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Exploring the Camel Estuary
| Author: Michael Kent & Adrian Langdon |
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| ISBN: 9780906720523 |
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The Camel Estuary is famous for its outstanding natural beauty. Its magnificent scenery varies from the wood-lined banks at its tidal limits to the open waters and exposed shores at its mouth, and changes
dramatically with the state of tide and the seasons. This book explores the Camel Estuary, its diverse habitats, and the wealth of plants and animals they support. It introduces some of the people whose lives affect and are affected by the wildlife of the estuary.
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Dr Michael Kent is a marine biologist. He has taught outdoor education and biology, and was Coastwatch Co-ordinator for the Nature Conservancy Council, organizing surveys of Cornish estuaries and beaches. He helped to set up the Centre for Applied Zoology at Cornwall College Newquay, and to design and run Foundation degrees in Zoological Conservation and Marine Aquaculture. He is the author of Food and Fitness; The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine, and Advanced Biology (all published by Oxford University Press), and co-author of the Collins Pocket Reference Biology. He was a contributor and adviser to The Oxford Dictionaries of Ecology, Zoology, and Plant Life.
Adrian Langdon is a keen photographer, who specializes in nature photography, particularly wild birds in their natural habitats. In 1997 he was awarded an Associateship of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS), and in 2002 a Distinction with the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain (DPAGB) – both for Nature/Wildlife photography. In October 2007, Adrian appeared on BBC 1's Countryfile. He is the President and an active member of the Wadebridge & District Camera Club, and Chairman of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group. Many of his photographs have been published in local newspapers and magazines. Adrian is volunteer warden of the Walmsley Bird Sanctuary on the Amble marshes near Wadebridge, and a committee member of the Camel branch of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. See more of his photographs in Cornwall from the Coast Path, published in summer 2008.
Exploring the Camel Estuary is published in our Pocket Cornwall series.
1st edition
Paperback
80 pages
137 colour photos; 1 map
150 x 153 mm
31.05.07
Introduction
A note on names
The ‘Crooked Estuary’
Polbrock to Wadebridge
Gaff Wood
Conservation Walks
Gaff Wood to Pendavey Bridge via Shooting Range Platform
Pendavey Bridge to Wadebridge, via Guineaport
Wadebridge
Wadebridge to the Slate Quarries, via Amble Salt Marshes and Tregunna Mudflats
The Slate Quarries
The Slate Quarries to Padstow, via Pinkson and Little Petherick Creeks
Padstow
Rock and Porthilly
Daymer Bay to Polzeath
Polzeath
Polzeath to Pentire
Pentire Point
The Rumps and The Mouls
Padstow to Stepper Point
‘Dr Michael Kent ... has provided an easy-going yet authoritative narrative to accompany Adrian Langdon's startlingly lovely photographs. ...
‘A fascinating book which will make you want to don your wellies and get out there straight away ... probably one of the best fivers you will spend if you enjoy the country and wildlife.’ (North Cornwall Advertiser, June 2007)
‘a well-designed, appealing, compact book to pop in your pocket if you're heading up that way, cherrypicking the bits that interest you. But it's packed with enough detail to help you plan a few days out in the area in advance’ (Western Morning News, 21.07.07) For the full review see Western Morning News online
‘This is a charmingly presented little book .... Even the most cursory glance will entice the reader to feel the urge to visit the area and examine it anew.
‘... Dr Michael Kent's professional knowledge of the flora and fauna of his local area is clearly that of an enthusiast and he conveys well the opportunities we can all take to enjoy it. ...
‘The colour photographs by Adrian Langdon ARPS are excellent ... they stand on their own merits as superb invitations to pocket the book and get over to the Camel.
‘The quality of the book is up to Alison Hodge's usual exemplary standard.’ (Old Cornwall, vol. XIII, no.9, 2007)
‘... homes in on one of Cornwall's areas of outstanding natural beauty ...
‘... small but fascinating’ (Tavistock Times Gazette, 03.01.08)
Our Pocket Cornwall books were shortlisted in the prestigious British Book Design and Production Awards 2008 in the Brand/Series identity category. The series was commended in the 2009 Holyer and Gof awards for the best Cornish books published in 2008. |
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