: the mountainous regions of central & northern Sweden are not covered by this series but presented in a separate “ Fjällkartan
- Mountain Map” series also listed on our website. Each 1:50, 000 topographic survey map covers an area of 37.5 x 40km. The maps have contours at 5 metre intervals, plus relief shading & graphics for rocky outcrops & boulders. Further graphics and/or colouring show different types of land use or vegetation (forests, arable l&, orchards, marshes, peat bogs, etc). An unusual feature of this survey is the colouring indicating buildings below or above two storeys high & “leisure/holiday homes”. The maps indicate privately maintained roads & include all other information expected of topographic survey at this scale. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines 5’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. For coverage of the country’s most visited hiking areas in central & northern Sweden please see Lantmäteriet’s Mountain Map series, listed separately on our website.


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Enna Province in a series of handy size road maps from Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) with more minor local roads & tracks than can be found on most regional maps. The series is gradually being changed to a new style of digitally derived cartography, so presentation of adjoining titles may vary. All the maps have hill shading to represent the general relief with spot heights for selected peaks, & show a few more local roads & rough tracks than the other road map series. Intermediate road distances are indicated. Regional, provincial & communal borders are marked, & railways, funiculars, airports, sea ferry links & campsites are shown. The legend is in Italian only. The new, digitally produced editions are indexed & have enhanced, more finely drawn cartography: the hill-shading is less bold, motorway service areas are marked, natural parks are highlighted & an expanded range of symbols indicates various landmarks & sites, e.g. antiquities, churches, etc. Two styles of the new cartography are produced, differing only in the colour of the predominant background shading: grey or yellow/green. Some of the new editions include geographical coordinates for the map corners. The index of localities is on the reverse. This title is now published with digital cartography. ...

Map No. 18, Enniskillen, in the Discoverer series from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland presenting the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000 with waymarked hiking trails, Sustrans National Cycle Network & other tourist information. Coverage in this title

Includes:: Irvinestown, Ballinamallard, Fintona & Clogher. The maps have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & bold altitude colouring above 150m. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. In coastal areas the maps show high & low water mark, cliffs, mud/shingle or s&, etc. Road network grades minor roads according to their widths,

Includes:: local tracks & shows gradients on steep routes. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. An overprint highlights waymarked walking trails as well as cycle routes of the Sustrans National Cycle Network. Boundaries of National Trust land are marked, indicating areas with limited opening. Places of interest are prominently highlighted & a range of symbols provide other tourist information including camping or caravan sites & youth hostels, bus stations, parking, picnic areas, viewpoints, gold courses, etc. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1' intervals. Map legend is English, French & German. On the reverse each sheet has an indexed monochrome map showing townland boundaries. Please note: numbers not listed here cover the Irish Republic (Eire) & are shown on our website in a separate



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Enniskillen, map No. 18 in the Discoverer series from the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland presenting the country on detailed topographic maps at 1:50, 000 with waymarked hiking trails, Sustrans National Cycle Network & other tourist information. Coverage

Includes:: Irvinestown, Ballinamallard, Fintona & Clogher. Current edtion E; publication date April 2012. Maps in the Discoverer series have contours at 10m intervals, with plenty of spot heights & bold altitude colouring above 150m. Graphics indicate different types of woodlands. In coastal areas the maps show high & low water mark, cliffs, mud/shingle or s&, etc. Road network grades minor roads according to their widths,

Includes:: local tracks & shows gradients on steep routes. Railways are shown with stations & the maps include other details expected of topographic mapping at this scale. An overprint highlights waymarked walking trails as well as cycle routes of the Sustrans National Cycle Network. Boundaries of National Trust land are marked, indicating areas with limited opening. Places of interest are prominently highlighted & a range of symbols provide other tourist information including camping or caravan sites & youth hostels, bus stations, parking, picnic areas, viewpoints, gold courses, etc. Each map covers an area of 40 x 30km (25 x 19 miles approximately) & has a 1km Irish Grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1` intervals. Map legend is English, French & German. On the reverse each sheet has an indexed monochrome map showing townland boundaries. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.



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Ennstaler Alpen
- Gesause area of the Alps in a combined hiking & ski edition at 1:25, 000 from a series of detailed, GPS compatible
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The 1:50, 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50, 000 topographic map sheets. ...

The 1:50 000 topographic map gives a more general picture of the ground features than a basic map. It shows settlements, houses, roads, cultivated areas, waterways, cutting areas, mires, rock exposures, & relief. One map sheet covers an area of 30 x 40 km & one centimetre corresponds to 500 metres on the ground. The 1:50, 000 topographic map is also an ideal complement to nautical charts as it provides useful information about the land areas adjacent to waterways. For example, all Finnish sea areas are covered by 1:50 000 topographic map sheets. ...

The Republic of Irel&, which declared itself in 1949, allowed the Catholic Church to dominate its civil society & education system. Investment by American & European companies, & a welcoming tax regime, created the ' Celtic Tiger' of the 1990s. That brief burst of good fortune was destroyed by a corrupt political class which encouraged a wild property boom, leaving the country almost bankrupt. What Ireland needs now is a programme of real change. It needs to become a fully modern republic in fact as well as name. This disastrous economic collapse also allows us to think through the kind of multiculturalism that Ireland needs, & to build institutions that can accommodate the sudden influx of migrants who have come to Ireland in the past 15 years. The State should take over the entire education system, for which it pays already, & make it fit for the 21st century. The political system is dysfunctional & is one of the main causes of the debacle we have just experienced. Ireland needs constitutional reform. Politicians have been let get away with murder, & there is a fatalistic sense that nothing can change. The country needs to encourage participation in, & oversight & knowledge of politics, to make people feel that they have a right to challenge the old party machines & to make a difference. It is their country, after all. ...

The Republic of Irel&, which declared itself in 1949, allowed the Catholic Church to dominate its civil society & education system. Investment by American & European companies, & a welcoming tax regime, created the ` Celtic Tiger` of the 1990s. That brief burst of good fortune was destroyed by a corrupt political class which encouraged a wild property boom, leaving the country almost bankrupt. What Ireland needs now is a programme of real change. It needs to become a fully modern republic in fact as well as name. Politicians have been let get away with murder, & there is a fatalistic sense that nothing can change. The country needs to encourage participation in, & oversight & knowledge of politics, to make people feel that they have a right to challenge the old party machines & to make a difference. It is their country, after all. ...