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BUCKINGHAM PRESS
Buckingham Press Ltd is a publishing company
run by Hilary and David Cromack. Its ethos can be summed up
as:
“Through our products we are committed to offering trustworthy information
and inspiration to enrich people’s experience of birds
and the wider world of nature.”
A brief history
Buckingham Press was formed in 1980 by John E.Pemberton to publish
The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook, “described as a comprehensive and convenient work of reference for all sections of the birdwatching
community in Great Britain and for visitors from overseas.”
Twenty-eight years later, the annual volume is still providing
the same valuable level of service, and thanks to generous sponsorship
from Swarovski UK, features such as the Nature Reserves Directory
have been expanded and other new features introduced.
The only other title produced by Buckingham Press during Mr
Pemberton’s editorship was The
Who’s Who In Ornithology (1997), a hardback volume containing biographical information
on more than 1,000 individuals. It is the current publishers’ intentions
to produce a second edition of this valuable reference work as
soon as is practicable.
Following the retirement of John and Joyce Pemberton, the business
was sold to Hilary and David Cromack in 2000 to ensure that The
Birdwatchers Yearbook & Diary continued Click
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The new owners also felt that there were other opportunities
for high quality reference works and their Best
Birdwatching Sites series was launched in 2002 with Neil Glenn’s
ground-breaking guide to Norfolk.
This was followed the next year by Best
Birdwatching Sites in Sussex (Adrian Thomas and Peter Francis) and in 2005 by Best
Birdwatching Sites in the Scottish Highlands. A completely
updated second edition of the Norfolk guide was published in
mid-2006 and in October 2007 the series grew to include Best Birdwatching Sites in North Wales. As well as these highly-praised books, Buckingham Press has published the ID Insights Pocket Cards for British birds and British butterflies and in 2008 the series of postcard-sized identification aids will be expanded to include a set of British dragonflies (artist Dan Powell).
During this period David Cromack continued in his role as editor
of Bird Watching magazine, the UK’s market-leading ornithological
monthly magazine but in May 2006 he retired to devote his energies
full-time to Birds Illustrated and Buckingham Press. Hilary and
he regularly attend events such as Lea
Valley Birdfair and the
British Birdwatching Fair and
David is now an established speaker at bird clubs, RSPB local
groups and photographic societies.
“In the short time we have been operating Buckingham Press,
we have received so much support and encouragement from so many
people we feel we are part of a large ‘family’ of
people interested in birds and nature,” explained Hilary.
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