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The Birds of Derbyshire

Editor: Roy Frost and Steve Shaw

Liverpool University Press

2013

"This book is the result of almost 20 years of endeavour by the Derbyshire Ornithological Society. It follows on from the only two previous books devoted to Derbyshire's birdlife, Whitlock (1893) and Frost (1978). It contains 319 accounts of species that have been reliably recorded in the county. Amongst those are 135 breeders for which distribution maps are given and over 100 are illustrated with black and white vignettes. Also included are sections on a history of Derbyshire ornithology, the Derbyshire Ornithological Society, ringing in Derbyshire, a general description of the county, a summary of Derbyshire statistics, changes to the county boundary, place names, the natural areas, a chronology of additions to the county list, fossil species, escaped and released species, unacceptable historic records, the breeding bird survey and a comprehensive gazetteer. Beautifully illustrated and with an abundance of information for the serious and armchair ornithologist alike, The Birds of Derbyshire will be the definitive study of the region's birds for many years to come."

Breeding Birds of the Sheffield Area including the North-east Peak District

Editor: David Wood and Richard Hill

2013

An atlas recording the status and distribution of breeding birds in the Sheffield and NE Peak District area based on data collected during the 2003 to 2008 period. Additional features include: a Foreword by Professor Tim Birkhead; an introduction to the Sheffield area and its principal bird communities; a summary of Sheffield's current land use and the impact of recent habitat changes on Sheffield's birds; comparisons with the previous breeding Atlas carried out during 1975-80; summary of the changing nature of Sheffield's breeding birds and what the future may hold in the SBSG recording area; and a full checklist of birds recorded in the SBSG recording area.

Wild Derbyshire

Paul Hobson

2012

"Wild Derbyshire is a celebration of the wild life and wild places of this amazing county. Each chapter explores a habitat type: woodlands, moorlands, limestone dales, water and farmland, with a final chapter about the latest conservation initiatives sweeping across the county."

Pennine Way

Damian Hall

Aurum Press

2012

"To replace its previous two-volume guide to the Pennine Way, Aurum now publishes an entirely new one-volume guide for the 21st-century walker. The Pennine Way is Britain's toughest long-distance path, running 268 miles from Derbyshire's Peak District up through the Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria and Northumberland into the Scottish Borders. Until now, Aurum's Trail Guide has covered it in two volumes, where our competitors publish one, and those volumes have been bulked out with circular day walks which no-one essaying the arduous task of walking even a stretch of the Path will realistically want to divert to do."

Peak District Natural History Walks

Christopher Mitchell

2nd edition

2010

"Detailed maps include animal tracks and signs, landscape features and everything you need for the perfect natural history walk. There are mysteries and puzzles to solve to add more fun for family walks - solutions supplied! Includes follow on material with an extensive Bibliography and ‘Taking it Further' sections."

Walking in Derbyshire: 60 Circular Walks Across the County

Elaine Burkinshaw

Cicerone Press

2010

"A new edition of this comprehensive walking guide to Derbyshire, England, UK, with all routes rewalked and fully updated. Covers the Peak District National Park but also many more, lesser-known areas. 60 day walks - from 2 to 10 miles long and suitable for walkers of all abilities - from bases all over the county including Glossop, Buxton, Bakewell, Matlock, Ripley, Ashbourne and Derby, to historic sites including Hardwick Hall, Kedleston Hall, Eyam, Chatsworth House, New Mills, Cromford, Goyt Valley and Dovedale arranged in chronological order of the historical period that they relate to - from the Ice Age to the 21st century. There is information on the remnants of ancient civilisations, fine market towns and villages, Derbyshire customs and traditions, caverns and mines, castles, grand country houses and parklands, craft centres, factory shops, gardens, Georgian and Victorian spa resorts, industrial heritage and transport history and even local adventure and theme parks for families. All of this lies in the Heart of England, with excellent accessibility from all parts of Britain and within an hour's drive for half the population of England."

Wildlife Walks

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

"16 routes around the county, of varying lengths, taking in Trust nature reserves."

Exploring Woodland: Peak District and Central England

The Woodland Trust

2007

"Exploring Woodland is a series of guides from the Woodland Trust that describe and illustrate 101 woodland sites in different parts of the UK. Ilustrated with site maps and photographs, these are the essential woodland guides for all tree lovers. Both privately owned and public woods are included in the guides. There is a map of each site and information on how to find it, the type of woodland, the facilities available and what to look out for on your visit, including the wildlife that you may meet there. All sites have been visited by independent researchers so that the information in each book is up-to-date. Exploring Woodland: Peak District and Central England covers the ancient woodland of the central counties of England from South Yorkshire through Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the Peak District to Leicestershire, and east to Lincolnshire. It includes Sherwood Forest, perhaps England's best-known forest of all."

Where to Watch Birds: East Midlands

Rob Fray

2006

"The five counties covered in this guide (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire) comprise natural and man-made areas as diverse as the Wash, Rutland Water and Sherwood Forest. Famous migration hot spots are found on the Lincolnshire coast, while the river valleys of the Humber, Trent, Welland and Nene all atttract a wide range of species. Following the series format, each of the 49 major sites is dealt with in detail, providing information on habitat, access, best times of the year to visit and the species likely to be encountered. Maps and line drawings enhance this exhaustive text."

Analysis of Moorland Breeding Bird Distribution and Change in the Peak District

J.W. Pearce-Higgins, C.M. Beale, J. Wilson & A. Bonn

2006

"The 2004 Moors for the Future Partnership breeding bird survey of the Peak District moorlands covered a total area of 503 km2 and highlighted declines for Dunlin, Twite and Wheatear, and increases in Curlew, Lapwing, Snipe and Whinchat populations from the 1990 English Nature baseline survey of the breeding birds of the South Pennines. This report presents analyses of these data to assess the underlying factors affecting bird distribution and changes in bird populations in the Peak District."

