Wight Hazards by Peter Bruce, which complements the well-known Solent Hazards, provides a fund of interesting & useful wisdom for those who venture by sea to the enchanting but exposed south side of the Isle of Wight. Accurate & detailed information on the obvious & less obvious dangers is supplied in the form of text as well as aerial & sea level photographs, taken at extreme low water spring tides, that greatly enhance the scant information available from other sources. Racing yachts will gain a tremendous advantage from this information. Moreover, motor or sailing yachtsmen, in search of peaceful new anchorages or landing places, will be tempted by this book to explore an especially interesting coast, which they may have previously overlooked. The third edition of this original book adds yet more local knowledge & many new illustrations. ...

A detailed topographic map of Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series. Edition A1; Publication date August 2006 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Laminated waterproof edition of a detailed topographic map of Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, Edition A1; Publication date November 2006 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

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Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 311, waterproof version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars area on a detailed topographic & GPS compatible map No. 311, paper version, from the Ordnance Survey’s 1:25, 000 Explorer series.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: this title & all the other OS Explorer maps include a code for downloading after purchase the digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS EXPLORER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Explorer series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. The Explorer series, Ordnance Survey’s most detailed maps recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities, provides topographic coverage of Great Britain at 1:25, 000 on GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, cycling routes & extensive tourist information. Each printed map is available either on paper or as a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active Map, as indicated in its title. Britain’s National Parks & other areas of particular tourist interest are presented on often double-sided OL (Outdoor Leisure) maps, whilst most standard format Explorers cover an area of 30 x 20km (approx. 19 x 12 miles). All three versions (paper, waterproof & digital) are the same & provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways. National Trails & other long-distance paths are marked, as well as permissive footpaths or bridleways & on-road or traffic-free cycle routes with, where appropriate, their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. Boundaries of access land are clearly marked. A wide range of symbols provides additional tourist information, highlighting camping & caravanning sites, information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, country pubs, sport & recreational facilities including cycle hire locations & mountain biking trails, historic buildings & museums, etc. Exceptionally clear presentation of the landscape is provided by contours at 5m or in the uplands at 10m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards, heath, marshl&, scree or boulders, & other topographic features. For GPS users the maps have British National Grid lines at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1`. Clearly laid out map legend

Includes:: French & German translations for the tourist information symbols.

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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. ...