There are many books about the cultural history of St. Kilda that focus on the resilient people who lived there, but this book is the first to focus on the natural history, for which the archipelago is equally famous. A Natural History of St. Kilda is an account of what scientists and naturalists who visited the island between 1697 and 1938 experienced: not only the people’s way of life but also the wildlife around them and the ways in which it was important to the islander’s survival.

This insightful account will appeal not only to naturalists but to all who are fascinated by St. Kilda, by its human history and by the islands in general.