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Wild Scotland

Wild Scotland is a fascinating overview of the animals, plants, birds and marine creatures which populate the beautiful countryside of Scotland. With indispensable advice on where to go and when, how to see the wildlife, how best to photograph it, and what you can do to help conserve the unspoilt land you visit, this revised and updated edition of James McCarthys classic guide to the Scottish wilderness is essential reading for tourist and local alike. Where are you most likely to see otters in Scotland? When is the best time to see Scotlands orchids? In which city can you see fossil trees over 300 million years old? Where can you be guaranteed to see, at close quarters, a peregrine feeding its chicks? Wild Scotland, the site by site guide to the best of natural
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Wild Scotland is a fascinating overview of the animals, plants, birds & marine creatures which populate the beautiful countryside of Scotl&. With indispensable advice on where to go & when, how to see the wildlife, how best to photograph it, & what you can do to help conserve the unspoilt land you visit, this revised & updated edition of James Mc Carthys classic guide to the Scottish wilderness is essential reading for tourist & local alike. Where are you most likely to see otters in Scotland? When is the best time to see Scotlands orchids? In which city can you see fossil trees over 300 million years old? Where can you be guaranteed to see, at close quarters, a peregrine feeding its chicks? Wild Scotl&, the site by site guide to the best of natural Scotl&, answers these & many other questions. ? Descriptions of 65 key sites to visit, plus an additional 95 nearby sites ? Details of 36 providers of wildlife viewing services ? All the latest developments of sites, protected areas & conservation of species across the whole of Scotland ? A chapter on photographing wildlife by acclaimed photographer Laurie Campbell ?32 pages of striking colour wildlife photographs & clear regional = maps throughout

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