Category: Reading

Bird migration

Porto Santo Stefano overlooks the western border of the Orbetello Lagoon, perhaps since prehistoric times, a wintering place for birds arriving after long seasonal journeys.

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Managing Protected Areas: People and Places

by Niall Finneran, Denise Hewlett and Richard Clarke. It focuses on issues surrounding the importance of natural environments on public health and wellbeing, and the environmental, cultural, and social importance of green and blue spaces.

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Wind and Strategy

by Stuart Walker, W.W. Norton & Company. A world authority and champion sailor has written the definitive book on one of the most important, and least understood, factors in winning: the wind, its changes, and its effects on racing strategy

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Ultimate Navigation Manual

by Lyle Brotherton, Collins. A unique guide to finding your way on land – from the basic principles right up to the advanced technology of GPS. Designed to allow even the absolute beginner to find their way anywhere in the world, it also develops a unique confidence in navigation.

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