52 Wildlife Weekends : A Year of British Wildlife-Watching Breaks

Thoroughly updated second edition with the latest information on Britain's most thrilling wildlife experiences, new target species, and fabulous new locations.

Discover 52 inspiring itineraries for unforgettable British wildlife-watching breaks, stretching from the Isles of Scilly to northern Scotland—each perfectly timed for every week of the year. Written by award-winning naturalist James Lowen, this is the only guide to package Britain's nature-watching highlights into deftly timed, user-friendly holiday suggestions. Whether you're planning a February escape to watch otters, a May adventure chasing spring flowers and butterflies, a July dragonfly expedition, or an October migration spectacle, this book delivers 48 hours' worth of brilliant wildlife-watching for every season.

From tiny silver-spotted skipper butterflies to gargantuan basking sharks, seabird skyscrapers to ostentatious orchids, 52 Wildlife Weekends celebrates the full range of Britain's most exciting wildlife. Covering more than 40 counties and regions, this unique guide offers engaging descriptions, detailed directions (including grid references and postcodes), accommodation suggestions, and assessments of accessibility and child-friendliness, plus 180 mouth-watering colour photographs. Track down beavers and basking sharks, eagles and otters, dolphins and dragonflies, glow worms and grey seals—whether you're chasing wild geese in the Inner Hebrides, seeking truly wild daffodils in Yorkshire, snorkelling in Dorset, or marvelling at starling murmurations in Suffolk and Somerset.

Combining the very best of travel and wildlife guides, 52 Wildlife Weekends has something for everyone—wildlife experts and novice ecotourists alike—making it the perfect companion for staycations, weekends away, or longer holidays.