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50 practical activities to help your pupils make a difference to the environment. The book identifies the issues and provides suggestions for ways to take action including: becoming more energy efficient, reducing litter and waste, making the most of the school grounds, becoming a healthier school and making the most of grants and funding.

Format: DVD (Region 0) Language: English Duration: 30 minutes DVD Ref: BDV146 This fascinating and haunting wildlife programme is narrated by Virginia McKenna and centres on the West of Scotland not far from the Isle of Mull, the last stronghold of the wild sea otter in Britain, made famous by Gavin Maxwell and his highly acclaimed book 'Ring of Bright Water'. The programme features unique archive footage which shows Gavin Maxwell playing with the otters in the streams that run close by Camusfearna as well as the work being done today by Paul and Grace Yoxon who care for injured and sick ott

Format: DVD (Region 0) Language: English Duration: 50 minutes DVD Ref: BDV143 A hauntingly beautiful wildlife film made for BBC's Natural World. Spectacular shots of eagles in the nest, of abundant marine life and of the dramatic Scottish landscape. Expert cameraman and presenter Gordon Buchanan returns to his homeland to rediscover its stunning wildlife and magnificent scenery. The Isle of Mull has the highest density of eagles in the United Kingdom, otters in every bay and even whales, sharks and dolphins in the surrounding seas.

This wild flower identification guide was first published in 1981 and is still widely accepted as the best of its kind for its combination of meticulous illustrations and the use of keys to aid recognition. For this new edition, the Latin names have been revised in accordance with the current classification system. It is now published as the ideal book for the serious student of British and north-west European wild plants, providing a bridge between picture identification guides and the non-illustrated academic floras.

The aim of this book is to help readers discover butterflies. It has detailed descriptions and photographs of 66 good places to find butterflies. They have been chosen not only because of the butterflies there, but because they are lovely places to visit in their own right. Readers can choose where they would like to go and find out what butterflies there are to be seen and where to look. Alternatively they can select a butterfly and find when and where to look and what to look for.