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We are very pleased to announce the forthcoming release of our latest title: Ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic of Britain by Graham P. Weedon and Sandra D. Chapman, which is currently scheduled for release on 1st November, 2022, with EARLY BIRD 10% DISCOUNT available now for advance copies with shipping from tomorrow ... CLICK HERE! ISBN 978-1-8381528-6-4 (MONOGRAPH SERIES VOLUME 9) RRP £99.99 448 pp, 240 x 165 mm, hard cover, 171 multi-part colour photos/illustrations   From the back coverIchthyosaurs are iconic, extinct, marine reptiles that date from the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs dominated the land. They formed a key...

If you happen to be in Truro on the evening of Tuesday 19 July 2022, why not pop into Waterstones and listen to Adrian Spalding talking about his new book: Why Nature Conservation isn't Working - understanding wildlife in the modern world. For more details about this event click here. To see more information and reviews of the book click the cover below.

We are very pleased to announce the release of our latest title: Jurassic Fossils of the West Dorset Coast: A Time Traveller's Journal by Steve Snowball and Craig Chivers, with prehistoric life and scene reconstructions by Andreas Kurpisz. ISBN 978-1-8381528-5-7, 160 pp, 240 x 165 mm, soft cover, 250+ colour photographs & illustrations click the cover to go to the product page for more info and to order ReviewsEverything Dinosaur blog: This book takes the form of an Edwardian diary. Imagine finding on the beach at Charmouth an old journal that catalogues the visit of two Edwardian gentlemen to the...

Click cover to go to product page and order your copy We are very pleased to announce an excellent review of our recent title New Book Review: Why Nature Conservation Isn't Working: Understanding Wildlife in the Modern World by Adrian Spalding, in the Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 134 (2022): 52 (edited snippets follow): This is one of the more interesting books that has crossed my desk the last year. The author presents a fascinating review of the modern-day perceptions of wildlife conservation. It successfully avoids the bottomless pits of perceived wisdom and foregone conclusion, to present a refreshing interpretation of...

We are pleased to announce a new review of our recent title: Why Nature Conservation Isn't Working: Understanding Wildlife in the Modern World by Dr Adrian Spalding has just been published in the latest volume of Atropos (2021: 69, 70-71). Snippets: "British species are the central focus, their recorded history and their relationship with human beings.  Extensive and numerous examples are succinctly outlined, demonstrating the commonest, and some of the rarer, origins of species that currently inhabit the UK, and sometimes places further afield. There is frequent reference to both naturally arising means of establishment and various people-assisted pathways. …...