Two new books available online celebrate Salford Docklands - the heritage of the past, wildlife and habitats here in the present and what could be in the future with ambition and foresight
Both books are the result of years of hard work from a community of ecologists, journalists, campaigners, students and academics who appreciate the heritage and ecological value of the docklands area, once known as Salford Docks and now known as Salford Quays
Author of the The Birds Of Salford Docklands, James Walsh says "It is a big pleasure to be involved in the writing of both of these books that document a professional approach to this unique, urban, inland docklands - with The Birds Of Salford Docklands I have taken the approach of a Bird Report where all the birds that have been recorded on the site are listed in scientific order with scientific names and a summary of each species status"
Three generations of James family were Salford dockers and James sees parallels with the dockers and the Salford Docklands community that has formed today "The Salford dockers took pride in their work and a similar pride and attention to detail can be found in the style of these books - respect to the Pomona crew!"
The Birds Of Salford Docklands takes a scientific approach whereas Fruitful Futures: Imagining Pomona takes a more artistic view and focuses on Pomona Docks, the flora & the potential of the site to be an Eden Project North
If you read both books you should get a really good flavour of the alternative view of Salford Docklands the internationally important heritage, the huge amount of flora and birds that are present in this urban jungle and some superb thoughts and plans on what could happen here in the future if the scientific, business, political and local community work together
-- Edited by James Walsh on Sunday 20th of November 2016 01:57:30 PM
The Birds Of Salford Docklands book details the status all 131 bird species recorded on the area of the old Salford Docks (the Mark Addy Bridge to the Centenary Bridge) from 1980 to the present day
Big thanks to all the local birders, especially Nick Hilton, Steven Burke, Gerry Flanagan & Zoe Barrett
Here is a quote from the Press Release
"The book also highlights the international nature of Salford docks & wildlife, where once it was ships sailing into Salford docks from all over the world, now it is birds that are the global connection with birds flying into the site from all points north, south, east & west
In a way this book is about highlighting some unsung heroes, the Salford dockers were the unsung heroes of the industrial revolution, & the citizen scientists, the local patch ecologists of today are also unsung heroes, they monitor wildlife populations & campaign for the conservation of local sites, often volunteering to do so because they have a love & a passion for a site and its wildlife"
-- Edited by James Walsh on Wednesday 16th of November 2016 12:21:39 PM
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