Chris Packham's Wild Side of Town: Getting to Know the Wildlife in Our Towns and Cities

by Chris Packham (Author)

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  Paperback
  2007

  $3.25

  This is a new, reformatted, redesigned edition of a title written by the renowned TV presenter Chris Packham. This book is suitable for anybody with an interest in urban wildlife and conservation. It is an educational and striking guide to the full range of wildlife that can be found in all manner of urban habitats in our towns and cities. Increasingly, wildlife is finding a home in our built-up, concrete and noisy cities. Urban sites such as canals, disused railway embankments, reservoirs, rubbish tips and inner-city gardens are becoming popular abodes for a huge number of species. This book is at once a source to the best urban sites in Britain and the different habitats that exist there, and a revealing field guide to the wildlife inhabiting these city locations. Beautiful illustrations, stunning photographs and informed reference material combine with this popular author's entertaining style to bring a novel look at wildlife away from the countryside.

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.25

  Exploring the full range of wildlife that can be found in all manner of urban habitats in our towns and cities, Chris Packham looks at the species that have found a home there. As more wildlife adapts to our built-up, concrete and noisy cities, urban sites such as disused railway embankments, canals, reservoirs, rubbish tips and inner-city gardens are becoming invaluable bolt-holes for a huge number of species. This book is at once a source to the best urban sites in Britain and the different habitats that exist there, and a field guide to the wildlife inhabiting these city locations. The book is complemented by photographs illustrating the diversity of these urban sites and the adaptability and resilience of the resident wildlife.