Wild Flower Books - New, Rare & Secondhand

Wild Flowers by Colour
Marjorie Blamey

This is an innovative and remarkably user-friendly guide to the identification of the flowers of Britain and northwestern Europe. By organising the species by their colour group first (and by family within that colour group), this guide enables those less familiar with flower taxonomy to quickly and easily find what they are looking for - a great improvement on the often-frustrating business of trawling through a conventionally-organised guide. The lovely artwork by acclaimed illustrator Marjorie Blamey, with a neat, focused and simple text, makes this book a joy to use.
Published 2005 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 978-0713672374
Format Softcover 208 pages. 208mm x 146 mm.

Softcover £11.99

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Wild Flowers of Britain & Ireland
Marjorie Blamey, Richard Fitter, Alistair Fitter

This guide to the British and Irish flora includes specific details about plants apppearing in certain areas and coloured maps designed to make location and identification easy. Also featured is an illustrated survey of recently disappeared British and Irish plants, some of which may return.
Published 2003 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9780713659443
Format Softcover 482 pages. 216x138 mm.

Softcover £16.99

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Wild Flowers of Britain & Europe
Margot Spohn, Roland Spohn

This indispensable guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe is part of the new Black's Nature Guide series. Over 450 species of wild flower are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the plant looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features such as the leaves or flower head, to aid identification. Clear and concise information is provided, such as when the plant is in flower, the approximate petal size and preferred habitat.
Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9781408101537
Format Softcover 320 pages. 192x115 mm.

Softcover £12.49

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Orchids of Britain & Ireland
Anne Harrap, Simon Harrap

This guide to the British and Irish flora includes specific details about plants apppearing in certain areas and coloured maps designed to make location and identification easy. Also featured is an illustrated survey of recently disappeared British and Irish plants, some of which may return.
Published 2005 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9780713669565
Format Softcover 480 pages. 234x156 mm.

Softcover £32.99

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Britain's Rare Wild Flowers
Peter Marren

This is a new paperback edition of an acclaimed and beautiful Poyser title on the rare flowers of Britain. The book looks at the evolution of individual species and of plant communities, the threats (natural and anthropogenic) that have caused declines and extinctions in some plant populations, and the various conservation efforts which have been made to protect them and to encourage their numbers to grow. Written in a lively and jargon-free style, with numerous examples and anecdotes, and illustrated throughout with gorgeous colour photographs, this lovely, engaging and accessible book is a must for all wild flower enthusiasts.
Published 2005 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Edition New Paperback Edition
ISBN 9780713671629

Softcover £22.99

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Medicinal Plants of Britain & Europe
Wolfgang Hensel

This indispensable guide to the Medicinal Plants of Britain and Europe is part of the new Black's Nature Guide series. Over 350 species of plants are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the medicinal plant looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features such as the leaves, flower head or berries to aid identification. Clear and concise information is provided, such as when the plant is in flower, the approximate petal size and preferred habitat.
Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9781408101544
Format Paperback 256 pages. 192x115 mm.

Softcover £12.49

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RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife
Peter Holden, Geoffrey Abbott

This is a brand new title designed as a companion to the best-selling RSPB Handbook of British Birds. This RSPB-endorsed guide includes sections covering over 200 of the mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile, invertebrate, spider, insect, butterfly, moth, wild flower, garden plant, tree and shrub, and mushroom and toadstool species you are likely to find in your garden. The concise, practical text covers identification, habits, characteristics, food and garden conservation. Additional introductory sections about garden habitats detail, among other topics, how to plant for the seasons, how to make a pond or bog garden to attract new species into your garden, and how to build a hedgehog box or a nest box for birds to encourage your garden visitors to stick around for longer. This brand new RSPB Handbook provides a complete, single source of basic information to our most familiar garden wildlife.
Published 2008
ISBN 9780713688603 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Format Paperback, Other book format or binding 240 pages. 216x135 mm.

