A GUIDE TO FINDING® wildlife series in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire. A series of attractive and easy-to-use guides, comprehensively illustrated with full colour photographs throughout, help you identify species you are likely to see. Set covers bees, mosses, orchids, hoverflies, butterflies and day-flying moths and wild food. Perfect for the beginner.
A Guide to Finding Bees in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - The pocket guide describes over 70 of these fascinating insects found in Berks, Bucks and Oxon. Includes bumblebees and honeybees as well as the less familiar solitary bees. Many are found in gardens, where they are useful pollinators, whilst others prefer woodlands, grasslands and sandy habitats. Each species is described using non-technical language making this easy-to-use book is perfect for the beginner, with over 140 high-quality colour photographs.
A guide to Finding Orchids in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - The counties of Berks, Bucks and Oxon are home to 36 species of orchid (including some of Britain's rarest species) – more than any other area of Britain – what better place to start looking? The book features a full description of each species, including flowering times and best places to look, with over 80 superb full-colour photographs. Each species is beautifully photographed, while the text provides key characteristics and habitat information. The pocket guides describe over 70 of these fascinating insects found in Berks, Bucks and Oxon. Includes bumblebees and honeybees as well as the less familiar solitary bees. Many are found in gardens, where they are useful pollinators, whilst others prefer woodlands, grasslands and sandy habitats. Each species is described using non-technical language making this easy-to-use book is perfect for the beginner, with over 140 high-quality colour photographs.
A Guide to Finding Wild Food in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - Foraging for wild food not only adds to the enjoyment of a walk-through woods and fields, or along a riverbank, it is a wonderful way to savour the seasons. It can be a solitary journey of discovery, or a communal activity with family and friends. Wild food is also part of our wild heritage. Many of the plants mentioned in this guide have been used by our ancestors for hundreds of years, either as valuable food or medicinally, and often have a fascinating folklore associated with them. The three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire are home to many of the most common and flavoursome wild foods that can be found throughout the year. This Guide helps to identify 35 species. Each entry is beautifully photographed, while the text provides key characteristics and habitat information.
A Guide to Finding Mosses in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - The attractively designed pocket guide describes over 200 species of mosses and liverworts that you are likely to find in Berks, Bucks and Oxon. From balloons and bristles to pincushions and plaits, there's an intriguing world of tiny plants waiting to be discovered. This pocket guide to mosses and liverworts found in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire helps you to identify many of the fascinating micro-plants that grow in towns, parks, woodland and nature reserves. This guide focuses on the species most likely to be found by the beginner, but it also includes striking, rarer examples from the local area. Covering over 200 species and fully illustrated with beautiful photographs throughout, it includes easy-to-follow descriptions, ideal for those wanting to find out more about the micro world all around them. Information on key habitats and the best places to look, is also provided.
A Guide to Finding Hoverflies in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - The pocket guide describes over 70 of these fascinating insects found in Berks, Bucks and Oxon. These superb mimics may be mistaken for bumblebees, honeybees and wasps. Many are found in gardens, where they are useful pollinators, whilst others prefer woodlands or wetlands. Each species is described using non-technical language making this easy-to-use book is perfect for the beginner, with over 140 high-quality colour photographs.
A Guide to Finding Butterflies & Day-flying Moths in Berks, Bucks and Oxon - The pocket guide describes all 45 species of butterfly found in Berks, Bucks and Oxon, together with many of the day-flying moths that you may encounter, from the familiar burnet moths to the not so common yellow belle. Both groups are described using non-technical language throughout; this easy-to-use book is perfect for the beginner with over 140 high-quality colour photographs.
