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The contrast with the grassy avenues, scrubland,
the reed-lined Fleet and the signs of wildlife is
a sharp one. It is a contrast which helps to
bring into focus the considerable value of this
country park.
Deborah Gibbs
Book Reviews
How Birds Work.
Ron Freethy.
Blandford Press
A Guide to Bird Biology
£8.95.
This book provides an informative and interesting
account of many aspects of ornithology ranging
from bird evolution and classification, through
their anatomy and physiology to their behaviour.
Nevertheless, this book is not a dry, academic
textbook, and provided me with an enjoyable
reading session, as well as a lasting source of
facts.
The Marshland World.
Ron Wilson and Pat Lee
Blandford Press
£8.95
This book begins with a short account of man's
relationships with marshland including thatching,
eel-catching and wild-fowling. It then becomes
rather a catalogue of the plants and animals
associated with this habitat. It is intended
for the naturalist but gives no help in ident-
ification for beginners, and little extra
information for the more well-informed. However,
there are some good photographs and it provides a
pleasant reminiscence of days spent in the country-
side to read on a winter's evening.
Tony Boniface