Orchids of Britain and Ireland - 1413uS/cm conductivity buffer solution in 25 x 20ml sachets. Supplied premixed for guaranteed accuracy and quality.

Britain's Dragonflies - Britain's Wildlife Series This is the only comprehensive photographic guide to the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland now in print, covering the 57 recorded species and 10 potential vagrants. In full colour, with 55 stunning plates depicting males, females, immatures and other forms, produced using the latest digital image technology. The text covers the key identification features of each species, and includes information on status, distribution, behaviour, habitat preferences, and population and conservation. Additional illustrated sections summarise the key identification features of adults and larvae. Colour distribution map for each species.

Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland - This book describes and illustrates all of Britain's 38 resident and 9 migrant species. The illustrations show both males and females with diagnostic features such as segment markings or head patterns. Detailed accounts cover the status, conservation, ecology, behaviour of each species, as well as a comprehensive description of its characteristics, flight season and distribution map.

Colour Identification Guide to the Caterpillars of the British Isles - This book illustrates over 850 different species, all photographed in natural situations upon the relevant foodplants, including many varieties indigenous to continental Europe, and many never before illustrated.

Larvae of the British Butterflies and Moths, Vol I, CD-ROM - This out-of-print volume was originally published in 1885 and is faithfully reproduced here in Adobe PDF format on CD. William Buckler's 9 volumes on the larvae of the butterflies and moths represented a monumental feat of artistry. The author was an artist and miniaturist who was also an entomologist. He observed and studied larvae over 30 years. Some nomenclature has changed, but species and life-cycle descriptions and the 17 plates of hand-coloured illustrations remain invaluable, although they are rarely seen. Volume 1 - Butterflies is reissued here on CD for Windows PCs and Macs, with fully searchable text and hyperlinks for ease of navigation. The quality of reproduction of illustrations and text is excellent. The book is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format (free Reader software included), allowing high-quality printing of the text and plates.

A Guide to Moth Traps and Their Use - All you need to know about lamps, the design of light traps and their use in the field.

Moths - New Naturalist Series A comprehensive account of the diverse natural history of moths, examining all aspects from their life histories to their role as pests to humans, covering moth reproduction, feeding, evolution, habitats and conservation. Debunking the myths surrounding the moth, the author examines the behaviour, colouration and mimicry of these masters of disguise.

Larval Foodplants of Butterflies of GB & Ireland - A comprehensive compilation of the known foodplants of our native and imigrant butterflies. Also including 'How to Encourage Butterflies to Live in Your Garden' by Peter Cribb.

A Guide to the Dragonflies of Great Britain - A comprehensive guide, extensively illustrated in colour. The species are organised by family, with description of each species' physical characteristics, behaviour and preferred habitat, and a distribution map for each. Plus quick reference guide to identification, including habitat and flight period.

The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies - Natural wetlands in Ireland in the form of lakes, fens and bogs provide habitats for odonates - the dragonflies and damselflies considered by many to be the most attractive of all insects. In this substantial study of the Irish Odonata, the authors combine their knowledge and research based on twenty years of field study with new information from an extensive 4-year study carried out by the DragonflyIreland Project. This book covers all aspects of dragonfly biology and ecology and the history of dragonfly study in Ireland. Comprehensivee accounts of all the resident and migrant species are accompanied by colour distribution maps and an in-depth description of the major odonate habitats, and a gallery section illustrating and describing over 50 sites in detail. Fieldcraft, conservation, where to watch odonates and photography are also covered. The informative text is written for the keen naturalist, biologist and those wishing to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of these magnificent wetland insects. Illustrated throughout with over 300 outstanding colour photographs of habitats, larvae and adults of all the resident and migrant species found in Ireland.

Reptiles and Amphibians: Expedition Field Techniques - This book describes methods for locating, capturing and handling reptiles and amphibians in the field.

Herpetofauna Workers' Manual - A comprehensive manual covering all aspects of reptile and amphibian conservation and management, with chapters on surveying, field recognition of animals, threats to conservation status, habitat management, law, site assessment, species translocation and herpetofauna groups.

Frogs and Toads - An excellent guide with informative, amusing text and entertaining illustrations covering all aspects of the behaviour and ecology of frogs and toads. In much of Britain frogs and toads are already rare because of the loss of ponds and hedgerows, and this book also includes conservation information and practical advice on pond-building suitable for frogs and toads.

Snakes - An excellent introduction to snakes around the world, including burrowing snakes, sunbeam snakes with their iridescent scales, boas, pythons, file snakes, asps, rat snakes, tree snakes, water snakes, cobras, sea snakes, adders, vipers and many others. The natural history and biology of snakes is supplemented with further information on habitat, conservation status and unusual behaviour. The author highlights the variety and complexity of this group of animals that includes almost 3000 species, and presents the case for snakes as a valuable and ecologically important group. Illustrated with stunning colour photographs throughout. An accessible and informative introduction to these fascinating creatures.

