From leaping dolphins to boxing hares, soaring eagles to the beat of a million wings – the British Isles offer some of the richest and most varied wildlife encounters in Europe. But how do you pick the must-see events?Britain is one of the best wildlife spots in Europe and this is the best of the best – as voted for by a panel of naturalists from suggestions from the public via BBC TV, BBC local radio and the web.Nature’s Top 40: Britain’s Best Wildlife is a definitive top-40 list of the UK’s most spectacular wildlife wonders. Based on the public’s recommendations, Mike Dilger gives a unique countdown of the UK’s 40 most remarkable sights, with tips on where and when to go, along with the fascinating stories behind each event – why it happens, what’s going on and how to get the very best view.So what are Britain’s top 40 sights, and which one is top of the wildlife pops?
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Chris Packham. Nature’s Top 40: Britain’s Best Wildlife
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
40 Mating natterjacks
39 Wood ant nests
38 Displaying glow-worms
37 Playing fox cubs
36 Trapping moths
35 Grey seals pupping
34 Winter high-tide roost
33 Machair in summer
32 Wild goats rutting
31 Swallows and martins feeding
30 Otters fishing
29 Roosting rooks
28 Pipistrelle bats swarming
27 Clouds of butterflies
26 Terns attacking
25 Pine martens hunting
24 Roosting parakeets
23 Dancing cranes
22 Hunting peregrines
21 Spiders’ webs
20 Wheeling puffins
19 Autumnal trees and toadstools
18 Wild orchid displays
17 Whale watching
16 Courting great crested grebes
15 Leaping dolphins
14 Boxing hares
13 Sea eagles fishing
12 Rutting red deer
11 Flocking pink-footed geese
10 Barn owls hunting
9 Basking sharks feeding
8 Dancing adders
7 Bluebell displays
6 Dawn chorus
5 Meadows in summer
4 Lekking black grouse
3 Leaping salmon
2 Roosting starlings
1 Diving gannets
Index
Acknowledgements
If you enjoyed Britain’s Best Wildlife, check out these other great Mike Dilger titles
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