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A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that
was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year Now in a
comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain's Spiders
is a guide to all 38 of the British families, focussing on spiders
that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable
collection of photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a
wide audience, including those new to spider identification. This
book pushes the boundaries of field identification for this
challenging group, combining information on features that can be
seen with the naked eye or a hand lens with additional evidence
from webs, egg sacs, behaviour, phenology, habitats and
distributions. Individual accounts cover 404 species-all of
Britain's "macro" spiders and the larger money spiders, with the
limitations to field identification clearly explained. This new
edition includes nine species new to Britain, many recent name
changes, updated distribution maps and species information, new
guides to help identify spider families and distinctive species,
and the latest species checklist. A guide to spider families, based
on features recognizable in the field, focussing on body shape and
other characteristics, as well as separate guides to webs and
egg-sacs Detailed accounts and more than 700 stunning photographs
highlight key identification features for each genus and species,
and include information on status, behaviour and habitats
Up-to-date distribution maps, and charts showing adult seasonality
Introductory chapters on the biology of spiders, and where, when
and how to find them, including equipment needed in the field A
complete list of the spiders recorded in Britain, indicating the
ease of identification as well as rarity and conservation status
Information on how to record spiders and make your records count,
and guidance on how to take your interest further New to this
edition: coverage of nine species new to Britain, updated species
information and distribution maps, identification guides to spider
families and distinctive species, and the latest species checklist
A unique and revolutionary text which explains the principles behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons between options at an early, strategic stage. In addition,Energy and Environment in Architecture the book deals with other environmental issues such as noise, thermal comfort and natural ventilation design. A variety of case studies provide a critique of real buildings and highlight good practice. These topics include thermal comfort, noise and natural ventilation. eBook available with sample pages: 0203223012
To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the
study of some sixty buildings, this design manual has been
developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles
which lie behind successful daylight design. These principles are
illustrated with examples drawn from the case study buildings. The
emphasis throughout has been on practical methods to improve
design, rather than techniques studied for any intrinsic interest.
The book provides the necessary tools to assist the designer to
provide well daylit interiors, and shows that good daylight design
is not a restriction on architectural expression but, on the
contrary, acts as an inspiration and foundation for good
architecture.
"An ingenious and invigorating insight into the essential wildness
within us all." Chris Packham As our busy, technology-driven lives
become more sedentary we have become less connected to our natural
surroundings. In these challenging times, it is by rediscovering
our links to the world around us that we can rekindle the natural,
human connection we have to the wild. Nick Baker introduces
rewilding as a concept that needs to be established at a personal
level. Taking the reader back to their natural sensitivities, we
rediscover the instinctive potential of our senses. From learning
to observe the creatures and beasts within hands' reach and seeing
and hearing the birds and trees of our forests, Baker's expert
advice offers the practical tools to experience the wilderness on
your own doorstep, as well as in the wider, wilder world. ReWild
mixes memoir with practical advice, to delight, inform and inspire
us all to discover the art of returning to nature.
A unique and revolutionary text which explains the principles
behind the LT Method (2.1), a manual design tool developed in
Cambridge by the BRE. The LT Method is a unique way of estimating
the combined energy usage of lighting, heating, cooling and
ventilation systems, to enable the designer to make comparisons
between options at an early, strategic stage. In addition,Energy
and Environment in Architecture the book deals with other
environmental issues such as noise, thermal comfort and natural
ventilation design. A variety of case studies provide a critique of
real buildings and highlight good practice. These topics include
thermal comfort, noise and natural ventilation.
To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the
study of some sixty buildings, this design manual has been
developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles
which lie behind successful daylight design. These principles are
illustrated with examples drawn from the case study buildings. The
emphasis throughout has been on practical methods to improve
design, rather than techniques studied for any intrinsic
interest.The book provides the necessary tools to assist the
designer to provide well daylit interiors, and shows that good
daylight design is not a restriction on architectural expression
but, on the contrary, acts as an inspiration and foundation for
good architecture.
