{"product_id":"9781780279350","title":"Community : People and Wildlife on the West Coast of Scotland","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Smith, Jane \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 June 2025 by Birlinn General (Birlinn Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 176 pages, Colour throughout\u003cbr\u003e190 x 234 x 13 | 526g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNature artist Jane Smith has been fascinated by wildlife communities and ecosystems her whole adult life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting from her own garden in Argyll, she travels to ten locations in the west of Scotland - from the towering cliffs of St Kilda and the peatlands of Lewis to the Solway estuary and the urban sprawl of Glasgow - to explore the interaction of people and wildlife in a variety of diverse settings. On her journey she discovers a number of communities who are taking on the job of regenerating their own landscapes and meets a host of fascinating people whose lives are inextricably bound up with questions of sustainability, conservation and landownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents Includes: Western Isles (peatlands) * North Uist (machair) * Islay (farmland) * Loch Arkaig (woodland) * Knapdale (wetland) * Dumfries and Galloway (river and estuary) * Jura (coast) * St Kilda archipelago (sea) * Glasgow (urban landscapes) *Eigg (community ownership)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46865292361987,"sku":"9781780279350","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781780279350.jpg?v=1748254073","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781780279350","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}