Features of the Pennine Way

Simon Norman

Occasional Publication Volume 103

Field Studies Council

2006

"Produced in partnership with the Countryside Agency and Natural England, this unique fold-out chart is aimed at Pennine Way walkers who wish to find out a little more about the wildlife and landscapes of the areas through which they are walking. It features artwork to help identify the common birds, upland sheep, other mammals and plants of the Pennine Way; a written description of the physical and human features of the major natural areas through which the Pennine Way passes."

Breeding Bird Survey of the Peak District Moorlands

Geoff Carr and Peter Middleton

2004

"The area surveyed is defined as the unenclosed uplands between Edale and Marsden, the Staffordshire Moors and the Eastern Moors. The report describes the distribution and numbers of breeding birds found on these moors during a systematic survey conducted between 1st April and 30th June 2004. A total area of 503 km2 in 578 OS km2 squares was visited twice where there was unrestricted access. This is only the second time such a comprehensive survey of this area has been conducted, and it is therefore of great importance for the Peak District National Park and also unique in its spatial extent and resolution for UK uplands in general."

Pennine Bridleway: Derbyshire to the South Pennines

Sue Viccars

Aurum Press

2004

"The Pennine Bridleway, when complete, will run for some 250 miles (560km), and will be Britain's first purpose-built long-distance bridleway. This book covers the southernmost section of the Bridleway, the first to be opened. Starting in the heart of the Peak District, it runs north to the moors of the south Pennines, where it splits to form the 47-mile (75km) Mary Towneley Loop. Although it has been designed and built specifically to serve the needs of horse-riders and cyclists, it is expected that the trail will also be widely used by many walkers as it is easily accessible from the towns and cities of north-west England."

Wild Peak: A Natural History of the Peak District

Mark Hamblin

2003

"Wild Peak provides a unique insight into the fascinating natural history of the Peak District, taking the reader on a journey through the seasons and varied habitats of Britain's first National Park. The wonderful array of wildlife photographs are complemented by personal accounts of face-to-face encounters between the author and the Park's captivating wildlife."

Wildlife In Derbyshire

Jean Woolley

Derbyshire Countryside Ltd

1999

Where to Watch Birds: East Midlands

Graham Catley

1996

"This volume is one in a series that shows where to watch birds in the UK and Ireland. Covering the counties of Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, it indicates 49 major sites and other areas of interest. It covers both man-made and natural habitats."

Endangered Wildlife in Derbyshire: The County Red Data Book

Editor: T. Elkington and A. Willmot

1996

"Working with the county recorders and other county experts the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust published the county red data book 'Endangered Wildlife in Derbyshire' in 1996. This book formed a very important audit in preparation for the Local Biodiversity Action Plans in Derbyshire."

Peak District

Paul Sterry

Dial Press

1995

"A guide to the most commonly found birds, butterflies, mammals and wild flowers in the Peak District."

The Nature Of Derbyshire

The Wildlife And Ecology Of The County

Trevor Elkington

1986

Birds Of Derbyshire

R.A. Frost

1978

The main part of this book is a systematic list of over 270 species.

The Peak District

K.C. Edwards

The New Naturalist 44

1962

"This book is the general introduction to the region for naturalists. It presents a concise account of the Peak District's geological structure and history from ancient upheavals to the effects of erosion today - of its woods and wild flowers, its mosses and fungi, birds and fishes, roads and villages and farms, its weather and its rural economy. All this is obviously too much for one man to cover expertly, and the author, though he probably knows the geography of the Peak as thoroughly as anyone alive, has drawn freely on the help of his friends and colleagues at Nottingham University. These include notably Professor H. H. Swinnerton, the author of the successful volume on Fossils in this series, and Mr. R. H. Hall, who have provided the geological and botanical chapters respectively."

Among The Birds In Northern Shires

Charles Dixon

New and revised edition

1901

Preface: "The present volume must be regarded more as a popular introduction to the bird -life of our northern shires than in any way as an exhaustive faunal treatise, although at the same time we believe almost every indigenous species has been included. For twenty years we lived surrounded by these northern birds, so that we may fairly claim to have served our ornithological apprenticeship amongst them. With the birds of South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire we are specially familiar; whilst repeated visits not only to the Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, and Northumbrian littoral, but farther afield into Lancashire, and various parts of the Lowlands and the Highlands of Scotland, have enabled us to acquire much personal information relating to the avifauna of many a northern shire. The difference between the avifaunae of the northern and southern shires is strongly marked in many respects. Their study makes a record of avine comparisons of the most intense interest. The important effects produced by latitude and climate upon the bird-life of these widely separated areas make material for fascinating investigation, and have been fully dwelt upon as opportunities were presented. This variation in avine phenomena is not only far too often entirely ignored, but is apt to lead the student of bird-lore astray; due allowance has to be made in many cases for this difference in latitude, and all that it involves. The present volume, then, to a great extent a study of ornithological comparisons, will, we trust, be of some service to the bird lover or the bird student in his task of making allowances. Unquestionably these northern shires from an ornithological point of view are much more interesting than the southern, and especially the south-western counties. Their avifauna is richer, and presents far greater variety, notably during the breeding season; whilst the marvellous phenomenon of Migration there unfolds itself each season in a manner that is never remarked elsewhere."

Birds Of Derbyshire

F.B. Whitlock

1893