The UK is known for its natural beauty and its
wildlife and in Wild Places UK television naturalist Iolo Williams
picks his favourite forty wildlife sites from the many nature reserves around
the country. From Hermaness on Shetland to the London Wetland Centre, from Dungeness
in Kent to Loch Neagh, Williams criss-crosses the country. As this informative and lavishly illustrated
book demonstrates, all the sites are packed with the widest variety of trees,
plants, birds, animals and insects. Williams draws on his considerable
knowledge to guide readers and visitors to the natural delights of each site. Wild Places will show them rarities like
the osprey, where to find almost six hundred different species of moths, and
the site for an incredible 51 species of caddis fly. Readers will learn where
to find birds, both rare and in huge numbers, where hares box and otters swim,
where to spot dolphins and salmon, and where to see whales and sharks.
Each entry includes a survey of what is to be
found there, a brief description of the facilities, and directions to reach the
site. Illustrated in beautiful detail and with glorious images of the site by top
nature photographers, Wild Places UK confirms the country?s stunning
landscape inhabited in abundance of all manner of life.