LOCH LOMONDSIDE: GATEWAY TO THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND. By John Mitchell. New Naturalist No. 88. Paperback Edition.

2001 1st edition. 8vo paperback (146 x 216mm). Pp230. Colour b/w photographs, illustrations, maps, bibliography.

This New Naturalist monograph describes "the topography and economic development of Loch Lomondside, including forestry, agriculture, water storage and supply, but above all, its natural history and the long struggle for the conservation of the area's wild places". Chapters include: Overview of the region; The rocks beneath; Shaping of the landscape; A wealth of weather; From nomadic hunter-gatherers to feudal land tenure; Forestry, agriculture and fisheries; Industry, water supply and hydro-electric power; Field sports and other recreational activities; Wildlife habitats; The loch andits surrounds; The lowland fringe; Deciduous and coniferous woodlands; Muirs and mountains; Conservation, past, present and future; The long struggle for nature's place; Bibliography. Authoritative and readable, well within the tradition of this excellent series.