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Cover of the first book in the series, E. B. Ford's famous Butterflies

The New Naturalist Library (also known as The New Naturalists) is a series of books published by Collins in the United Kingdom, on a variety of natural history topics relevant to the British Isles. The aim of the series at the start was: "To interest the general reader in the wild life of Britain by recapturing the inquiring spirit of the old naturalists." [1] An editors' preface to a 1952 monograph says: "An object of the New Naturalist series is the recognition of the many-sidedness of British natural history, and the encouragement of unusual and original developments of its forgotten or neglected facets." [2]

Contents

The first volume to appear was E. B. Ford's Butterflies in 1945. The authors of this series are usually eminent experts, often professional scientists. This gives the series authority, and many are or have been authoritative introductory textbooks on a subject for some years. The books are written in scientific style, but are intended to be readable by the non-specialist, and are an early example of popular science in the media.

The books of the series have had considerable influence on many students who later became professional biologists, such as W. D. Hamilton and Mike Majerus. [3] The latter was inspired by Ford's Butterflies and Moths, [4] and has since added two volumes of his own to the series.

A parallel series known as the New Naturalist Monograph Library (and often referred to as The New Naturalist Special Volumes) was also published. Its aim was to cover "in greater detail... a single species or group of species". [1] There have been no additions to the Monograph Library since 1971.

Volume 82 of the main series, The New Naturalists, [5] described the series to date, with authors' biographies and a guide to collecting the books.

The original editorial board consisted of Julian Huxley, James Fisher, Dudley Stamp, John Gilmour and Eric Hosking. [6] Until 1985, the highly characteristic dust jacket illustrations were by Rosemary and Clifford Ellis; since then they have been by Robert Gillmor.

Being a numbered series, with a very low print run for some volumes, the books are highly collectable. Second-hand copies of the rarer volumes, in good condition, can command high prices. The 100th volume, Woodlands by Oliver Rackham was published in 2006. Woodlands (volume 100) was also published in 2006 as a "leatherbound" edition, limited to 100 copies. In fact it was fake leather.[ citation needed ] The second "leatherbound" New Naturalist - Dragonflies by Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks - was published in 2008. The (fake) leather edition of Dragonflies (volume 106) was initially limited to 400 copies, which was subsequently limited to 303, and finally to 250. According to the New Naturalist website[ citation needed ] only 217 were actually sold and the remaining unsold stock is being kept secure at HarperCollins's offices. HarperCollins continue to produce limited numbers of "leatherbound" editions of all volumes published since Dragonflies, but only from Islands (volume 109) was real leather actually used. All recent volumes have only 50 leatherbound copies.

The series won the 2007 British Book Design and Production Award for "brand or series identity", [7] and in 2008 the official website was launched, with features including the latest news, a members only area with access to exclusive content and downloads, and a forum.

In around 1990, Bloomsbury produced a series of facsimile editions, as hardbacks with new dustjacket designs, and with all plates in black and white, including those which were originally in colour.

