The book will include chapters on habitats, climate, islands and nature reserves etc. as well as individual species accounts and clear maps showing current distribution and historical distribution changes. It will be produced and published by Liverpool University Press.

The original plan was for a total of 480 pages, but we have assembled so much valuable material, maps and photographs that Council has agreed to expand the book to 608 pages.

We aim to produce this publication on a financial break-even basis. The project will be run at minimal administrative costs from the Society’s reserves, but the extra 128 pages mean that the original production and publication costs of around £26,000 will now increase to around £33,000. When donations are added to species sponsorship contributions, we have almost covered the projected costs and any remaining shortfall will be met from the society’s reserves.

The book will be published during 2021 and we’ll keep you updated on the actual date and pre-publication offers.