Chris Packham's wild side of town
Subtitle: getting to know the wildlife in our towns and cities
By: Chris Packham
Contributors: Wildlife Trusts (Great Britain)
Edition: New edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781472916051; 9781472916068
Subjects: Urban animals
Other titles: Wild side of town
Description: "This new edition is suitable for anybody with an interest in urban wildlife and conservation and is written by the renowned TV presenter Chris Packham. It is an educational and striking guide to the full range of wildlife that can be found in all manner of urban habitats in our towns and cities. Increasingly, wildlife is finding a home in our built-up, concrete and noisy cities. Urban sites such as canals, disused railway embankments, reservoirs, rubbish tips and inner-city gardens are becoming popular abodes for a huge number of species. This book is at once a source to the best urban sites in Britain and the different habitats that exist there, and a revealing field guide to the wildlife inhabiting these city locations. Beautiful illustrations, stunning photographs and informed reference material combine with this popular author's entertaining style to bring a novel look at wildlife away from the countryside"--Publisher.
Notes: Published in association with The Wildlife Trusts.

Previous edition: London: New Holland, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Wildlife trusts; title: Introduction; title: There's no place like home : insects; title: Urban champions : cats among the rats among the pigeons; title: Skyscrapers : birds; title: Green team : plant life; title: City Safari : Mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish ; century 21 and beyond; title: A field guide to urban species; title: Mammals; title: Birds; title: Reptiles and amphibians; title: Insects; title: Plant life; title: Wildlife trusts' top urban sites.