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Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Bristol (Avon)
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London
Manchester
Merseyside
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Somerset
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire

Where To See Wildlife in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire

Editor: B.S. Nau, C.R. Boon, J.P. Knowles

2005

"This stunning 152 page full colour handbook covers our local Wildlife Trust nature reserves across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire & Peterborough. It includes photographs of each reserve and its wildlife, location maps and directions, together with descriptions and the best season to visit."

An Annotated Bedfordshire Bird Bibliography

David Kramer

Where to Watch Birds: Thames Valley & The Chilterns

Brian Clews and Paul Trodd

2002

"A guide to birdwatching in the Thames Valley and all the counties crossed by the Chilterns (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire). This region includes some of England's best inland reservoirs and other wetland sites, as well as extensive areas of ancient woodland, and traditionally-managed farmland. The volume contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region and advice on planning birdwatching trips."

A Checklist of the Birds of Bedfordshire

D. Odell and P. Smith

2001

A winter bird audit for Colworth Estate 1999/2000, 2000/2001

I.G. Henderson, N.A. Clark & S. Gough

British Trust for Ornithology

2001

Wild Bedfordshire: A Photographic Record

Bernard Nau, Richard Revels & Bob Winter

2000

"A photographic record of nearly 100 wildlife sites, distributed across Bedfordshire, which illustrate the diversity of the county's wildlife habitats."

Birds and sustainable agriculture at Colworth Park: a progress report for winter 1999/2000 and summer 2000

Ian Henderson, Stephen Holloway & Nigel Clark

British Trust for Ornithology

2000

90 page report.

Where to Watch Birds: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & Oxfordshire

Brian Clews, Andrew Heryet, Paul Trodd

1997

"One of a series of in-depth guides to birdwatching in different regions. Each book contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region and advice on planning birdwatching trips. This is a book on birds in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Herfordshire and Oxfordshire counties, rich areas for birdwatching, each with a wide variety of sites. Three local experts have drawn together the best of these sites to offer a comprehensive and unique guide to birdwatching in this region. This edition has been thoroughly revised with new maps, sites and totally re-written site accounts."

An Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Bedfordshire

R.A. Dazley and P. Trodd

1994

"Bedfordshire was one of the very first counties to produce a detailed survey showing the breeding distribution of its birdlife.The original bird atlas covered the period between 1968 and 1977, the results of a follow up census twenty years later are produced here and not only show the changes that have befallen our breeding birds, but tries, where possible,to explain factors that have been responsible for those variations."

Your Guide to Nature Reserves in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire

Editor: Sarah Wroot

1993

160 page book covering 61 nature reserves in the two counties.

The Vertebrate Fauna of Bedfordshire: Facsimile Edition

J. Steele-Elliott

1993

A facsimile edition of a work originally published in 1897-1901.

The Birds of Bedfordshire

Paul Trodd and David Kramer

1991

"A review of the distribution and status of all bird species in Bedfordshire. In total there are 276 species, each described in brief essays which give details of all authenticated records for the county. The book has been some 4 years in gestation with the authors researching all available records from the 19th century to 1987. The appendices have selected records up to 1989. Also included are 113 breeding bird atlas maps from the work by Harding in 1979."

Where to Watch Birds: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & Oxfordshire

Brian Clews, Andrew Heryet, Paul Trodd

1988

Bedfordshire Wildlife

Editor: B.S. Nau, C.R. Boon, J.P. Knowles

1987

"This text, written by a team of naturalists, describes a wide variety of woodlands, heathy habitats on sand, one of England's larger rivers, and many other wildlife habitats. It provides country-lovers with special opportunities for enjoyment and study. The appendices contain comprehensive lists of species to be found within the county."

Bedfordshire Bird Atlas

B.D. Harding

Bedfordshire Natural History Society

1979

"An Atlas of Breeding Birds in the County of Bedford from 1968 to 1977."

Birds of the Letchworth Region

A.R. Jenkins

1958

Describes the status of birds in the Letchworth area of Bedfordshire.

The Vertebrate Fauna of Bedfordshire

J. Steele-Elliott

1897-1901

A facsimile edition of this work was published in 1993.