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The River (Philippa Forrester)

The River (Philippa Forrester)


Price: £7.99 [€9.41]

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This is the story behind the award-winning wildlife documentary "My Halcyon River" made by Philippa and her husband, wildlife cameraman Charlie Hamilton James. The book has been avidly read in the office, as Philippa and Charlie are great friends of IOSF. Then we realised how much our supporters would also enjoy it and decided to add it to our range. A warm, funny and touching book (with plenty of otters!).
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The Highland Naturalist (HBRG)

The Highland Naturalist (HBRG)


Price: £5.00 [€5.89]

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The Highland Naturalist, Number 7 - May 2011 (Silver Jubilee Year). Publication of the Highland Biological Recording Group
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On the Swirl of the Tide (Bridget MacCaskill)

On the Swirl of the Tide (Bridget MacCaskill)


Price: £9.99 [€11.77]

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The study of otters over 12 patient years. This is a vivid and intimate portrait of otters in the wild, part of which was shared with the cameras for Central Television's Nature Watch series.
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A Private Sort of Life (Bridget MacCaskill)

A Private Sort of Life (Bridget MacCaskill)


Price: £16.99 [€20.01]

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For those who wish to know more about the way of life of otters, this book presents an intimate account of an extended otter family. Illustrated by Frances Pelly RSA

A great favourite back in print

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Tarka the Otter (Henry Williamson)

Tarka the Otter (Henry Williamson)


Price: £6.99 [€8.23]

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A classic story of an otter living in the Devon countryside, Tarka has become one of the best-loved creatures in world literature.
Softback

Otters (Bobby Tulloch)

Otters (Bobby Tulloch)


Price: £5.95 [€7.01]

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From the Worldlife Library, the ever-popular book of sensitive observations into the otter's world, accompanied by stunning photographs.

Approx 25x22 cm
Softback

Otters (IUCN)

Otters (IUCN)


Price: £4.00 [€4.71]

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This illustrated booklet published by The World Conservation Union is designed to give novice otter lovers an insight into the the lives of the different species of these fascinating creatures.The book also deals with current issues such as conservation, the otters' interaction with people and the very real threat to the survival of the species.

Ring of Brightwater Trilogy (Gavin Maxwell)

Ring of Brightwater Trilogy (Gavin Maxwell)


Price: £12.99 [€15.30]

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Gavin Maxwell's memoir of his life with the otters has been
collected into one volume so that it can be read as a single
unbroken narrative.
Contains: Ring of Bright Water, The Rocks Remain and
Raven Seek Thy Brother.
Softback.

The Otter (Gordon Woodroffe)

The Otter (Gordon Woodroffe)


Price: £3.50 [€4.12]

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A Mammal Society publication. 24 page booklet with colour pictures explaining all about the Eurasian otter.

Guide to the Prey Remains in Otter Spraint (Conroy,Watt,Webb&Jones)

Guide to the Prey Remains in Otter Spraint (Conroy,Watt,Webb&Jones)


Price: £3.50 [€4.12]

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A third edition scientific publication from The Mammal Society.

Proceedings for the European Otter Conference 2003 (IOSF) - dvd

Proceedings for the European Otter Conference 2003 (IOSF) - dvd


Price: £20.00 [€23.56]

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An electronic version of the Proceedings for the IOSF European Otter Conference 2003 "Return of the Otter in Europe... Where and How?"


Puffins (Kenny Taylor)

Puffins (Kenny Taylor)


Price: £10.00 [€11.78]

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From the same series as Bobby Tulloch's "Otters", this is a delightful addition to any coffee table or bookshelf. By an international expert, this book provides a broad survey of the world's three species of Puffin. Approx 25x22cm.
Softback


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Wildlife of Skye & Raasay (Skye Environmental Centre)

Wildlife of Skye & Raasay (Skye Environmental Centre)


Price: £3.50 [€4.12]

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This guide details the wildlife that can be found on the Isles of Raasay and Skye. Colour photos, maps and drawings illustrate this fascinating insight into island fauna. Written and illustrated by P & G Yoxon with a foreword by Tom Weir.
Softback

