Nature & Environment
Guernsey's Coast by Rob Batiste
This beautifully-presented hardback book is the definitive celebration of Guernsey's coastline. Based on a major series of articles appearing in the Guernsey Evening Press over a four year period, it is brought to life with a plethora of photographs old and new, including stunning new images from local photographer Andrew Le Poidevin.
Wild Flowers of Sark by Susan Synnott
Identifies more than 160 different species of wildflowers to be found on the small island of Sark.
Guernsey's Countryside: An Introduction to the History of the Rural Landscape by Richard Hocart
This new book by Richard Hocart traces the development of our rural landscape from prehistory to the present day. It covers many themes such as fiefs, settlement patterns, roads, houses, fields (particularly the enclosure of open fields), banks and trees, mills and churches and will include local peculiarities such as rabbit warrens, fief courts, stone well heads and abreuvoirs. It is written for the general reader and is illustrated with 90 photographs (85 in colour) and six maps.
In his highly readable and well-illustrated book, Richard Hoacrt has told the absorbing story of the island's changing countryside, from its early origins, right up to the present day. Review of the Guernsey Society, Winter 2010
Wildlife of the Channel Islands by Sue Daly
This book presents a vivid picture of the islands' rich and varied natural history. It examines the variety of habitats: Cliffs and heaths; Reefs and islets; Beaches and dunes; Rocky shores as well as a survey of life beneath the waves. Each habitat includes a description of the wildlife to be found there: Animals and Plants; Birds and Butterflies; Fish and Fowl; Mammals and Reptiles - including some of the unique species to be found in the islands.
Sue Daly's descriptions are complemented by some 240 superb colour photographs to make her book a glorious celebration of the natural history of the Channel Islands, an inheritance she urges us to do all we can to protect.
"I can think of no better introduction to the wildlife of the Channel Islands than this enchanting book" Lee Durrell in the foreword
Planet Guernsey - Towards a Sustainable Future by Andrew Casebow (editor)
Climate change is humanity's greatest challenge as it will radically affect the environment of our planet.
This booklet puts this massive global issue into a local context. It is happening on the island and the effects on our lives and the Bailiwick's environment can be seen all around us. We all live and cope with change in our lives and reacting to climate change will be a challenge. This publication shows how we can respond to that challenge.
Available for free download from La Société Guernesiaise website
Frederick Corbin Lukis and His Family
A celebration of the life and work of a remarkable Victorian polymath and his family.
This new book celebrates the life and work of the great Guernsey man Frederick Corbin Lukis. It was written to accompany the 2006 exhibition Pursuits and Joys but also stands alone as an introduction to the life and work of this pioneering archaeologist, naturalist and antiquarian. The contributions of his extended family to the body of knowledge left behind in his collections and archive is also explored and described.
