Botany (Britain & Europe)

by David Moore / Geoff Robson / Tony Trinci

Unique system biology approach helps the reader to appreciate fungi as critical components of wider ecosystems. Companion CD features a hyperlinked version of the book, the fully intergrated World of Cyberfungi website and the neighbour-sensing interactive fungal growth simulator program. Colour photographs, b/w photographs and illustrations, tables, 627pp. 2011

by David Moore / Geoff Robson / Tony Trinci

The unique system biology approach helps the reader to appreciate fungi as critical components of wider ecosystems. Companion CD features a hyperlinked version of the book, the fully intergrated World of Cyberfungi website and the neighbour-Sensing interactive fungal growth simulator program. colour photographs, b/w photographs and illustrations, tables, 627pp. 2011

by John Akeroyd / Robbie Murphy

Provides common, scientific and irish names of 162 wild flowers. Clear simple descriptions, including size, colour and habitat, and introduction to each wild flower family, highlighting important features. Colour photographs, 208pp. 2008

by Roy Maycock / Aaron Woods

Arranged alphabetically by scientific names, mostly following Stace (1997). Taxa below subspecies level are not included. Where possible common names appear in second column. Information in third column varies but gives some indication of national and/or local significance of taxon, its status within the county and its distribution. Map, 44pp. 2005

by Ansgar Hoppe

This practical book will help you make a quick, reliable identification of 500 plants, with concise descriptions and illustrations for individual plants to enable differentiation from similar species. Flowers can be identified quickly from colour and shape. The notable characters of each plant are clearly highlighted. Colour photographs, line drawings, 192pp. 2013

by Frank S Dobson

This guide contains colour photographs and illustrated keys. These keys use only characters that are visible in the field by eye or under a x10 hand lens. This combination enables the user to identify over 500 species of lichen to be found on the coast and seashore. Also 3 supplementary keys to lichens on limestone, concrete and mortar, lichens on sawn wood and lichens on soil, mosses and plant debris. 100pp. Ringbound. 2009

by Frank S Dobson

Contains illustrated keys to enable the identification of most of the lichens which are likely to be found on gravestones, the church, wooden structures such as fences and benches, and the most common species which occur on soil and mosses. Colour photographs and b/w illustrations, 38pp. Ringbound. 3rd edition 2009

by Geoffrey Halliday

This comprehensive book is the result of the Flora of Cumbria Recording Survey started and organised by the author in 1974. The area covered includes the vice counties of Westmorland with Furness, Cumberland and parts of North-west Yorkshire and North Lancashire. The early chapters include geology and scenery, climate, a botanical tour of Cumbria, vegetation, the history of botanising in the region, conservation and the changing flora. These are followed by the systematic accounts and appendices. Colour photographs and distribution maps, 611pp. 1997

by Geoffrey Halliday

This comprehensive book is the result of the Flora of Cumbria Recording Survey started and organised by the author in 1974. The area covered includes the vice counties of Westmorland with Furness, Cumberland and parts of North-west Yorkshire and North Lancashire. The early chapters include geology and scenery, climate, a botanical tour of Cumbria, vegetation, the history of botanising in the region, conservation and the changing flora. These are followed by the systematic accounts and appendices. Colour photographs and distribution maps, 611pp. 1997

by Pat Parkier

This is a comprehensive plant list for 84 sites in the parish of Weston Lullingfields. Covers natural history and the various habitats of the area with maps and b/w illustrations. 86pp. 2001

by Peter Creed

Concentrates on the fungi most likely to be found in the area (about 230 species), and describes their most distinctive features - size, shape, colour, texture and even smell. Succinct text notes provide key characteristics and information on edibility. Colour photographs. 72pp. 2009

by Gill Crane

illustrated by Carol Roberts / Mike Langman / Chris Shields

An identification guide to the plants, birds, mammals and invertebrates that live in the British hedgerow. 2009