Anne has created 50 plates depicting the ten different habitats and 221 species encountered on this journey - all of them sit within readily identifiable and sometimes iconic Orkney locations. Daisies, dandelions and thistles are not as hard to identify as they look at first – even the yellow ones!

You can unsubscribe at any time and we promise not to pass on your details to anyone else (see privacy notice). Featuring 40 of the most beautiful flowers from around the world, including the common wildflowers we know and love, as well as the rare and interesting.Wonderful Wildflowers of Wales includes a useful chart which helps you instantly identify wildflowers by their colour so you can quickly find the correct information in the book. Climate change, habitat destruction and declining pollinator populations mean that the future for plant life looks bleaker than ever before. Revised and expanded edition of this essential guide with full keys to more than 1600 wild plants found in Britain and Ireland. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites with Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. a masterpiece of clarity and conciseness, homing in on diagnostic floral and vegetative detail gleaned from years out in the field.

Along with a description and coloured illustration, you can discover the plant’s Latin and Gaelic name. Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria. Goods will normally be received within 10 days, but please allow up to 30 days in case we are exceptionally busy or if there are other circumstances beyond our control. It features nearly 500 photographs and over 1000 species and demonstrates the importance of the relationship between nature and humans.Tim Dean and Anne Bignall both live in Orkney and have devoted the last five years to compiling The Orkney Book of Wildflowers. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. e. whilst out and about, seeing a flower or plant that I have seen in this book and never seen in the wild!

I wasn't sure how I'd go about identifying anything short of leafing through everything page by page until something looked "right". Pagination viii, 197pp, viii, 197pp, viii, 199pp, viii, 200pp, viii, 200pp, 2pp index, viii, 200pp, viii, 204pp. Please take time to read our Privacy Policy which explains what data we collect and why, how we use it and other information relevant to the privacy of your data. Even if you don't care a jot for wild flowers, you should read it to find out how much you're missing out on - before it is too late.

Being able to identify Britain's wildflowers adds a deeply satisfying element to any time spent in the great outdoors. Irish Examiner * 'He provides fascinating information about the history, folklore and ecology of the plants he encounters. Spectator * 'The book is bursting with thought-provoking snippets, such as how plants got their names and how we have used them.

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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If you’re new to the wildflower identification scene, check out our beginner’s guide to native British wildflowers. We’ve rounded up the best wildflower identification books so you can learn more about the beautiful and intriguing wildflowers you come across when you’re exploring the British countryside. A unique and colourful journey through ten flower-rich habitats from sea level to the summit of Ward Hill on Hoy. Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report.