Bibliography
Title | Author | ISBN Number | Review |
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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 |