·: Thematic Trails :·

Coastal Ecology in Devon

"Here is an excellent series of wildlife and nature guidebooks. They impress by their clarity - bold maps - and clear directions - as well as by the highly informative text, pleasant drawings and dramatic photographs. There is also a refreshing element of challenge to the reader. A delightful series, full of variety". (Interpretation Journal)

BRAUNTON BURROWS ECOLOGY TRAIL Janet Keene.

ISBN 978-0-948444-30-2 Thematic Trails 1996. £2.95

A5. 47 pages. 30 illustrations.

A combined reference book and trail designed for visitors seeking serious explanation of this large unique dune environment which is now an International Biosphere Reserve. The circular walk through this important sand dune system includes a transect from the beach, through the fore-dunes, slacks, parabolic dunes, grassland and woodland.

WILD FLOWERS OF BRAUNTON BURROWS Mary Breeds 2004 £3.95

48 pages, 210 mm X 210 mm. Over 140 colour photos of plants and Burrows landscapes. Braunton Burrows is one of the largest expanses of sand dunes in Britain. This book is both an introduction to, and a celebration of, the unique rich variety of plants that grow there. It is paradise for botanists because of the great diversity of species and the rarity of many of them. It is a pleasure to walk through these dunes, booklet in hand, to discover flowers and plants that you have never seen before. This admirably illustrated book neatly complements the exploration of the dunes set out in Janet Keene’s Braunton Burrows Ecology Trail, see above.

Locally you can buy Braunton Burrows Ecology & The Cliffs of Saunton at:

Braunton Tourist Information Centre, The Bakehouse Centre, Braunton, North Devon. EX33 1AA T: 01271-816700

DAWLISH WARREN ECOLOGY TRAIL Janet Keene and Richard Weaving

ISBN 978-0-948444-19-7 Thematic Trails 1991. £2.95

A5. 44 pages, 20 illustrations.

A guided walk and reference booklet suitable for both non-specialist visitor and naturalist interested in exploring the contrasting habitats and wildlife of the Warren.

NORTHAM BURROWS, estuary environments Janet and Peter Keene Image of Northam Burrows estuary environments trail booklet

ISBN 978-0-948444-33-3 Thematic Trails 1997. £2.95

A5. 48 pages. 30 illustrations.

A three-mile circular walk examines a mosaic of estuary habitats including pebble ridge, sand dunes, salt marsh and burrows pasture lands. The approach stresses the interrelationships between ecology, landscape, coastal defence and coastal management.

NORTHAM BURROWS, a decision-making exercise Peter Jollands.

A5. 12 pages. Thematic Trails 1997.

This booklet, designed for tutor use with the above trail, examines management problems associated with Northam Burrows and includes an appropriate exercise for visiting students. 10p.

THE CLIFFS OF WESTWARD HO! Peter Keene

ISBN 978-0-948444-35-7 Thematic Trails 2003. £2.95

A5. 44 pages. 24 illustrations.

A cliff-top walk from Westward Ho! examines visible evidence which enables the reader to reconstruct an environmental history for this coast through periods of dramatic climatic and sea level change.

ACROSS THE ROCKY SHORE AT WESTWARD HO! Janet Keene.

ISBN 978-0-948444-03-6Thematic Trails 1987. £1.50

A5. 34 pages. 15 illustrations.

An ecology transect of a rocky North Devon shore including zonation, tidal range and exposure. A booklet suitable for both holiday and school-oriented use.

You can buy Westward Ho! & Northam Burrows Thematic Trails at:

Westward Ho! Post Office, Nelson Road, Westward Ho!

Summerlands Tackle, Nelson Road, Westward Ho! Bideford Devon EX39 1LF T: 01237 - 471291

Burrows Visitor Centre, Northam Burrows Country Park, Northam, Bideford, EX39 1LY T: 01237 - 479708