The National Trust Nature Companion

Book excerpt: From the mountains of Wales and the Lake District to the flower-studded meadows of East Anglia, this gazetteer provides a site-by-site guide to over 150 wildlife reserves in Trust ownership highlighting the plant and animal life to be found at each site. It looks at the ten key habitats that make up the landscape, focusing on the areas that fall under the protection of the Trust. Each chapter offers an insight into the way a habitat has evolved and the effect that man has had upin it. It descreibes the flowers, birds, animals and othr wildlife associated with the habitat and looks at the conservation measures to protect them.