Deep Dale: Making Space for Nature in a North Yorkshire Forest The

Deep Dale: making space for nature in a North Yorkshire forest Edited by Brian Walker Dalby Forest is one of the largest forest areas in Yorkshire. The current forest cover is almost all less than 100 years in age and is dominated by conifers from all the continents of the northern hemisphere. Despite its comparatively recent imposition on the landscape, it is a treasure house of some of Britain’s best natural assets. Deep Dale in the north-east corner of the forest is sometimes called the ‘Forest in Miniature’ because all the features found there are replicated in some way throughout Dalby Forest. Since ‘wilding’ began in the 1980s, the Forestry Commission and local field naturalists have worked together to ensure that the Deep Dale story is one of continuing success in making space for nature. The results of their studies are presented in this book, including detailed records of geology, plantlife, mosses and liverworts, bats, birds and invertebrates. ISBN: 978-81-906604-73-8 Published 2020 Price: £8.00 (incl. P & P) The PLACE Book of Woodland Walks In North and West Yorkshire Margaret Atherden Walking has never been more popular, and woodlands offer some of the best locations for country walks. This book presents 16 woodland walks in North and West Yorkshire, each with at least one specific theme, such as plants, archaeology or geology. The text includes sketch maps of all the walks and is illustrated throughout with colour photographs of plants, fungi, animals and features of interest. Featured walks: Buck Wood, Forge Valley, Goathland, Grass Wood, Hackfall and Nutwith Common, Hebden Water, Huttons Ambo, Otley Chevin, Raincliffe Woods, Riccaldale, River Seven, Roseberry Topping, Skipton Castle, Skipwith Common, St Ives, Yearsley Woods. ISBN: 978-1-906604-70-7. Published 2020. Price: £12.50 (incl. P & P) The PLACE Book of Winter Walks in North Yorkshire Margaret Atherden This is the first book to focus specifically on winter walks in North Yorkshire. There are 13 routes, all suitable for walking between October and March. Each walk has at least one theme, e.g. archaeology or veteran trees, and the text includes detailed background information on points of interest along the way. There are sketch maps of all the routes and book is illustrated throughout by colour photographs. The walks: • Aldborough and Boroughbridge • Castle Howard • Cropton Forest • Duncombe Park • Hovingham and Stonegrave • Middleham and Coverdale • Ravenscar • Richmond • Ripon and Studley • River Foss • Scarborough • Sutton Bank and White Horse • Upper Nidderdale ISBN: 978-1-906604-60-8 Published 2016 Price:£7.50 (incl. P & P) Picture Guide to the Wild Flowers of North East Yorkshire Nan Sykes This easy-to-use guide to the wild flowers of North East Yorkshire was originally published in 2008 by the North York Moors National Park Authority. After being out of print for many years, it was reprinted with minor amendments in 2020 by PLACE. It includes high quality photographs by the author of over 700 wild plants, with concise descriptions showing how to identify them and where to find them. There is also background information on the area and its habitats. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the wild flowers of the area. ISBN: 978-1-906604-68-4 Published 2020 Price: £11.55 (incl. P & P) The Changing Nature of Conservation Edited by Margaret Atherden and Veronica Wallace From nature reserves to rewilding, from intensive farming to Extinction Rebellion, the last half-century has seen vast and far-reaching changes in the nature conservation movement in Britain. In this book, eight eminent conservationists give their personal views of the changes in their particular fields over the past fifty years and speculate on possible future trends. The papers are based on presentations given at a conference held in York. • Sir John Lawton: Making Space for Nature: past, present and future • Rob Stoneman: The Wildlife Trusts - from preservation to dreams of a wilder future • Jeremy Purseglove: Nature conservation and flood management: a lifetime’s perspective • Tim Thom: Getting to grips with peat: the Yorkshire Peat Partnership ten years on • Laurence Rose: Bird conservation: from citizen science to nature citizenship • Phil Lyth: Farming with wildlife in a changing world • Richard Baker: Alien pest invaders: can anything be done to stop them? • Brian Walker: 100 years of growing pains 1919-2019: changing attitudes in the Forestry Commission ISBN: 978-1-906604-69-1 Published 2020 Price: £10.00 (incl. P & P) Challenges and Change in the Urban Environment Edited by Ray Goulder Globally c. 55% and in the UK nearly 85% of people live in towns and cities. Urban living has many advantages, e.g. job opportunities, public services, but also brings its challenges, e.g. pollution, poor housing. The papers in this book, delivered at a conference in Leeds, address the backstory and status quo of the urban scene. The four authors focus on different aspects of the urban environment: the impact of increased