The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a Changing Environment

The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a Changing Environment, edited by Philip Shaw and Des Thompson, presents a huge amount of new and previously unpublished information, and sets a new standard for assessing the importance of National Parks.

The Cairngorms, Britain’s largest National Park, is home to an unrivalled variety of wildlife including the Golden Eagle, Osprey, Pine Marten, Red Deer, Red Fox, and Mountain Hare. It is arguably the most significant for nature conservation in Britain.

In this book, 35 authors have drawn from a wealth of published and unpublished sources, to present an up-to-date review of the area’s nationally and internationally important plants, animals, habitats, geology and landforms.

Especially for conservation professionals – but also for an educated public – this book will become indispensable.

Professor Georg Grabherr, University of Vienna