Irish Examiner * 'He provides fascinating information about the history, folklore and ecology of the plants he encounters. Pagination viii, 197pp, viii, 197pp, viii, 199pp, viii, 200pp, viii, 200pp, 2pp index, viii, 200pp, viii, 204pp. I wasn't sure how I'd go about identifying anything short of leafing through everything page by page until something looked "right". The space is also used well by laying out many species on a table to take a photo, rather than taking many individual pictures.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This book has been produced in association with the British conservation charity, Plantlife, which aims to save threatened wildflowers, fungi and plants. Climate change, habitat destruction and declining pollinator populations mean that the future for plant life looks bleaker than ever before. It covers 20 of the most common species, taking you from basic info to full ID by diagrams and flowcharts.Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria.

e. whilst out and about, seeing a flower or plant that I have seen in this book and never seen in the wild! For a smaller guide to the most common wildflowers found in Britain, the Concise Wild Flower guide could be the one for you.All distributable profits from the RSPB's wholly owned subsidiary RSPB Sales Limited (registered office: The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, registered in England under company registration no.

Revised and expanded edition of this essential guide with full keys to more than 1600 wild plants found in Britain and Ireland. From flowers of hedgerow and prairie to desert blooms and rainforest orchids, this book is bursting with beautiful wildflowers from different environments all around the world. Goods will normally be received within 10 days, but please allow up to 30 days in case we are exceptionally busy or if there are other circumstances beyond our control.It’s fairly neat in size so you can easily pop it in your bag and have it to hand when you’re out and about. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. For a complete introduction to identifying wild flowers and the whole fascinating business of native plant-hunting try Flowers in the Field. With a focus on bright, striking images this is a top choice for budding young wildflower enthusiasts due to its child-friendly layout. Plantlife * 'A delightful, soothing book, packed with enlightening information about the natural world and the threats it faces.

Each page is a flowchart to common members of the group, with images and brief descriptions of each species. Leif graduated from the University of Oxford in 2016, going on to complete a genetics PhD at Kew Gardens. For Francis Rose's exceptional range of ecological knowledge grants him special insights from which we can all absorb new information and stimulating ideas. One of the easiest I could find used 12 technical terms in the very first question and the answers were all in Latin. If your book has a general key, you could start right at the beginning and try to work your way through until you find your flower.It features nearly 500 photographs and over 1000 species and demonstrates the importance of the relationship between nature and humans. In this new pocketbook series from Kew, each book presents 40 botanical paintings from the collection, illustrating the variety within each plant group, as well as the diversity of the collection and artistic styles. Being able to identify Britain's wildflowers adds a deeply satisfying element to any time spent in the great outdoors.