A complete guide to how to interpret the signs that animals leave
behind. Every animal leaves some kind of trace as it passes and the
art of tracking is very much like learning to read. If you learn to
read the signs left by footprints, leftover food, droppings and
scrapes in the earth you will soon be able to tell the story of an
animal's life, packed with fascinating details and hidden meanings
This new book shows readers how to find and interpret the evidence
that animals leave behind, from a footprint, a bent blade of grass,
a soil disturbance or a chewed nut or leaf. Combined with other
signs, tracks and trails they will soon be able to build a profile
of a huge range of creatures. Readers will not only learn the
difference between a poo and a pellet; but will be able to spot the
differences between pellets regurgitated by a variety of bird
species. Written by popular nature presenter, Nick Baker, and
beautifully designed and illustrated, the book is a brand new
approach to the curious science of nature tracking.
It is widely acknowledged that there is an urgent need to transform
our housing stock to a better energy performance level. However,
improving energy performance should not result in a negative impact
on the health, wellbeing and the comfort of building occupants.
There are many energy-neutral features that can be incorporated at
small or zero cost which have a positive effect on wellbeing. This
book aims to outline and discuss these aspects of building design.
The issue of health and wellbeing has already entered into design
advice for the workplace, where productivity and absenteeism are
often used as indicators. This book concentrates on residential
buildings, notably mass housing and affordable strategies, for
which new, more socially and health-oriented indicators are being
developed. Provides practical design guidance based on scientific
evidence Explores both physical and psychological wellbeing Focuses
on the home and immediate domestic environment Structured in an
accessible way for architects and designers
Follow 103-year-old Jimmy McNee on his adventures from Scotland to
Nepal and Tibet, where he meets the Yeti... A fun, rhyming, nicely
illustrated tale that may inspire and entertain everyone, from
children to adults.
'Abigail Scabes' is a fun and scary story that everyone will
appreciate around Halloween... even if no one would like to see
Abigail or Jack on their doorstep at any time of the year! Where is
that big hammer again? Between good rhymes and excellent
illustrations, the whole story comes alive... in a 'living dead'
way...
In A Rural Legacy Lost. Net Salmon Fishing on the River Dart in
Devon: An Occupation, Way of Life and Associated Dialect in
Terminal Decline? we learn about the tradition of harvesting salmon
as a means of business and pastime. Beginning with a biologically
appropriate explanation of salmon as a species, a rare and hardy
survivor of a fish that focuses its travels and migrations for the
sole purpose of reproduction, Nick Baker commences an introduction
of how people have worked to follow salmon, track its life cycle,
and measure the strength of its population over time. Referencing
multiple governmental agencies and professional organizations,
Baker reveals the challenges the salmon population faces with
regard to problems posed by global warming and climate change;
illustrates and organizes historical dialect and jargon; and
presents how the decline of salmon fishing and loss of farming has
impacted the housing and economic structure of Stoke Gabriel in
Devon. This expose of salmon fishing and the changing Devon
community is concluded with a list of potential issues the people
face and some solutions that may help.
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Turtle (Paperback)
Kathy Passage, Nick Baker
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R350
Discovery Miles 3 500
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Part aspirational encyclopedia, part identification guide, 100
Birds to See in Your Lifetime provides detailed summary information
and range maps, along with beautifully written profiles featuring
unusual facts, anecdotes and its significance. Whilst many of the
species would be on any bird enthusiast's wish list, the list has
been fiercely debated by two renowned birding authors, using
various criteria to arrive at a top 100. Some species are
endangered and therefore a must to see and conserve; others are
quite common but have a particular plumage or behaviour that makes
them exceptional; and others have a legendary status amongst
birdwatchers and the layman, such as the dancing Red-crowned Cranes
and the spectacular Gyr Falcon.
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