Main series

NumberTitleAuthor(s)EditionsBloomsbury Edition
1Butterflies E. B. Ford 1945, 1946, 1957, 19771990
2British Game Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald 1946
3London's Natural History R. S. R. Fitter 19451990
4Britain's Structure and Scenery L. Dudley Stamp 1946, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1967
5Wild Flowers John Gilmour and Max Walters 1954, 1955, 1962, 1969, 19731990
6aNatural History in the Highlands and Islands F. Fraser Darling 1947
6bThe Highlands and Islands F. Fraser Darling and J. M. Boyd 1964, 19731989
7Mushrooms and Toadstools John Ramsbottom 19531989
8Insect Natural History A. D. Imms 1947, 1956, 19711990
9A Country Parish A. W. Boyd 1951
10British Plant Life W. B. Turrill 1948, 1958, 19621989
11Mountains and Moorlands W. H. Pearsall 19501989
12The Sea Shore C. M. Yonge 1949, 19661990
13Snowdonia F. J. North, B. Campbell and R. Scott 1949
14The Art of Botanical Illustration Wilfrid Blunt 1950
15Life in Lakes and Rivers [8] T. T. Macan and E. B. Worthington 1951, 1968, 19741990
16Wild Flowers of Chalk and Limestone J. E. Lousley 1950, 19691989
17Birds and Men Max Nicholson 19511990
18aA Nat. Hist. of Man in Britain H. J. Fleure 1951
18bA Natural History of Man in Britain H. J. Fleure and Margaret Davies 19701989
19Wild Orchids of Britain V. S. Summerhayes 1951, 1968
20The British Amphibians and Reptiles Malcolm Smith 1951, 1954, 1964, 1969, 1972
21British Mammals L. Harrison Matthews 1952, 19681989
22Climate and the British Scene Gordon Manley 1952
23An Angler's Entomology J. R. Harris 1952, 19561990
24Flowers of the Coast Ian Hepburn 1952
25The Sea Coast J. A. Steers 1953, 1954, 1962, 1969
26The Weald S. W. Wooldridge and F. Goldring 1953
27Dartmoor L. A. Harvey and D. St Leger-Gordon 1953, 1962
28Sea-Birds James Fisher and R. M. Lockley 19541989
29The World of the Honeybee Colin G. Butler 1954
30Moths E. B. Ford 1954, 1967, 1972
31Man and the Land L. Dudley Stamp 1955, 1964, 1969
32Trees, Woods and Man H. L. Edlin 1956, 1966, 1970
33Mountain Flowers John Raven and Max Walters 1956
34The Open Sea: The World of Plankton Alister Hardy 1956, 1970
35The World of the Soil Sir E. John Russell 1957, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971
36Insect Migration C. B. Williams 1958, 1965
37The Open Sea: Fish & Fisheries Alister Hardy 1959, 1964, 1970
38The World of Spiders W. S. Bristowe 1958
39The Folklore of Birds Edward A. Armstrong 1958
40Bumblebees John B. Free and C.G. Butler 1959
41Dragonflies Philip S. Corbet, Cynthia Longfield and N. W. Moore 1960
42Fossils H. H. Swinnerton 19601989
43Weeds and Aliens Sir Edward Salisbury 1961, 1964
44The Peak District K. C. Edwards 1962, 19741990
45The Common Lands of England and Wales W. G. Hoskins and L. Dudley Stamp 1963
46The Broads A.E. Ellis 1965
47The Snowdonia National Park W. M. Condry 1966, 1967
48Grass and Grassland Ian Moore 1966
49Nature Conservation in Britain L. Dudley Stamp 1969, 1974
50Pesticides and Pollution Kenneth Mellanby 1967, 1970
51Man and Birds R. K. Murton 1971
52Woodland Birds Eric Simms 19711990
53The Lake District W. H. Pearsall and W. Pennington 19731989
54The Pollination of Flowers Michael Proctor and Peter Yeo 1973
55Finches Ian Newton 1972
56Pedigree: Words from Nature Stephen Potter and Laurens Sargent 1973
57British Seals H. R. Hewer 1974
58Hedges E. Pollard, M. D. Hooper and Norman W. Moore 1974
59Ants M. V. Brian 1977
60British Birds of Prey Leslie H. Brown 19761989
61Inheritance and Natural History R. J. Berry 19771990
62British Tits Chris Perrins 1979
63British Thrushes Eric Simms 1978
64The Natural History of Shetland R. J. Berry 1980
65Waders W. G. Hale 1980
66The Natural History of Wales William M. Condry 19821990
67Farming and Wildlife Kenneth Mellanby 1981
68Mammals in the British Isles L. Harrison Matthews 1982
69Reptiles and Amphibians in Britain Deryk Frazer 19831989
70The Natural History of Orkney R. J. Berry 1985
71British Warblers Eric Simms 1985
72Heathlands Nigel Webb 1986
73The New Forest Colin R. Tubbs 1986
74Ferns Christopher N. Page 1988
75Freshwater Fishes P. S. Maitland and R. N. Campbell 1992 ISBN   978-0-00-219379-5 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-219380-1 (PB)

76The Hebrides J. M. Boyd and I. L. Boyd 1990
77The Soil B. Davis, N. Walker, D. F. Ball and A. Fitter 1992
78British Larks, Pipits and Wagtails Eric Simms 1992
79Caves and Cave Life Philip Chapman 1993
80Wild and Garden Plants Max Walters 1993
81Ladybirds Mike Majerus 1994
82The New Naturalists Peter Marren 1995 (2nd ed. 2005)
83The Natural History of Pollination Michael Proctor, Peter Yeo and Andrew Lack 1996
84Ireland David Cabot 1999
85Plant Disease David Ingram and Noel Robertson 1999
86Lichens Oliver Gilbert 2000
87Amphibians & Reptiles Trevor Beebee and Richard Griffiths 2000
88Loch Lomondside John Mitchell 05/03/2001 ISBN   978-0-00-220145-2 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220146-9 (PB)

89The Broads Brian Moss 05/11/2001 ISBN   978-0-00-220163-6 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-712410-7 (PB)

90Moths Mike Majerus 04/02/2002 ISBN   978-0-00-220141-4 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220142-1 (PB)

91Nature Conservation Peter Marren 07-05-2002 ISBN   0-00-711305-6 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-711306-4 (PB)

92Lakeland Derek Ratcliffe 07/10/2002 ISBN   978-0-00-711303-3 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-711304-0 (PB)

