The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record. This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain

• Publisher : Leics Museums (1 Dec. 1988)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 48 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0850222427
• ISBN-13 : 978-0850222425
  

Very scarce avifauna from 1965. Map, sketches and b/w photograph of author.  Fascinating insight into East Leicestershire bird status in the 1960's.
Loughborough Naturalists Club.

Beacon Hill is the second highest point after Bardon Hill in Leicestershire with more than 100 hectares of heath, grassland and woodland, including a collection of trees native to Britain. All three woodpeckers...

A good number of national and local rarities have been recorded over the years, including: Leach's Petrel, Gannet, Squacco Heron, Night Heron,

Narborough bog habitats include wet woodland, scrub, some damp meadows and an extensive area of reed bed. Over 130 species of bird have been seen, including all three species of woodpecker, six species of tits, tawny owl...

This internationally famous nature reserve is managed in partnership with Anglian Water and the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust and provides one of the most important wildfowl sanctuaries in Great Britain...

Sence Valley Forest Park is a superb transformation of a disused opencast colliery into a diverse wildlife haven. Planted with over 98,000 trees this site was opened to the public in September 1998 as part of The National Forest scheme...

• Publisher : Kairos Press (1 Aug. 1997)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 196 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1871344123
• ISBN-13 : 
• 978-1871344127

• ASIN : B009C310X2
• Publisher : Ronald (1 Jan. 1968)
• Language : English

The five counties covered in this guide comprise natural and man-made areas as diverse as the Wash, Rutland Water and Sherwood Forest. Famous migration hot spots are found on the Lincolnshire coast, while the river valleys of the Humber, Trent, Welland and Nene all attract a wide range of species. Following the series format, each of the 49 major sites is dealt with in detail, providing information on habitat, access, best times of the year to visit and the species likely to be encountered. Maps and line drawings enhance this exhaustive text.

Anglian Water's project to reintroduce the Osprey to England has been an outstanding success, but is also a very personal project for the volunteers who have been involved in the Ospreys' journey from Scotland to Africa via Rutland.

This book, published in close collaboration with Anglian Water and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, is a celebration of their project and a chance for Osprey fans everywhere to discover the many amazing stories behind the Rutland Osprey team's efforts over the last two decades to re-establish these magnificent birds in England.

A comprehensive survey to the 109spp breeding in the old county of Rutland with distribution maps & information on habitats. Survey carried out during 1988/90. B/w photos & line drawings. 136 pages. 1992.