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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Slimbridge
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(24km/15m SW of Gloucester) Wetlands bird sanctuary on the Severn estuary, headquarters of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust established in 1946 by Peter *Scott (the name was changed from Wildfowl Trust in 1989). Many varieties of swans, geese and ducks winter here, in addition to Slimbridge's extensive resident collection of water birds and other species.
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