93British Bats John Altringham 03/03/2003 ISBN   978-0-00-220140-7 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220147-6 (PB)

94A Natural History of the Seashore Peter Hayward 05/03/2004 ISBN   978-0-00-220030-1 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220031-8 (PB)

95Northumberland Angus Lunn 04/10/2004 ISBN   978-0-00-718484-2 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-718483-5 (PB)

96Fungi Brian Spooner and Peter Roberts 06/06/2005 ISBN   978-0-00-220152-0 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220153-7 (PB)

97Mosses and Liverworts Ron Porley and Nick Hodgetts 05/09/2005 ISBN   978-0-00-220212-1 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-717400-3 (PB)

98Bumblebees Ted Benton 06/03/2006 ISBN   978-0-00-717450-8 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-717451-5 (PB)

99Gower Jonathan Mullard 02/05/2006 ISBN   978-0-00-716067-9 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-716066-2 (PB)

100Woodlands Oliver Rackham 04/09/2006 ISBN   0-00-720243-1 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-720244-7 (PB)

101Galloway and the Borders Derek Ratcliffe 03/01/2007 ISBN   0-00-717401-2 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-717402-7 (PB)

102Garden Natural History Stefan Buczacki 01/05/2007 ISBN   0-00-713993-4 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-713994-1 (PB)

103The Isles of Scilly Rosemary Parslow 06/08/2007 ISBN   978-0-00-220150-6(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220151-3 (PB)

104A History of Ornithology Peter Bircham 04/10/2007 ISBN   978-0-00-719969-3 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-719970-9 (PB)

105Wye Valley George Peterken 04/02/2008 ISBN   978-0-00-716069-3 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-716069-3 (PB)

106Dragonflies Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks 1 May 2008

ISBN   978-0-00-715168-4 (HB)
ISBN   978-0-00-715169-1 (PB)

107Grouse Adam Watson and Robert Moss 01/09/2008 ISBN   978-0-00-715097-7 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-715098-4 (PB)

108Southern England Peter Friend 03/11/2008 ISBN   978-0-00-724742-4 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-724743-1 (PB)

109Islands R. J. Berry 02/02/2009 ISBN   978-0-00-726737-8 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-726738-5 (PB)

110Wildfowl David Cabot 28/05/2009 ISBN   978-0-00-714658-1 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-714659-8 (PB)

111Dartmoor Ian Mercer 17/09/2009 ISBN   978-0-00-718499-6 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-718500-9 (PB)

112Books and Naturalists David Elliston Allen 04/02/2010 ISBN   978-0-00-724084-5 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-730017-4 (PB)

113Bird Migration Ian Newton 01/04/2010 ISBN   978-0-00-730731-9 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-730732-6 (PB)

114Badger Timothy J. Roper 27/05/2010 ISBN   978-0-00-732041-7(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-733977-8 (PB)

115Climate and Weather John Kington 02/09/2010 ISBN   978-0-00-718501-6(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-718502-3 (PB)

116Plant Pests David V. Alford 06/01/2011 ISBN   978-0-00-733849-8(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-733848-1(PB)

117Plant Galls Margaret Redfern 28/04/2011 ISBN   978-0-00-220143-8(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220144-5(PB)

118Marches Andrew Allott 01/09/2011 ISBN   978-0-00-724816-2(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-724817-9 (PB)

119Scotland Peter Friend 05/01/2012 ISBN   978-0-00-730956-6(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-735906-6 (PB)

120Grasshoppers and Crickets Ted Benton 05/06/2012 ISBN   978-0-00-727723-0(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-727724-7(PB)

121Partridges: Countryside Barometer G. R. Potts 27/09/2012 ISBN   978-0-00-741870-1(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-741871-8(PB)

122Vegetation of Britain and Ireland Michael Proctor 14/03/2013 ISBN   978-0-00-220148-3(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-220149-0(PB)

123Terns David Cabot and Ian Nisbet 06/06/2013 ISBN   978-0-00-741247-1(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-741248-8 (PB)

124Bird Populations Ian Newton 29/08/2013 ISBN   978-0-00-742953-0(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-752798-4(PB)

125Owls Mike Toms 02/01/2014 ISBN   978-0-00-742555-6 (HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-742557-0(PB)

126Brecon Beacons Jonathan Mullard 08/05/2014 ISBN   978-0-00-736770-2(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-736769-6(PB)

127Nature in Towns and Cities David Goode 09/10/2014 ISBN   978-0-00-724239-9(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-724240-5(PB)

128Lakes, Loughs and Lochs Brian Moss 04/06/2015 ISBN   978-0-00-751138-9(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-751139-6(PB)

