The Vanishing Wild Life of Britain

acres agricultural already animals areas aurochs beasts became began Belgae birds of prey bones breeding species Britain British Bronze Age brown rat Celts century certainly chalk chemicals climate common Conqueror conservation countryside course crops cultivation deer destroyed dieldrin disease dogs domestic doubt East Anglia effect egg-collector eggs Enclosure estates evidence exterminated extinct fact farmer farming Fens fields Forest Law Fowle gamekeeper golden eagle grey squirrel grouse hare Hawker hedgerows herds hounds hunting important increase insect insecticides interest introduced island killed land large numbers living mastiff Mesolithic National Nature Reserves Neolithic nest numbers partridges period pest pesticides pheasant plants poison population predators probably protection rabbit reign Roman Royal forests Saxon Scotland settlement sheep shooting shot Society soil sport surely tion towns uplands virtually Wales Weald weeds white-tailed eagle wild cattle winter wolf wolves