Hill-Cottingham, P.; Briggs, D.; Brunning, R.; King, A.; Rix, G. (Eds) — The Somerset Wetlands: An Ever Changing Environment

Somerset Books Wellington 239, col photos throughout. . HB. 4to (245x260mm), orig. boards. Near fine in d/w.. Reprint (first published 2006). A lavishly illustrated book on the area known as the Somerset Wetlands covering the area from Gordano to Ilchester and comprising its Levels and Moors out to the coast along and beyond the Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve. Divided into three sections: 1. The Wetlands through time; 2. The Wetlands: People, Life and Wildlife; 3. The Wetlands: What Future? Although there is a core of wildlife and nature conservation, the book aims for a much bolder approach, that of the geological, archaeological and historical heritage set within the Wetland landscape context.. [9780861834327]