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Books to help you identify the animals and wild plants which you can find in your garden.
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Roger PhillipsMushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe
Illustrated throughout with high quality colour photographs, this book is widely regarded as one of the best field guides to British fungi.
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R. Peterson et. al.A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Colour plates and some black and white illustrations of all the birds you are likely to encounter in Britain. The text confines itself to information which helps you to identify the bird. One of the classic field guides to birds - though nowadays there's a huge number to choose from.
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John Leigh-PembertonGarden Birds
Children's guide to garden birds.
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Francis S. GilbertNaturalist's Handbook 5: Hoverflies
This handbook serves as an excellent field guide to the hoverflies most likely to be encountered in Britain and also includes a good general introduction to the group.
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R. Fitter et. al.The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
One of the classic field guides to British native plants. Small enough to take into the field and yet large enough to accommodate a pretty comprehensive catalogue of our native plants (1430 illustrated in colour). Related plants are grouped together and illustrated very nicely on plates with their descriptions on the opposite page. A tried and tested format which works well in the field.
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John FeltwellField Guide to the Butterflies and other Insects of Britain
Part of a collection of six volumes covering the wild animals and plants of Britain. This volume covers not only our butterflies, but many of our commoner moths and other insects. The quality of the text and illustrations goes far beyond what you might expect from a book whose outward presentation is clearly aimed at the popular market.
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Michael ChineryField Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe
For thirty odd years one of the most popular field guides to insects of Britain. No field guide for insects can hope to cover more than a fraction of those found in these islands, but those most frequently encountered are to be found within this book.
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M. Blamey et. al.Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora
The first ever fully illustrated and mapped guide which restricts itself to the British and Irish Flora (most others also cover Northern Europe). The pedigree of Blamey and Fitter(s) in producing quality floral field guides is second to none.
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M. Blamey and C. Grey-WilsonThe Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe
Larger than the normal field guide format, this is not really a book to take into the field, but is an invaluable field guide none-the-less. Bring material or notes back to the book and it will prove its worth. Its size can accommodate bigger and better illustrations and descriptions (over 2400 plants illustrated in colour). One of those field guides that's a real joy to use and peruse.
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Mike Edwards and Martin JennerField Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland
An excellent and comprehensive photographic field guide covering all the social and 'social parasitic' bumblebees in Great Britain and Ireland.
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Paul Waring, Martin Townsend and Richard LewingtonField Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Simply the most outstanding field-guide to the moths of Britain Ireland.
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Steve Brooks and Richard LewingtonField Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
The best and most comprehensive field-guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain Ireland.
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Owen Johnson and David MoreTree Guide
A complete and comprehensive field guide to the trees of Britain and Europe. Virtually all trees to be found in the UK, native and introduced, are covered in this identification guide.
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