num_pages: 391
description: This study of British woodlands  both coniferous and broadleaved natural and planted  and their varied bird life is perhaps one of the most engaging books to appear in the New Naturalists series. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com This new study of British woodlands  both coniferous and broadleaved natural and planted  and their varied bird life is perhaps one of the most engaging books to appear in this series. Mr. Simms first considers the general environment of trees  the background to any study of woodland birds  and the origins and history of the British and Irish woodlands and their birds from Pliocene times to the present day. He then considers the nature of a woodland bird; the bird communities supported by the most important tree species; types of woodland or marginal habitats; problems of woodland bird populations and changing environment; the role of woodland bird song and the place of birds in modern forestry. He concludes with an invaluable species-by-species account of British woodland birds giving details for each of its British and European distribution and of its status and habitats within the British Isles. It is a book of absorbing interest to bird-watchers throughout the country.
language: English
title: Woodland Birds
publisher: Collins