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Wild Trees

When Steve Sillett was 19
years old, he
free-climbed - with no
safety equipment and no
training - one of the
tallest trees on earth,
in the redwood forests of
Prairie Creek,
California. 30 storeys
above the ground he
glimpsed an undiscovered
ecosystem, and his
passion for that world
would transform the rest
of his life.

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Collins Complete Guide To
British Trees By Paul Sterry

Includes all native and
common naturalised
species, plus many other
ornamental trees and
their cultivars. Over 1,
600 photographs of
leaves, fruit, twigs
and bark help you
identify trees with ease,
even in winter. Includes
features on the biology
and ecology of trees,
the history of woodland
management, and
conservation. Over 150
maps show you where to
find the native and
widely naturalised
species.

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Field Guide To Edible
Mushrooms Of Britain And
Europe

The fields, woods and
gardens of Britain and
Europe are home to a wide
range of edible
mushrooms, a number of
which are not simply good
but truly excellent to
eat. This guide to
collecting edible wild
fungi species across
Britain and Europe covers
over 70

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Flower Hunters

The flower hunters were
intrepid explorers -
remarkable, eccentric
men and women who scoured
the world in search of
extraordinary plants,
and helped establish the
new science of botany.
This book not only brings
their adventures to life,
but also describes the
lasting impact of their
discoveries both on
science and on our
gardens.

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Naturalist's Guide To The Wild
Flowers Of Britain And
Northern Europe

An entry-level
photographic
identification guide to
the commoner birds of
Britain and Northern
Europe. It features 280
species that the amateur
naturalist might expect
to see in the field or
garden. It also covers
geography, climate,
habits, taxonomy and
nomenclature, bird
topography, and the best
places to watch birds.

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Mushrooms

A guide to mushrooms. It
lets you discover over
500 species of mushrooms
in the wild, from the
False Oyster to the Green
Stain. It features 2, 300
photos, annotations and
descriptions, which help
you to identify different
species. It covers
different types of
habitats favoured by each
mushroom variety and
species. It is suitable
for nature lovers.

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Collins Complete Guide To
British Wild Flowers

This book features over
1, 100 species of wild
flower, including
aquatic plants, grasses,
sedges and rushes. Over
1, 600 detailed
photographs enable you to
identify the plants with
ease. With a section on
'botanic hotspots'
includes more than 100
rarer species and
individual maps show you
where to find each
flower.

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Mushrooms And Other Fungi

Part of a series of
identification guides
that are designed to help
you learn to spot and
distinguish between
different varieties and
species of animals and
plants. This title
features over 100 of the
familiar species of
European mushroom and
fungi with information on
identifying features,
habitat and distribution,
and lookalikes.

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Fungi

Discover over 450
varieties of fungi found
in Britain and Northwest
Europe. From the familiar
toadstools with cap and
stem to stranger fungal
forms with spines, tubes
or wrinkles, this
edition helps you
discover over 450
varieties of fungi. It
also features Maps that
show you what fungi
species to find where.

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Wild Flowers By Colour

By organising the species
by their colour group
first (and by family
within that colour
group), this guide
enables those less
familiar with flower
taxonomy to quickly and
easily find what they are
looking for - a great
improvement on the
often-frustrating
business of trawling
through a
conventionally-organised
guide.

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Illustrated Encyclopaedia Of
Wild Flowers And Flora Of The
World

Offers a collection of
over 1730 wild flowers
and flora, including
rare and endangered
species. This title
features wild flowers,
trees, shrubs, herbs,
heathers, grasses,
rushes, sedges, cacti,
carnivorous plants,
aquatic plants, weeds
and parasites. It i

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Perfumier And The Stinkhorn

Contains inspiring
meditations through the
author's rich store of
memories. This title
includes short essays
that attempts to marry a
Romantic's view of the
natural world with that
of the meticulous
observations of the
scientist. From birdsong
to poetry, from
Petri-dish to microscope,
it combines meandering
thoughts and intimate
memories.

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Wild Flowers

Helps you discover over
450 species of wild
flowers found in Britain
and Northwest Europe.
From orchids to cowslips,
this title features over
450 species of wild
flowers, arranged by
colour and family. It
also includes in-situ
photographs and notes
covering anatomy that can
enable you to identify
them in the field quickly
and accurately.

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Philip's Guide To Wild Flowers
Of Britain And Northern Europe

Offers an introduction to
wild flowers, with text
and artwork on structure,
reproduction, life
cycles, and information
on how to approach
finding and identifying
wild flowers in the
field. This work uses
basic anatomical
characteristics to aid
identification of
individual plants or
family groups of plants.

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The Wildflowers Of Britain And
Ireland By Charles Coates,
Nature Book

This book offers a
completely new quick and
easy way to identify
almost any wildflower you
may come across in
Britain or Ireland. It is
unique in the simplicity
of its method of
identification, using
the colour and shape of
the flower and the
characteristics of the
leaf, and has been
extensively researched to
offer a greater
collection of wildflower
particulars than ever
before published in one
portable volume. 563
species are illustrated,
grouped according to
characteristics, with
notes to distinguish
between them - including
keys to size, and place
and time of flowering -
as well as additional
material on superstition
and folklore, and
medicinal, culinary and
other uses. This book has
384 pages and is 21.7cm x
10.6cm x 2.5cm

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Wildflowers Of The San Gabriel
Mountains

California's San Gabriel
Mountains contains more
than 600 flowering
plants. This guide help
you successfully identify
the blooms with vibrant
colour photographs
capturing both the plant
in its full glory and the
intricacies of each
blossom. It also includes
detailed descriptions
that share each flower's
historical and
contemporary uses.

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Trees Of The American
Southwest

For wilderness travellers
and backyard naturalists
alike, the sheer number
and variety of North
American trees can make
identification a daunting
task. Ingeniously
organised to allow for
easy reference, each
book in the series offers
coverage of a given
region of the United
States and includes
detailed and accurate
illustrations of each
species.

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Dk The Royal Horticultural
Society Encyclopedia Of Plants
& Flowers

In this updated edition
of the best selling
classic guide you can
find the perfect plants
for your garden with this
lavishly illustrated
catalogue of more than 8,
000, including over 1,
000 new, species and
varieties, including
specialist advice on
cultivation. Includes an
inspiring new
introduction on how to
create a garden, with
guidance on planning,
choosing, and planting.
With expert selections
for every type of plant,
from trees and shrubs to
water plants and exotics,
with additional features
on the most popular
plants in each category.

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Woodbook

Originally published in
14 volumes, American
Woods is a work that has
set the standard for the
study of trees and wood.
This work reproduces the
specimen pages from the
original volumes. For
each tree, three
different cross-section
cuts of wood are
represented,
demonstrating the
particular
characteristics of the
grain.

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£19.49

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