129Alien Plants Clive A. Stace and Michael J. Crawley 22/10/2015 ISBN   978-0-00-750215-8(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-750214-1(PB)

130Yorkshire Dales John Lee 05/11/2015 ISBN   978-0-00-750369-8(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-7503704(PB)

131Shallow Seas Peter Hayward 07/04/2016 ISBN   978-0-00-730729-6(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-730730-2(PB)

132Falcons Richard Sale 30/06/2016 ISBN   978-0-00-751141-9(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-751142-6(PB)

133Slugs and Snails Robert Cameron 15/12/2016 ISBN   978-0-00-711300-2(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-711301-9(PB)

134Early HumansNicholas Ashton18/05/2017 ISBN   978-0-00-815033-4(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-815035-8(PB)

135Farming and Birds Ian Newton 27/07/2017 ISBN   978-0-00-814789-1(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-814790-7(PB)

136Beetles Richard Jones 25/01/2018 ISBN   978-0-00-814952-9(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-814950-5(PB)

137Hedgehog Pat Morris 28/06/2018 ISBN   978-0-00-823570-3(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-823573-4(PB)

138The Burren David Cabot & Roger Goodwillie 29/11/2018 ISBN   978-0-00-818378-3(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-818379-0(PB)

139GullsJohn Coulson07/03/2019 ISBN   978-0-00-820142-5(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-820143-2(PB)

140Garden BirdsMike Toms25/07/2019 ISBN   978-0-00-816474-4(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-816475-1(PB)

141PembrokeshireJonathan Mullard30/04/2020 ISBN   978-0-00-811280-6(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-811282-0(PB)

142Uplands and Birds Ian Newton 09/07/2020 ISBN   978-0-00-829850-0(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-829852-4(PB)

143Ecology and Natural HistoryDavid M. Wilkinson24/06/2021 ISBN   978-0-00-829363-5(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-829365-9(PB)

144Peak DistrictPenny Anderson23/12/2021 ISBN   978-0-00-825737-8(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-825739-2(PB)

145TreesPeter A Thomas28/04/2022 ISBN   978-0-00-830451-5(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-830453-9(PB)

146Solitary Bees Ted Benton, Nick Owens11/05/2023 ISBN   978-0-00-830455-3(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-830457-7(PB)

147Shieldbugs Richard Jones 06/07/2023 ISBN   978-0-00-833489-5(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-833491-8(PB)

148Ponds, Pools and PuddlesJeremy Biggs & Penny Williams28/03/2024 ISBN   978-0-00-220085-1(HB)

ISBN   978-0-00-870300-4(PB)

149Stoats, Weasels, Martens and PolecatsJenny MacPherson04/07/2024 ISBN   978-0-00-833493-2(HB)

Monographs

NumberTitleAuthorEditions
M01The Badger Ernest Neal (biologist) 1948
M02The Redstart John Buxton 1950
M03The Wren Edward A. Armstrong 1955
M04The Yellow Wagtail Stuart Smith 1950
M05The Greenshank Desmond Nethersole-Thompson 1951
M06The Fulmar James Fisher 1952
M07Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos Miriam Rothschild and Theresa Clay 1952
M08Ants Derek Wragge Morley 1953
M09The Herring Gull's World Niko Tinbergen 1953
M10Mumps, Measles and Mosaics Kenneth M. Smith and Roy Markham 1954
M11The Heron Frank A. Lowe 1954
M12Squirrels Monica Shorten 1954
M13The Rabbit Harry V. Thompson and Alastair N. Worden 1956
M14The Birds of the London Area London Natural History Society 1957
M15The Hawfinch Guy Mountfort 1957
M16The Salmon J. W. Jones (naturalist) 1959
M17Lords and Ladies Cecil T. Prime 1960
M18Oysters C. M. Yonge 1960
M19The House Sparrow J. D. Summers-Smith 1963, 1967
M20The Wood Pigeon R. K. Murton 1965
M21The Trout W. E. Frost and M. E. Brown 1967
M22The Mole Kenneth Mellanby 1971

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Guy Mountfort, The Hawfinch. Collins, 1957.
  2. ↑ Miriam Rothschild and Theresa Clay, Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. Collins, 1952.
  3. ↑ "Series History, New Naturalists Online" . Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. ↑ Berry, R. J. (1990). "Industrial melanism and peppered moths (Biston betularia)". Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 39 (4): 301–322. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1990.tb00518.x.
  5. ↑ Peter Marren, The New Naturalists. Collins, 1995. 2nd edition 2005.
  6. ↑ Richard Mabey. "News of birds and blossoming, The Guardian 14 March 2009". TheGuardian.com . Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  7. ↑ "British Book Design and Production Awards 2007: Winners". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  8. ↑ An edition of Life in Lakes and Rivers was published by Readers Union in 1959.
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