Previously Published
The Society publishes the Suffolk Natural History series of books. These excellent hardback reference works provide a wealth of information about the history, status and biology of Suffolk’s wildlife. With their high-quality photographs, accurate distribution maps and authoritative text, they are essential reading for anyone interested in Suffolk’s flora and fauna. In addition, the society provided sponsorship for A Celebration of Suffolk Geology.
The following books are regrettably out of print, but you may be able to find them secondhand.
The Butterflies of Suffolk: An Atlas and History
Authors: Howard Mendel & Steve Piotrowski
Published by Suffolk Naturalists’ Society, Ipswich, 1986
Full colour, hardback, 128 pp.
ISBN 0-9508154-1-1
Size 210 × 148 mm (A5)
This definitive guide to the County’s butterflies, past and present, is based on the results of the Suffolk Butterfly Survey 1983-1985 and includes maps of all the species still to be found in the County. Quality colour photographs of each species, taken by local naturalists who helped in the survey, enable the book to be used as an identification guide. The authors, two well-known naturalists and conservationists, have drawn on a wealth of historical information to show the changes that have happened to Suffolk’s butterfly populations.
The Orchids of Suffolk: An atlas and history
Author: Martin Sanford
Published by Suffolk Naturalists’ Society, Ipswich, 1991
Full colour, hardback, 123 pp. ISBN 0-9508154-3-8
Size 210 × 148 mm (A5)
This hardback book is the culmination of over four years’ research and survey work by Martin Sanford of the Suffolk Biological Records Centre. Several thousand records, most supplied by amateur naturalists, have been analysed with the help of sophisticated computer programs and used to plot accurate distribution maps. High-quality colour photographs of each species with accompanying notes enable the book to be used as an identification guide. There are introductory sections on ecology, variation, habitats and conservation, and a special feature ‘Suffolk orchids, half a century of change’ by Francis Simpson, author of Simpson’s Flora of Suffolk.
The Mammals of Suffolk
Author: Simone Bullion
Published jointly by Suffolk Naturalists’ Society and Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Ipswich, 2009
Full colour, hardback, 207 pp.
Size 176 × 250 mm (B5)
The county’s first comprehensive account of Suffolk’s mammals is jointly published by Suffolk Naturalists’ Society and Suffolk Wildlife Trust. The Mammals of Suffolk by Dr Simone Bullion is an accessible and attractive book with stunning colour photographs throughout and distribution maps of more than 60 species, from bottle-nosed dolphins and Minke whales to soprano pipistrelle bats and red deer. It is a superb addition to Suffolk’s natural history and is as likely to appeal to the lay naturalist as to those with a more specialist interest.
A Flora of Suffolk
Authors: Martin Sanford & Richard Fisk
Published independently by M.N and D.K. Sanford, Ipswich, 2010
Full colour, hardback, 500 pp.
Size A4 format
This superb book is a must for anyone who enjoys the Suffolk countryside and is interested in wild flowers. Attractively illustrated throughout, with a lively text, helpful identification tips, historical notes and anecdotal information on past uses.
Covers over 2500 species and hybrids of plants and 400 mosses recorded in Suffolk. Includes distribution maps and information on the status, habitats and history of each species.
Martin Sanford has managed the Suffolk Biological Records Centre for 25 years. He is the county recorder for vascular plants for the Suffolk Naturalists’ Society and the Botanical Society of the British Isles. Richard Fisk is the county recorder for bryophytes for the Suffolk Naturalists’ Society and the British Bryological Society.
The Land and Freshwater Molluscs of Suffolk: An atlas and history
Author: Ian Killeen
Published by Suffolk Naturalists’ Society, Ipswich, 1992
Full colour, hardback, 190 pp. ISBN 0-9508154-4-6
Size 210 × 148 mm (A5)
The book is the result of 11 years of survey work and research by Ian Killeen. It is the most extensive and detailed study yet undertaken of the Mollusca of any major English county and is essentially the work of one person. Some 26,000 new records have been collected, and the Suffolk Biological Records Centre facilities have been used to produce accurate distribution maps. In addition to the Atlas, there are sections on geology, climate, Suffolk mollusc habitats and the history of molluscan studies in the County. The book is embellished with high-quality colour photographs of living snails and slugs.