Newts - Shire Natural History Series This excellent short guide provides a backgound to the ecology and behaviour of the three British species of newt.

Lizards - Shire Natural History Series This excellent short guide gives details of the ecology, interrelationships and life histories of all five species of lizard in the British Isles.

The Adder - Shire Natural History Series This excellent short guide provides a concise account of the natural history and ecology of the adder, giving details of the sort of places likely to be inhabited by adders and describing precisely how, where and when to look for them.

Garden Birds of Britain and Europe - Collins Nature Guides A full-colour photographic pocket guide to over 100 of the most widespread birds in Europe. Each bird is illustrated with a clear colour photograph taken in the natural habitat. Photographs showing male, female and juvenile plumage, and nests and eggs, are also included for most species, with over 275 photographs in all. Straightforward descriptions of each species include identification, distribution, description of the birds' voice, typical habitat, breeding habits, typical diet, and other characteristics.

Planisphere - This simple but cleverly designed disc has been helping countless star-gazers to track the stars. Turn the oval panel to the required date and time to reveal the whole sky visible from your location. The map shows stars down to magnitude 4, plus several deep sky objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy and the Orion Nebula. This particular model is designed for 51.5° North - for use anywhere in the British Isles, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada. Inside the pack are step by step instructions on how to use the planisphere, how to locate planets and how to work out the time of sunrise or sunset for any day of the year. A brief guide to stargazing introduces the novice astronomer to the principal celestial objects visible at different times of the year. The movement of the stars is also explained.

Stargazer - The Philip's Stargazer pack contains three essential items to get you started on the fascinating hobby of astronomy. This bestselling pack is recommended by Astronomy and Space magazine. Star Chart The star chart illustrates the stars and constellations in three superb colour maps: the northern and southern hemispheres and the equatorial region. All stars visible to the naked eye are shown together with fainter star clusters and nebulae for observers using binoculars or small telescopes. Planisphere A simple but effective disc to track the stars. Turn the oval panel to the required date and time to reveal the whole sky visible from your location. The map shows stars down to magnitude 4, plus several deep sky objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy and the Orion Nebula. This planisphere is designed for 51.5° North - use anywhere in the British Isles, Northern Europe, Northern USA and Canada. Guide to the Northern Constellations A beginner's booklet guide to the major stars and constellations visible with the naked eye in the northern hemisphere. Illustrated with simple maps to guide the reader around the night sky for each season. Contains additional facts about the solar system, comets, meteors and the universe.

Field Guide to Orchids of Britain and Europe - Superbly illustrated, comprehensive identification guide to the orchids of Britain and Europe. The orchid is one of the largest plant groups and one of the most highly developed, with over 30,000 species worldwide. By contrast Europe has approximately 250 species of orchid which, together with subspecies, are brought together in this volume for the first time. This guide describes and illustrates every European species and subspecies of orchid. Excellent colour photographs are supplemented by line drawings showing finer details and distribution maps of the rarer species. 526 colour photographs show each species in its surroundings and in close-up. Each species' photographs are accompanied by a description of its characteristics, habitat requirements, flowering period and distribution. Species are grouped by genera. There is also a simple key to identification of all species, and special keys for difficult groups. This guide covers the whole of Europe, including the few northern species, and the Middle East, North Africa and the Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores. An ideal work of reference and interest for anyone travelling in the Mediterranean area.

FSC Key to Plants Common on Moorlands - An illustrated key to the plants likely to be found on bog, wet heath, dry heath and woodland habitats. The key uses non-flowering parts of the plant and should be applicable at most times of the year. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

FSC Key to Grasses - An illustrated identification guide to grasses commonly found in meadows, woodland, riverbank, waste ground and roadside areas, with character descriptions and lateral key. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

FSC Guide to Grassland Plants I - A comprehensive key to most common plants of grasslands, based on leaf characteristics so the plants can be identified even when not in bloom. Plus colour illustrations of the plants in flower. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

Grassland Plants 2 - This key includes plants commonly found on lowland chalk and limestone grassland. It is based on leaf characters so that plants can be identified when not in flower. This 12-page chart is beatifully illustrated with 63 colour images and black and white drawings of a further 15 species.

FSC Describing Flowers - A guide to the structure of flowers and their identification features, describing the basic structure of the plant and the terms most commonly used in identification. Particularly useful when used alongside an identification key. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

FSC Guide to Woodland Plants - A key to plants common in woodland, based on leaf characteristics so the plants can be identified when not in flower. With illustrations of the plants grouped by flower colour. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

FSC Tree Name Trail - A simple identification key to common trees in the form of a question and answer flow chart, with illustrated details of leaves, twigs, cones, flowers and fruit, and descriptions of bark, likely habitats and uses of each wood. One of a series of simple laminated fold-out charts are ideal for identification of different species found in the British Isles. Suitable for a wide age range, packed with information, easy to use and great value.

