Collins New Naturalist Library

The Peak District, Britain's first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.

Info autore

Penny Anderson is a professional ecologist and botanist, and an adopted northerner, having lived in the Peak District since 1972, and chaired the Peak Park Wildlife Advisory Group for 21 years.
Penny has written management and restoration plans for large parts of the Peak District for the National Park Authority, Water Companies and the National Trust. She co-authored Wild Flowers and Other Plants of the Peak District with Dave Shimwell in 1981. She has also developed new ways of assessing and restoring upland habitats like heathland and blanket bog. In 1998, Penny co-authored a book with the late Oliver Gilbert, Habitat Creation and Repair, and she still runs courses and gives lectures on habitat creation, restoration and management. She also regularly carries out surveys and condition assessments voluntarily for the National Trust, Natural England and the local Wildlife Trusts and contributes to local species recording.

Riassunto

The Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Penny Anderson, Anderson Penny
• Editore: William Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780008257378
• ISBN: 978-0-00-825737-8
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 222 mm x 38 mm
• Serie: Collins New Naturalist Library
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Viaggi > Guide turistiche; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Walking, hiking, trekking, Travel & holiday guides, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Natural History, NATURE / Regional, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, natural history, Travel and holiday guides, Nature and the natural world: general interest, The Peak District, Derbyshire & Peak District