student populations, lessons to be learned from the Chinese experience, urban planning in the 20th century, and recent changes in the high street. • Tony Champion: The rise (and fall?) of studentification • Ian G. Cook: Twenty-first century issues and challenges in Chinese urbanisation: similarities and differences to the UK • Michael F. Hopkinson: Places for people: the challenge of ekistics • David McEvoy: W(h)ither the British high street? ISBN: 978-1-906604-71-4 Published 2020 Price: £9.00 (incl. P & P) Roadside Wildflowers through the Seasons around Ryedale Nan Sykes This beautifully-illustrated booklet is a photographic record of 268 flowers to be found on road verges in the Ryedale area. All the wild flowers were photographed by the author in 2018. The species are arranged in seasonal order, starting with spring flowers e.g. cowslip and wild daffodil, through summer and autumn to winter flowers, e.g. snowdrops and winter heliotrope. The booklet has a laminated cover and is small enough to fit in a pocket and be carried in the field. ISBN: 978-1-906603-67-7 Published 2019 Price: £5.00 (incl. P & P) The Yorkshire Wolds Landscape: past, present and future Edited by Veronica Wallace and John Brown This book explores aspects of the Yorkshire Wolds landscape, both physical and historical. It is a celebration of the Yorkshire Wolds through time, from the earliest colonists to modern agriculture and recreation. The papers in it, delivered at a conference held in Warter, make a strong case for official recognition of the area, e.g. as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or a UNESCO Geopark. • Derek Gobbett and Richard Myerscough: Geology and Landscape • Peter Halkon: The Archaeology of the Yorkshire Wolds, an introduction • Jon Traill: Wildlife of the Yorkshire Wolds, a living landscape • Paul Moon: The Yorkshire Wolds, a landscape photographer’s view • Malcolm Hodgson: The Yorkshire Wolds Way, a national trail • John Gatenby and John Brown: Farming on the Wolds ISBN: 978-1-906604-66-0 Published 2019. Price: £5.00 (incl. P & P) Canals, Plants and People: a Yorkshire Perspective Ray Goulder This book represents many years of research by the author on the plants of Yorkshire’s canal network. As well as providing detailed records of the plants, the book considers the impacts of boating, the effects of loss of navigation, dereliction and restoration of canals. It also looks at maintenance and management of canals and the impact of leisure activities on the plantlife. Appendices list the plants recorded on individual stretches of canal. ISBN: 978-1-906604-65-3 Published 2019 Price: £14.00 (incl. P & P) Wild Flower Walks around Ryedale Nan Sykes Twelve walks are described in this booklet, each chosen for the interesting wild flowers which may be seen en route. There are directions and a sketch map for each walk and a list of particular flowers to look out for. The second half of the book has high-quality photographs of all the species featured in the book. • Slingsby and Fryton • Shallowdale • Ashberry Hill • Rosedale • Appleton-le-Moors • Sinnington • Kirkdale • Lowna • Hole of Horcum • Hutton Common • Sleightholmedale • Levisham and Farwath ISBN: 978-1-906604-64-6 Published 2018 Price: £5.50 (incl. P & P) The Industrial Legacy and Landscapes of Sheffield and South Yorkshire Edited by Ian D. Rotherham and Christine Handley This volume is a collaboration between PLACE, the South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group and Sheffield Hallam University. It features four papers, delivered at a conference in Sheffield on industrial archaeology in South Yorkshire. • Ian D. Rotherham: The Industrial Transformation of South Yorkshire Landscapes • Leona Skelton: Regulating a Pre-Modern, Industrial, Urban Landscape: street cleaning, waste disposal and insanitary nuisances in Sheffield, 1500-1700 • Melvyn Jones: The Wentworth-FitzWilliams of Wentworth Woodhouse: Industrial Entrepreneurs for Three Centuries • David Hey: Snuff and Grouse: the Wilsons of Sharrow ISBN: 978-1-904098-67-6 Wildtrack Publishing 2017. Price: £7.50 (incl. P & P) The Mosque in the City: Bradford and its Islamic Architecture George Sheeran This book is the first published account of the architecture of the mosque in Bradford and its impact on the cityscape. Both purpose-built mosques and the conversion of existing buildings to mosques are considered, together with an explanation of the key architectural and religious features. There is also a discussion of the cultural effects of Islam and a historical comparison with other faith groups that have settled in Bradford and the impact this has had on the urban environment. The book is illustrated with full-colour photographs and has a foreword by the Bishop of Bradford. ISBN: 978-1-906604-55-4 Published 2015. Price: £8.00 (incl. P & P) Famous Geologists of Yorkshire Edited by Richard Myerscough and Veronica Wallace The geological history of Yorkshire extends from c.500 to 60 million years ago, and the region has produced many renowned geologists.

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