The Native Woodlands of Scotland: Ecology, conservation and management Scott McG. Wilson Edinburgh University Press 2015 270 pp. One of the challenges of ‘the long walk in’ is either keeping yourself or your party amused as you cover ‘the lang…
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Book review: Walking the Jurassic Coast and some thoughts about e-book versus printed versions in guidebooks
Walking the Jurassic Coast: Dorset and East Devon: The walks, the rocks and the fossils Ronald Turnbull, Cicerone 240 pages. ISBN 9781852847418 £12.95 (e-Book also available) An award-winning outdoor writer publishes a guidebook through a specialist publisher renowned…
Book Review: The Ordnance Survey Outdoor Handbook
The Ordnance Survey Outdoor Handbook. Michael Allaby. 1987 MacMillan London. 224 p. Although almost 20 years old, this is a gem of a book that I picked up second-hand. For those from a MTA background it is like having a…
Book Review: Mountains: Scotland’s Living Landscapes
Mountains: Scotland’s Living Landscapes. Scottish Natural Heritage. 2002 An attractive booklet with many colour photographs, clear text and a smattering of illuminating quotations. The introductory section summarizes the geological events that produced the different rock types, within a nod to…
Book review: Classic Hill Runs and Races in Scotland
Classic Hill Runs and Races in Scotland. Steven Fallon. Pocket Mountains. 192 pp. Declaration of interest: The author and I are members of the same hill-running club. Don’t be misled by the title, this is a worthy addition to the…
Book review: Across Scotland on Foot
Across Scotland on Foot. Ronald Turnbull. Grey Stone Books. 1994. 159 p. Ronald Turnbull has written a huge number of books and articles and has a fine, sardonic authorial presence in his writing. Across Scotland on Foot gives detailed guidance…
Book Review: Soils: Scotland’s Living Landscapes
Soils: Scotland’s Living Landscapes. Scottish Natural Heritage. 1996. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) produced a series of short volumes in the Scotland’s Living Landscapes series. Profusely illustrated with good colour photographs and diagrams, these are worth obtaining as digestible works on…
Book Review: Exploring the Nevis Range and Mamores
Exploring the Nevis Range and Mamores, Scotland. James Barnet. Mereo Press. 2014. 253 p. Conceptually, the idea of a route guide to the Nevis Range and Mamores with a geological underpinning had great appeal to me as a geologist. Paul…
Tagged with: Ben Nevis, geological history, Mamores, Nevis Range
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Geological Walks, Mamores, Nevis Range
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Geological Walks, Mamores, Nevis Range
Printed material reviews (physical books, maps and pamphlets)
Books and maps. I’ve accumulated a worrying amount of them over the years and also reviewed books for The Palaeontological Association Newsletter and the Scottish Journal of Geology. So, here are my thoughts on some books, maps and other printed…
Tagged with: Book reviews, Guidebooks, Mapping, Maps, Outdoor
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Maps, Other printed matter
Posted in Book reviews, Books, Maps, Other printed matter
