Specialist groups Some plants can be pretty difficult to pin down their identification and a specialist book can prove useful. For many groups there are few choices and the ones […]
Raptors When I used to go regular ‘Birding’ in the 1980s and 90s, there were few specialist guides generally available on one of the most exciting groups of birds to […]
Three Points of the Compass had just a couple of hours over this weekend to put up the newly purchased Z Packs Duplex tent. As number one daughter was […]
Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside An Illustrated Guide by Geoffrey R. Sharpe Wander the paths and tracks of this crowded country for any length of time and you will […]
‘Fossils’ series by the British Museum (Natural History) These three handbooks were issued by the (then) British Museum (Natural History) in the 1960s in response to calls for inexpensive, simple […]
Wild Flower Keys A week ago, I had pulled a photographic guide to flora off my bookshelf to share with you. However for those who want to take step into […]
Helm identification guides Sadly, I only own a (very large) handful of the wonderful Helm Identification Guides. They are pretty pricey and due to my having another set of books, […]
The Early English Barn & The Kent Oasthouse by Charles A. Mcardell “When considering the medieval tithe barn or the monastic grange barn the grandeur of the structure, their sheer […]
Lakeland Rocks and Landscape. A Field Guide by The Cumberland Geological Society “To know how the landscape has been formed geologically adds another dimension to our appreciation of the fells” […]
Naturalists’ Handbooks The Naturalists’ Handbooks series are specifically aimed at anyone interested in natural history, that lack specialised training in the subject. I used to have a few more in […]
Wild Flowers of Britain by Roger Phillips “Seven years ago when my son Sam was five I felt that growing up in London he was missing the dirt and damp […]
Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East by Lars Jonsson Birds of Europe, or ‘Jonsson’ as we used to simply call it, was simply the best one […]
Three Points of the Compass seldom carries any book, beyond a journal, when hiking. Instead I keep a small library at home; to be dipped into on a whim, or […]
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