Farming and Birds (Collins New Naturalist, #135)

by Ian Newton

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Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities. Over the centuries, landscapes have been continually modified as human needs and desires have changed.

Each major change in land use has brought changes to the native plants and animals, continually altering the distribution and abundance of species. This is apparent from the changes in vegetation and animal populations that were documented in historical times, but even more so in those that have occurred since the Second World War.

More than seventy per cent of Britain’s land surface is currently...

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  • ISBN13 9780008147907
  • Publish Date 27 July 2017
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 8 August 2022
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint William Collins