Walking around Broadford

Walking around Broadford


Price: £3.00 [€3.53]

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A Skye Environmental Centre booklet.
Softback. Aprox 15x21cm

Skye Birds (new second edition) (R.L.McMillan)

Skye Birds (new second edition) (R.L.McMillan)


Price: £11.95 [€14.08]

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'An illustrated guide to the birds of Skye and where to find them'.
This updated second edition is hot off the press, with super colour photographs and artists illustrations
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The Botanist in Skye and adjacent Islands (CW Murray & HJB Birks)

The Botanist in Skye and adjacent Islands (CW Murray & HJB Birks)


Price: £10.00 [€11.78]

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A comprehensive record of the diverse botany of Skye and her neighbouring Islands.
Softback

The Raasay Iron Mine (Laurence and Pamela Draper)

The Raasay Iron Mine (Laurence and Pamela Draper)


Price: £7.50 [€8.84]

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A Prizewinning Study.
Softback

Highland Bumblebees (Highland Biological Recording Group)

Highland Bumblebees (Highland Biological Recording Group)


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A publication from Highland Biological Recording Group, describing the current state of the 16 species of bumblebee found in the Highland region of Scotland.
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Hard Rain - our headlong collision with Nature

Hard Rain - our headlong collision with Nature


Price: £12.00 [€14.14]

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"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" was one of the defining protest songs of the sixties. This disturbing, powerfully moving work is a masterpiece that summons up the ghosts of our past and a vision of the future that is ours to change.
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Natural Skye (Skye Environmental Centre)

Natural Skye (Skye Environmental Centre)


Price: £5.00 [€5.89]

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Natural Skye, Skye Environmental Centre Guide No 1
This is a revised edition of the SEC book 'The Natural History of Skye'.
Now in full colour; 22 pages.


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The Geology of Skye

The Geology of Skye


Price: £5.00 [€5.89]

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A Skye Environmental Centre colour booklet.
Softback. Aprox 15x21cm

Otters in Britain (IOSF)

Otters in Britain (IOSF)


Price: £3.75 [€4.42]

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A 28 page full colour booklet with text by Paul & Grace Yoxon. Otters in Britain is full of valuable information and facts about otters, to help you understand the life of these wonderful animals.

Echoes of Camusfearna DVD

Echoes of Camusfearna DVD

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This DVD compliments the Echoes of Camusfearna Book.


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Echoes of Camusfearna (Paul & Grace Yoxon)

Echoes of Camusfearna (Paul & Grace Yoxon)

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In this touching and amusing book Grace and Paul Yoxon, founders of the International Otter Survival Fund, share their adventures over the first 12 years ... from the creation of a Field Centre on the Isle of Skye through its evolution into an otter rehabilitation centre and assisting in otter survival projects throughout the world.

The west of Scotland is one of the last strongholds of the wild otter and Paul and Grace continue the work made famous by Gavin Maxwell in Ring of Bright Water.
Softback.

Now available on DVD (details below).

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Atlas of Highland Land Mammals

Atlas of Highland Land Mammals

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This publication from the Highland Biological Recording Group documents the distribution of the 37 species of land mammals regularly found in the Highland area of Scotland.

The Atlas is available at two prices, one being for members of the Highland Biological Recording Group (HBRG), Biological Recording in Scotland (BRISC),Tain & District Field Club and Inverness Field Club.

Otter (Daniel Allen)

Otter (Daniel Allen)


Price: £9.99 [€11.77]

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A wide-ranging lively book that offers a new way of thinking about this much-loved but endangered animal.
Softback

Otters: An Artist's Sketchbook (Derek Robertson)

Otters: An Artist's Sketchbook (Derek Robertson)


Price: £14.00 [€16.49]

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A wonderful book for your bookshelf or a gift.
Sketches, paintings and essays from the artist's own notes and field work about these charming and charasmatic animals. The author brings together 20 years of studies.
Inside the book...
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