Crossbill Guide Tuscany is de ideale natuurreisgids voor vogelaars, wandel- en natuurliefhebbers. Een gloednieuwe bestemming en een gloednieuw land in de Engelstalige serie Crossbill Guides: Toscane, Italië. Schrijver, vogelaar, natuurliefhebber en natuurbeschermer Graham Chisholm laat je de wilde kant zien van deze beroemde regio van Italië.
Deze gids beschrijft de hele regio van Toscane, van de Apuaanse Alpen in het noorden en Apennijnen in het oosten tot de prachtige Toscaanse Archipel in de Middellandse Zee. Het boek omvat 280 pagina's met informatie over de Toscaanse natuur en het landschap, plus de meest veelbelovende 23 routes en 16 locaties om vogels, vlinders, orchideeën en andere bijzonderheden te vinden.
This Crossbill Guide Tuscany (Toscana) covers the famous Italian region of Tuscany including the Tuscan Islands. The book covers the wildlife side of the famous regions of Siena, Florence, San Gimignano and Pisa as well as less known sites that are great for wildlife – places like the Orbetello lagoons and the botanically rich peninsula of Monte Argentario and the Maremma Regional Nature Park, but also the Apuan Alps and the Tuscan part of the Apennine Mountains.
The Crossbill Guide Tuscany is a thorough and practical guide for birdwatchers, naturalists and nature lovers. It offers background information, routes and site descriptions, plus tips on finding and watching all kinds of wildlife. Each route offers detailed descriptions of where to find wildlife and wildflowers. The book offers a mix of walking routes and car itineraries with stops and short walks. Although some are challenging, all the walks in this book are designed to explore the landscape and find birds and wildlife rather than simply covering ground.
This nature travel guidebook to the Tuscany contains routes and background info on landscape, flora and fauna.
- Landscape history
- Ecosystems
- Geology
- Flora and Fauna
- Where to watch birds
- Finding mammals, reptiles, butterflies, dragonflies and wildflowers
- 23 detailed routes with tips for finding wildlife and 16 site descriptions
Graham Chisholm (USA) has been dedicated to the conservation movement for more than 20 years in the United States. He works for The Nature Conservancy and Audubon and has help put over 150,000 hectares into permanent conservation. He is currently a Senior Policy Advisor for the Conservation Strategy Group working in California. As a child, Graham he lived in Italy and has maintained a close connection to Italy and the Mediterranean. Graham is a keen birdwatcher and lives part-time in Tuscany.
