Description
A complete photoguide to all the wild flowers of Britain to accompany the bestselling Complete British WIldlife.
With over 1,000 main entries covering wildflowers, shrubs, aquatic plants, grasses, sedges and rushes Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers is a definitive photographic reference guide for flower enthusiasts.
Helpful information about habitats of wild flowers and useful tips to aid identification are included along with a botanical hotspots section detailing 100 rarer species. Comparison pages show different leaf shapes and flower clusters to enable quick and easy navigation to the right section of the book to make your identification. Detailed information on which places to visit in Britain particularly rich in flower species are also included, along with individual maps showing where each species can be found.
This is the essential photographic field guide of the best wild flowers Britain has to offer.
About the Author
Paul Sterry is author of Complete British Wildlife, which has sold over half a million copies, as well as numerous other titles in the successful Collins Complete Photoguide series, including Complete British Birds and Complete British Wild Flowers. He owns the photo library Nature Photographers.
Reviews
'Packs in lots of well-chosen detail in compact form'
British Wildlife Magazine
'An ideal first flower guide'
Kew magazine
Book Information
ISBN 9780007236848
Author Paul Sterry
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 570g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 135mm * 19mm