Author Interview: Matthew Oates
His Imperial Majesty: A Natural History of the Purple Emperor - Due June 2020
Matthew Oates has spent fifty years trying to unravel the ‘Emperor’s’ secrets and with His Imperial Majesty: A Natural History of the Purple Emperor, due to be published in June, he has written an accessible account of one of Britain’s most beloved butterflies; the majestic Purple Emperor.
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Matthew Oates has taken time to answer our questions about his book and about the beautiful and elusive butterfly, that if lucky enough, we can glimpse through fissures in its tree top world
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This month we tested the SM Mini Bat which is the latest addition to the ultrasonic range of acoustic recorders produced by Wildlife Acoustics. Read our blog post to find out all about our field trial.
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This month, browse our newly catalogued books in Leon's bookshelf.
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Hawkweeds of South-East England: BSBI Handbook No. 20 - Due April 2020
In Hawkweeds of South-East England, Mike Shaw focuses on 58 species of hawkweed recorded in this region. He gives historical information, details of sites where you can see each of the species, notes on habitats and flowering times, as well as a key to the eight hawkweed sections found in south-east England and identification tips to help you ID your hawkweed species.
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Frogfishes: Biodiversity, Zoogeography, and Behavioral Ecology - Due April 2020
In Frogfishes, two of the world's leading anglerfish experts, Theodore W. Pietsch and Rachel J. Arnold, bring together an enormous amount of information about these incredible creatures. The only detailed exploration of these fish in print, Frogfishes touches on everything from morphology and biomechanics to diet and habitat.
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Gardening for Wildlife: Creating Habitat
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In the first of our two-part series, Gardening for Wildlife: Providing Food, we looked at how to attract wildlife to your garden by including plants for pollinators and providing food for birds and mammals. In the second of our two-part Gardening for Wildlife series, we look at how to create nesting or overwintering habitat effectively for the wildlife that visits your garden. Natural nesting sites for birds, insects and mammals have become rare in the broader landscape due to changes in farming, woodland management practices and building techniques. Wildlife-friendly gardens can provide fantastic habitat for invertebrates, birds, amphibians and mammals by making a few simple changes and letting a bit of wildness back in.
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