A Celebration of Suffolk Geology: GeoSuffolk’s 10th Anniversary volume, edited by Roger Dixon
CONTENTS
Foreword: The Earl of Cranbrook
GeoSuffolk – a decade of achievement. Compiled by Roger Dixon and Caroline and Bob Markham
A FOUNDATION
Geodiversity, Suffolk: an introductory excursion. Tim D Holt-Wilson
Suffolk geology: my first impressions. Ann Ainsworth
Suffolk Geology for Children Susan Brown
The U3A in Suffolk. Derek Barbanell
A history of geoconservation in Suffolk. Jonathan G Larwood
From Pipe Rock to the Pleistocene: a working journey through the geological record. Jeff Redgrave
Life, the Universe and Sutton Knoll. Barry Hall
Remarks on Natural History in East Anglia and the Quaternary. Richard West
Prehistoric Attitudes: A Suffolk Pedigree. Steven Plunkett
THE STRATIGRAPHY
Brief description of Silurian rock from the Stutton borehole. Roger Dixon
The Chalk of Suffolk Mark A. Woods, Rory N. Mortimore and Christopher J. Wood
Field Guide to the Harwich Formation and Pleistocene Deposits of Harkstead Shore. Bill George
Why look again at the Coralline Crag? Mainly a Molluscan Story. P.E.Long and J.A.Zalasiewicz
Bryozoans from the Pliocene Coralline Crag of Suffolk: a brief review Paul D Taylor & Anna B. Taylor
The Red, Norwich and Wroxham Crags of Northern Suffolk. Richard Hamblin and James Rose
An Arctic ostracod fauna from the Pre-Ludhamian (late Pliocene to early Pleistocene) Red Crag Formation at Buckanay Farm, Suffolk, England. Adrian Wood
The Chicken Pit at Sutton Knoll: Boulder Bed excavation, Preliminary Report. Ann Ainsworth and John Hudson
Biotic interaction in the Suffolk Crags. Elizabeth M Harper
Burrowing into the past: history of research on the Norwich and Weybourne Crag voles (Arvicolidae, Rodentia). David F Mayhew
The Norwich Crag geology of the country around Westleton. Howard B Mottram
Determining Macoma species from the Crag: balthica, calcarea, obliqua, or anyone for praetenuis? Peter Norton
Preglacial rivers (Thames, Bytham), palaeosols, and early humans in Suffolk, UK. James Rose, Richard Hamblin and Peter Allen.
The genesis and significance of the Middle Pleistocene glacial meltwater and associated deposits in East Anglia. P.L.Gibbard and P. van der Vegt
Deducing Glacier Behaviour in Suffolk. Peter Allen
Scandinavian Indicators in East Anglia’s “pre-Glacial” Succession Peter G. Hoare
The Palaeolithic Archaeological Record of Suffolk Simon G Lewis
SOME GEOMORPHOLOGY
Gulls of East Suffolk. Caroline Markham
The Orford Ness Shingle – Geomorphology and Geology. Christopher Green and Duncan McGregor
The Havergate Island Hydrograph Anomaly. S J Linford-Wood
FLORILEGIUM
A model of the Ipswich urban area: geological mapping in 3D. Steve Mathers
Two Road Embankments over Peat in East Suffolk. Peter J Cearns and Michael G Burch
The UEA series of research boreholes (1968-1970) in the pre-glacial ‘Pleistocene’ of East Anglia. Alan Lord
A Short History of Geology at Ipswich Museum. Bob Markham
Suffolk’s First Earth Scientists: Arthur Young (1741-1820) and Richard Cowling Taylor (1789-1851). Peter Banham
GeoSuffolk and building stone trails Roger Dixon
Suffolk Field Trips: how to get there, what to eat, who to eat it with and where! Bob Markham
The Pliocene Deli – a culinary trawl through the Red Crag. Roger Dixon
The GeoSuffolk Archive Collection compiled by Roger Dixon
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