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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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  • Further Reading
  • Places to Visit

SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SERIES

It began in 1985 and was the first to be illustrated in color. Jim Flegg and Chris Humphries were the editors. Each deals with an individual species or group of species. Each was 24 pages. It reminds me most of a magazine I was gifted a subscription of as a kid, "Ranger Rick". The wonder and beauty of our natural world showed up once a month for several years, and I poured over each issue with delight.

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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SERIES CATALOG

SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Hawk-moths of the British Isles, Book No. 1, by Michael Easterbrook (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637438;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Puffin, Book No. 2, by Jim Flegg (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637446;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Bee Orchids, Book No. 3, by Stephen Blackmore (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637454;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Fungi, Book No. 4, by Pamela Forey (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637462;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Parasitic Worms, Book No. 5, by Jim Flegg (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637616;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Buttercups, Book No. 6, by Stephen Blackmore (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637632;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Starling, Book No. 7, by C.J. Feare (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637640;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Willows of the British Isles, Book No. 8, by Theresa Brendell (TPB:1985)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637659;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Gorse, Book No. 9, by C.J. Humphries and E. Shaughnessy (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638108;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Lichens, Book No. 10, by Jack R. Laundon (TPB:1986)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638116;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Kingfisher, Book No. 11, by David Boag (TPB:1986)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638310;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Swallow, Book No. 12, by Peter Tate (TPB:1986)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638329;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Blackbird, Book No. 13, by David W. Snow (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 085263854X;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Lapwing, Book No. 14, by Peter Weaver (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638558;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Bats of the British Isles, Book No. 15, by A.A. Wardhaugh (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638566;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Sparrowhawk, Book No. 16, by Ian Newton (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638574;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Blue Tit, Book No. 17, by Jim Flegg (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852637160;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Adder, Book No. 18, by Peter Stafford (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638795;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Butterflies of the British Isles: The Nymphalidae, Book No. 19, by Michael Easterbrook (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638809;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Brown Hare, Book No. 20, by Stephen Tapper (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638817;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Ants of the British Isles, Book No. 21, by Gary J. Skinner (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638965;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Longhorn Beetles of the British Isles, Book No. 22, by Norman Hickin (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638973;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Cuckoo, Book No. 23, by Ian Wyllie (TPB:1987)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852638981;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Butterflies of the British Isles: The Lycaenidae, Book No. 24, by Michael Easterbrook (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639457;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Grasshoppers and Bush-crickets of the British Isles, Book No. 25, by Andrew Mahon (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639465;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Grey Seal, Book No. 26, by Sheila Anderson (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639473;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Mute Swan, Book No. 27, by Janet Kear (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639481;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Oystercatcher, Book No. 28, by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 085263949X;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Pheasant, Book No. 29, by P.A. Robertson (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639503;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Shrews of the British Isles, Book No. 30, by Sara Churchfield (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639511;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Dipper, Book No. 31, by Stephanie J. Tyler and Stephen J. Ormerod (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639554;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Hedgehog, Book No. 32, by P.A. Morris (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639589;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Redshank, Book No. 33, by W.G. Hale (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0852639597;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Avocet, Book No. 34, by David Hill (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800162;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Common Seal, Book No. 35, by Paul Thompson (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800170;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Gannet, Book No. 36, by Bryan Nelson (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800189;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Great Crested Grebe, Book No. 37, by K.E.L. Simmons (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800197;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Primulas of the British Isles, Book No. 38, by John Richards (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800200;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Rabbit, Book No. 39, by Michael Leach (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800219;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Red Squirrel, Book No. 40, by Jessica Holm (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800227;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Song Thrush, Book No. 41, by Eric Simms (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800235;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Barn Owl, Book No. 42, by Iain R. Taylor (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800243;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Blackcap and the Garden Warbler, Book No. 43, by Ernest Garcia (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800251;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Grasses, Book No. 44, by Patricia Hawley (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 074780026X;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Land Snails of the British Isles, Book No. 45, by A.A. Wardhaugh (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800278;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Lizards of the British Isles, Book No. 46, by Peter Stafford (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800286;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Newts of the British Isles, Book No. 47, by Patrick J. Wisniewski (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800294;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: the Nightjar, Book No. 48, by Peter Tate (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800308;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Umbellifers of the British Isles, Book No. 49, by Sabina Knees (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800316;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Butterflies of the British Isles: The Pieridae, Book No. 50, by Michael Easterbrook (TPB:1989)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800316;
This book may share an ISBN with Book No. 49?...

SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Barnacle Goose, Book No. 51, by Myrfyn Owen (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800537;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Kestrel, Book No. 52, by Gordon Riddle (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800545;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Mandarin Duck, Book No. 53, by Christopher Lever (TPB:1988)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800553;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Mice of the British Isles, Book No. 54, by Michael Leach (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800561;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Curlew, Book No. 55, by Gerry Cotter (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800901;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Golden Eagle, Book No. 56, by John Love and Jeff Watson (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 074780091X;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Harriers of teh British Isles, Book No. 57, by Roger Clark (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800928;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: Poplars of the British Isles, Book No. 58, by Theresa Brendell (TPB:1990)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747800936;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Wren, Book No. 59, by Edward A. Armstrong (TPB:199*)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747801606;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Common Toad, Book No. 60, by Fred Slater (TPB:1992)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747801614;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: The Mole, Book No. 61, by R. David Stone (TPB:199*)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 0747801711;
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SHIRE NATURAL HISTORY: *, Book No. *, by * (TPB:199*)
Notes: 24 pages; Country: UK; Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd., Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire; ISBN: 074780****;
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