Bibliography

Title	Author	ISBN Number	Review
A Comprehensive Guide to the Insects of Britain and ...	Paul D Brock	978-1-874357-59-2	An astonishing amount of species and information in one relatively small book
A Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Britain ...	S Lake/D Liley/R Still/ et al	978-0-691-15855-6	A new book in 2014 and how I wish I had had this book many years ago! Brilliant.
Britains Day-flying Moths	David Newlan Robert Still Andy Swash	978-0-691-15832-7	A field guide to the day-flying moths of Britain and Ireland
Britains Dragonflies	Dave Smallshire Andy Swash	978-1-903657-29-4	A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Britain and Ireland
Britains Hoverflies	Stuart Ball/Roger Morris	978-0-691-15659-0	Billed as an introduction but this has everything the general naturalist would want to know about hoverflies.
Britains Plant Galls	Michael Chinnery	978-1903657-43-0	A photographic guide to plant galls and deformities
Britains Reptiles and Amphibians	Howard Inns	978-190365725-6	A field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Britain
British Butterflies	Robert Gooden	0-7153-759406	Been in my collection now for many years but still used regularly!
British Hoverflies	Alan Stubbs/Steven Falk	0-9502891-3-2	Thirty years old and still a key reference for me on hoverflies
British Mosses and Liverworts	E V Watson	0-521-28536-4	The definitive reference book on this subject - not a field guide!
British Trees in Colour	Cyril Hart/Charles Raymond	Unknown	First published in 1973 this excellent book on trees may no longer be available but I find it an essential reference
Collins Fungi Guide	Stepahn Buczacki/Chris Shields/ et a	978-0-00-724290	Has to be the most complete and usable guide to this difficult group
Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Britain and ...	Hans Martin-Jahns	0-00-219254-3	Small book packed with information; possibly too much to make it really useful
Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe	Michael Chinnery	0-00-219137-7	First published in 1986 and still available the accepted standard field to guide the insects you are most likely to encounter
Colour Identification Guide to Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns	Francis Rose	0-670-80688-9	Been in my collection a while but still my first point of reference for grasses and related species.
Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles	Bernard Skinner	0-670-80354-5	Another old favourite and well worn book in my collection; where would I be without it?
Discover Dorset Woodlands	Anne Horsfall	1-904349-11-0	An insight in to the woodlands of Dorset and their natural history
Dorset: a Naturalists County	Nigel Webb	978-1-904-34993-8	Published to celebrate 50 years of the Dorset Wildlife Trust, a history of natural history in Dorset!
Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain	Bob Gibbons	0-600-35841-0	0-600-35841-0
Field Guide to Caterpillars of Butterflies and Moths	D J Carter/B Hargreaves	0-00-219080-x	Uses food plants as the primary key to identification. Sometimes useful but not great.
Field Guide to Nests, Eggs and Nestlings ...	Colin Harrison	0-00-219249-7	Not a book I use often but indispensible.
Field Guide to Spiders of Britain & ...	Michael J Roberts	978-0-00-219981-0	Even if you do not like spiders you would have to admire this book
Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain	Mike Edwards/Martin Jenner	0-9549713-0-2	A small but excellent guide to bumblebees
Grasses Ferns Mosses and Lichens of Great Britain ...	Roger Phillips	0-330-25959-8	A photographic guide to the common species of 'non-flowering' plants of Brtain
Grasshoppers, Bush-crickets and allies of Dorset	Bryan Edwards	978-0-9511394-6-2	A must have if your are interested in the insects of Dorset
Lichen: an Illustrated Guide	Frank Dobson	0-85546-210-8	A guide, maybe, but this is such a technical subject it cannot be made simple
Moths of Great Britain	Sean Clancey	9-788799-351244	A comprehensive photographic guide to macro-moths.
Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain ...	Roger Phillips	0-330-26441-9	A photographic guide to the more common fungi
Observer book of Pond Life	John Clegg	0-7232-338-1	A guide to anything and everything likely to be living in a pond!
Plants and Habitats	Ben Averis	978-0-9576081-0-8	An excellent alternatiuve approach to plant identification by habitat type.
Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain	Richard Lewington	0-9531399-1-3	A small but comprehensive guide to our butterflies
Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects	Peter C Barnard	978-1-4443-3256-8	The definitive reference on insects in Britain with infiormation on an amazing number of insect families (note: not species level, that would be an impossible task in one book!)
RSPB Handbook of British Birds	Peter Holden/Tim Cleeves	978-0-7136-7560-5	A super guide to keep handy. I have used it on many field trips to help others to identify birds seen
RSPB Handbook of Garden Widlife	Peter Holden/Geoffrey Abbott	978-0-7136-8860-3	A comprehensive guide to wildlife likely to be found in gardens
RSPB Handbook of the Seashore	Maya Plass	9-781408-178362	A excellent handy guide to the plants and animals of the coastal habitats
Shorter Wild Flower Walks in Dorset	Peter & Margaret Cramb	978-0-9537746-3-0	An excellent guide ten short (two to three miles) walks in Dorset where wild flowers thrive. Each walk has detailed route instructions, a list of flowers that might be seen together with other informative text and illustrations/photographs. A great help to me in my flower hunting!
The Birdlife of Britain	Peter Hayman/Philip Burton	Unknown	Although published in 1978 this book is still my 'bible' when it come to identifying birds in Dorset, I have never found better.
The Easy Way to Tree Recognition	John Kilbracken	0-86272-398-1	A step by step key to identifying trees
The Fern Guide	James Merryweather	978-1-85153-228-5	The only way to make any real progress with identifying ferns!
The Hymenoptera	Ian Gauld/Barry Bolton	0-19-858521-7	A detailed insight in to the natural history of bees, wasps and ants
The Illustrated Flora of Britain ...	M Blamey/C Grey-Wilson	0-340-40170-2	Published in 1989, has there ever been a better guide to flora than this? My flower 'bible'
The Natural History of Dorset	Various	1-874336-40-7	Published in 1997, the essential guide to Dorset and its wildlife
The Special Flowers of the Isle of Purbeck	Ted Pratt	978-0-9567791-0-6	Information about some of the rarer flowers found on the Isle of Purbeck
The Wild Flower Key	Francis Rose	0-7232-2419-6	Had my copy for over 30 years and I still use it regularly!
The Wild Flowers of the Isle of Purbeck	Ted Pratt	955392845	A truly amazing book listing the complete flora of the Isle of Purbeck with detailed instructions on where to find them. Indispensible!
Wild Flower Walks in Dorset	Peter & Margaret Cramb	0-9537746-2-7	Guide to eight longer walks in Dorset where wild flowers thrive
Wild Flowers in Colour	Marjorie Blamey	0-7136-7237-4	A very useful back-up field guide when all you have to go on is the flowers colour!
Wild Flowers of Britain	Roger Phillips	Unknown	A photographic guide to the wild flowers of Britain
Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland	Marjorie Blamey/Richard Fitter/et al	978-1-4081-7950-5	Has to be the definitive guide to our flora - updated edition
Wildlife of the Jurassic Coast	Bryan Edwards	978-0954484538	An attractive little guide to the Jurassic coast and some of the more interested flowers and insects to be found