Uplands and Birds

Ian Newton

• Publisher: William Collins
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9780008298531
• eBook ISBN:
  9780008298517
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: British History
• Index: Biological Sciences

Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.

The uplands of Britain are unique landscapes created by grazing animals, primarily livestock. The soils and blanket bogs of the uplands are also the largest stores of carbon in the UK, and 70% of the country's drinking water comes from the uplands. It's a significant region, not least to the multitudes of bird species that hunt, forage and nest there.

Once again, Ian Newton demonstrates his mastery of the subject matter at hand, in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative addition to the New Naturalist series.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• About the Editors
• Contents
• Editors’ Preface
• Author’s Foreword and Acknowledgements
• 1 Uplands and People
• 2 The Making of the Uplands
• 3 Upland Birds
• 4 Sward-makers
• 5 Hill Farming: the Lower Fields
• 6 Hill Farming: the Open Hills
• 7 Red Grouse and Heather Moors
• 8 Management of Moorlands and Grouse
• 9 Raptors, Grouse and Gamekeepers
• 10 Waders
• 11 Red Deer and Deer Forests
• 12 Native Woodlands
• 13 Birds of Native Woodlands
• 14 Conifer Plantations: Their History and Management
• 15 Birds of Conifer Plantations
• 16 Rewilding
• 17 Some Final Comments
• Appendix: Breeding Habitats and Winter Distributions of Upland Birds in Britain
• References
• Species Index
• General Index
• The New Naturalist Library
• About the Author
• About the Publisher