Softcover £12.49

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Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife
Dominic Couzens

There is no wildlife closer to us than that found in our gardens — or indeed, in our houses — so it follows that many of those creatures we love, such as foxes and ladybirds, are literally household names. However, despite this familiarity, many of the characters reveal surprising lifestyles if you take a closer look, and there is more going on in our precious backyards that we might imagine.Did you know that slugs and snails have spine-tingly good sex; that mosquitoes can dodge raindrops and that Grey Squirrels have regular sleepovers with their neighbours? Did you realise that unemployment causes the breakdown of society in wasps, or that it takes the average spider only one hour to build a web from scratch? Perhaps it would even surprise you to know that, in this day and age, it is still possible to have three Old Ladies stuck in your lavatory? (They are moths.)Written in an engaging style and illustrated with photographs and stunning colour paintings by Peter Partington, this book reveals, month by month, the extraordinary hidden world of our most familiar garden wildlife. You will never look at your garden neighbours in the same way again.
Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9780713685343
Format Paperback, Other book format or binding 160 pages. 297x210 mm.

Softcover £17.49

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How to Make a Wildlife Garden
Chris Baines

Since its first publication in 1985, this book has established itself as the most authoritative book on wildlife gardening and this completely revised and updated edition incorporates the changes and developments that have since taken place (Wildlife & Countryside )

An essential read for anyone interested in preserving wildlife while creating a truly beautiful green space. (Scottish Sunday Mail )

A great book by Britain's premier wildlife champion (Daily Telegraph )
Best someone has read on subject.
Published 2000 Frances Lincoln; 2nd Revised edition
ISBN 978-0711217119
Softcover, 192 pages. 276 x 212mm.

Softcover £17.49

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RSPB My First Book of Garden Wildlife
Mike Unwin

Captivating illustrations and lively text make this follow-up to the bestselling My First Book of Garden Birds the perfect first introduction to garden animals. Inside, young readers meet twenty common garden animals, birds and insects in a fun question-and-answer format. Try to guess the animal from the clues then turn over the page to discover its name and more facts.

Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9781408104576
Format Hardback, Other printed material format 48 pages. 210x210 mm.

Softcover £8.99

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Mushrooms of Britain & Europe
Andreas Gminder, Tanja Bohning

This indispensable guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and Europe is part of the new Black's Nature Guide series. Over 450 species of mushroom are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the mushroom looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features to aid identification. Clear and concise information is provided, such as the season of the mushroom, whether it is edible and preferred habitat.
Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9781408101568
Format Paperback 256 pages. 192x115 mm.

Softcover £12.49

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Trees of Britain & Europe
Margot Spohn, Roland Spohn

This indispensable guide to the Trees of Britain and Europe is part of the new Black's Nature Guide series. Over 350 species of tree are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. The images not only show you what the tree looks like in its habitat, but also focus in on specific features such as the leaves to aid identification. Clear and concise information is provided, such as when the tree is in flower, the approximate leaf size and preferred habitat.
Published 2008 A & C Black Publishers Ltd
ISBN 9781408101520
Format Paperback 256 pages. 256x115 mm.

Softcover £12.49

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Wild Garlic, Gooseberries ... and me
Dennis Cotter

Dennis Cotter created a considerable stir with Café Paradiso and the award-winning Paradiso Seasons, both books that brought fresh and innovative elements into food writing. Wild Garlic, Gooseberries... and Me is different from the earlier books; this is a winningly written, often very funny collection of anecdotes and tempting to vegetarian recipes. Cotter takes us on a journey which is both an introduction his favourite foods as well as a way of collecting the best possible ingredients -- and as this involves foraging in woods and hedgerows, it's not for those will have no wish to stray further than their kitchens. Want to know how to find the best mushrooms, sloes or wild greens? You'll find Wild Garlic, Gooseberries... and Me a highly useful guide.

There are four themed chapters: It's a Green Thing, Wild Pickings, Nature and Nurture and Growing in the Dark; in these different sections, there are many delightful stories about the author's favourite vegetables (which turn out to have more individual character than one might expect) and valuable info regarding their preparation. Of course, it is the recipes which lie at the heart of a book like this, and those here are cherishable, from straightforward salads and soups up to more ambitious main courses and refreshing deserts. Complementing the recipes is the quirky text (the latter, of course, the speciality of the author); Cotter is the owner of the much-acclaimed Paradiso restaurant in Cork, celebrated for its use of local produce; the illustrations include striking images of the food and the locales featured within these pages. Whatever your attitude to vegetarian cooking may be, it's possible it will be changed by this book. --Barry Forshaw

Published 2007 Collins
ISBN 978-0007251971
Format Hardback, 320 pages. 241 x 157 mm.

Hardback £25

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