Collins New Naturalist Library

Collins New Naturalist Library
K. C. Edwards

A survey of great interest to naturalists and to the thousands of ramblers who visit the Peak District.Lying as it does at the heart of industrial England, this area of intimate wooded dales, steep-sided gorges and windswept boggy moorland, is perhaps the most welcome of all Britain's National Parks; certainly, it is the most accessible, for within 75 miles of its border lives nearly half the population of England, and the rich variety of its scenery attracts tens of thousands of visitors yearly.This book is the general introduction to the region for naturalists. It presents a concise account of the Peak District's geological structure and history from ancient upheavals to the effects of erosion today - of its woods and wild flowers, its mosses and fungi, birds and fishes, roads and villages and farms, its weather and its rural economy.All this is obviously too much for one man to cover expertly, and the author, though he probably knows the geography of the Peak as thoroughly as anyone alive, has drawn freely on the help of his friends and colleagues at Nottingham University. These include notably Professor H. H. Swinnerton, the author of the successful volume on Fossils in this series, and Mr. R. H. Hall, who have provided the geological and botanical chapters respectively.To the many thousands of ramblers who visit the Peak District at weekends, summer and winter alike, here is a book by one who has trodden all the paths before them and is able to discover for them interests hitherto unsuspected to enhance their enjoyment. At the same time it is a survey of great interest to naturalists everywhere.

EDITORS

James Fisher, M.A.

John Gilmour, M.A., V.M.H.

Sir Julian Huxley, M.A., D.SC, F.R.S.

L. Dudley Stamp, G.B.E., D.LITT., D.SC.

PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR

Eric Hosking, F.R.P.S.

The aim of this series is to interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists. The Editors believe that the natural pride of the British public in the native fauna and flora, to which must be added concern for their conservation, is best fostered by maintaining a high standard of accuracy combined with clarity of exposition in presenting the results of modern scientific research. The plants and animals are described in relation to their homes and habitats and are portrayed in the full beauty of their natural colours by the latest methods of colour photography and reproduction.

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Ebook Edition © NOVEMBER 2018 ISBN: 9780007403622

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CONTENTS

Cover (#uc32b8992-7e46-58d6-8270-cc0eb827b974)

Title Page (#u76ae2457-31e2-5f9f-907d-d6640852d044)

Copyright (#ulink_56800c72-a0b4-552c-aa09-66be4b695d62)

Plates in Colour (#ulink_e2d39bd4-664f-5ee6-ac6a-e07964966a67)

Plates in Black and White (#ulink_5c2ec22c-20bd-58ad-bc14-8f9fcc261baa)

Maps and Diagrams (#ulink_b8e569eb-5a1c-597f-849d-be54638d6f53)

Editors’ Preface (#ulink_3324be04-2739-53db-ac8d-6df230fcfa62)

Author’s Preface (#ulink_b42045da-5038-522d-b220-4968480f6dda)

Chapter

1 INTRODUCTORY: THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK (#ulink_eef1900f-4134-5991-a7fa-2928211fb3ce)

2 THE ROCKS AND THEIR HISTORY (#ulink_5c687fa5-a22d-5b16-bf60-4541ab709e03)

3 THE MAKING OF THE SCENERY (#ulink_b2a02770-a56f-5ec8-bf8c-7532e277f585)

4 CLIMATE AND SOILS (#litres_trial_promo)

5 THE FOREST (#litres_trial_promo)

6 THE MAJOR PLANT ASSOCIATIONS (#litres_trial_promo)

7 FLOWERLESS PLANTS (#litres_trial_promo)

8 EARLY MAN IN THE PEAK (#litres_trial_promo)

9 VILLAGES AND FARMS (#litres_trial_promo)

10 PEAKLAND TOWNS AND ROUTES (#litres_trial_promo)

11 PLOUGHLAND AND PASTURE (#litres_trial_promo)

12 WEALTH FROM THE ROCKS (#litres_trial_promo)

13 WATER FOR CITIES (#litres_trial_promo)

14 MILLS AND FACTORIES (#litres_trial_promo)

15 THE PEAK AS A NATIONAL PARK (#litres_trial_promo)

Picture Section (#litres_trial_promo)

Appendix I: Bird Life in the Peak District (#litres_trial_promo)

Appendix II: Fish Life in the Peak District Streams (#litres_trial_promo)