Publisher's Synopsis
In 2001, Beinn Eighe celebrates 50 years as Britain's first national nature reserve. Intertwined with the history of the reserve, which features a host of colourful characters dedicated to the conservation of the mountain, is the story of nature conservation in Britain and of the growth of public awareness in this area over the years. As well as an analysis of the pressures that have driven and directed change in out landscape, and of the conservationists' reaction to these pressures, this book is an celebration of one of the most impressive of all Scotland's landscapes.
