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THE ‘exploring’ of this work is the exploration of the naturalist in the familiar places of the country-side, and ‘England’ need scarcely have limited the study, for with few exceptions the creatures described occur throughout the British Isles, while at least one of them, the crested tit, is confined to Scotland, and others, like the dotterel and the grey lag-goose, are mentioned only in connexion with their nesting there. In turn the author visits the hedgerows, the woods, the streams and marshes, the coast, and so on, and describes the plants and animals which are likely to be found in each type of area. There are many shrewd observations on the habits of wild creatures, but the descriptions and illustrations are insufficient in many cases to guide the novice to the identity of his quarry, and that is a first essential in naturecraft.
Exploring England: an Introduction to Naturecraft.
Charles S.
Bayne
By. Pp. 216 + 16 plates. (London: Jarrolds Publishers London, Ltd., n.d.) 7s. 6d. net.
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Exploring England: an Introduction to Naturecraft . Nature 119, 668 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119668d0
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