British Plant Communities, full set of 5 volumes - An option is available for a PC computer interface in the form of a dongle connected to a spare serial port, and appropriate software running on the computer can be used to upload for screen display and file storage. The screen display gives period and ppm readings. The data files can be processed as spreadsheets or custom programs can be written.

An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation - The first comprehensive single book on plant communities in the British uplands, this guide provides concise descriptions of all currently recognised British upland vegetation types, with accurate botanical detail and also an indication of what the vegetation looks like, where it occurs, and how it can be distinguished from related types. Using the NVC as a framework, this book brings together upland NVC types in a single volume. Illustrated with line drawings, diagrams, some colour photographs and distribution maps.

National Vegetation Classification: Field Guide to Woodland - A useful guide for use in the field, bringing together information from the woodland section of the NVC and further information from JNCC to assist in its use. There are 18 main woodland types with a total of 73 sub-communties in Britain. This book provides a key, descriptions of the different woodland plant communities, and distribution maps for the main woodland types.

National Vegetation Classification: Field Guide to Mires and Heaths - An interpretative publication designed to support users of the NVC, providing further guidance on practical aspects of the NVC. It provides summary descriptions of the 38 mire and 22 heath communities found in Britain, with dendrogram keys.

Summary Descriptions of National Vegetation Classification: Grassland and Montane Communities - These summary descriptions are derived from the third volume of British Plant Communties, covering mesotrophic, calcicolous and calcifugous grassland communities, their composition, structure and distribution, and the relationship between the communities described within the National Vegetation Classification. The summary descriptions provided by this book are intended as an aide-memoire to assist surveyors in the field or anyone wishing to familiarise themselves with the overall scheme of classification for mesotrophic grasslands.

British Red Data Books: Mosses and Liverworts - Red Data Books focus attention on the plants and animals most in need of conservation actions. This volume covers bryophytes (mosses, liverworts and hornworts), which are particularly well represented in Britain with over 1000 species recorded. Many species have declined because of environmental changes, and this book brings together knowledge about our threatened bryophyte species, detailing status, description, habitat, and distribution.

Red Data Books of Britain and Ireland: Stoneworts - Red Data Books focus attention on the plants and animals most in need of conservation actions. This volume covers Characeae (stoneworts), which are a class of green algae. A total of 33 species have been recorded in Britain. Stoneworts are remarkable for their complexity of structure and grow completely underwater. They are especially associated with clean water, so many species have suffered badly from water pollution. This book describes the habitats typically colonised by stoneworts, and gives an account of each species. Information on identification, British, Irish, and international distribution, ecology, threats, protection and conversation is included along with line drawings and British distribution maps. Some colour photographs illustrating habitats are also included.

Arable Plants: A Field Guide - Native plants which grow amongst crops have shown a huge decline over the last few decades. This book gives practical recommendations for managing these plants where they still occur. It includes key features for identification, flowering times, germination times and distribution. The species are superbly illustrated with full page photographs of the plants in the field which are accompanied by distribution maps and line drawings of features of particular interest such as seeds or flower detail.

Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland - Botanical Society of the British Isles Handbook No 9. Everyone knows what a dandelion looks like… but how do you tell them apart? This comprehensive guide to the 235 species of Taraxaca found in the British Isles provides identification keys, descriptions of physiological charateristics and typical habitat of each species, black and white silhouettes of herbarium specimens, and distribution maps.

Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland - Botanical Society of the British Isles Handbook No 6. Cruciferae are so named for their 4 petals arranged in a cross and are found throughout the world. They include cresses, mustards, rockets and radishes. This identification guide covers covering the 138 species most likely to be found in growing wild in Britain and Ireland, including all 50 native species. Identification keys are followed by detailed physiological description of each species illustrated with meticulous line drawings, common names, typical habitats and distribution maps.

Grasses - The classic guide to the structure, identification and distribution of grasses in the British Isles. Illustrated with black and white line drawings.

Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe - This field guide describes 590 species with information about habitats and distribution including maps. There are full colour illustrations of more than 350 of the species, comprehensive keys to all genera and species and to non-flowering grasses, and a glossary of technical terms and plant structures.

Colour Identification Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of the British Isles and North Western Europe - This comprehensive and beautiful work provides amateurs and professionals alike with an account of all the native and naturalised species of grasses, sedges, rushes and ferns. Over 420 species are described, with 350 magnificently illustrated in colour.

Sedges of the British Isles - Botanical Society of the British Isles Handbook No 1 A comprehensive identification guide to Carex (sedges) found in Britain, with identification key, common names, detailed physiological description of each species, typical habitat, distribution maps, and meticulous line drawings to aid identification.

Grasses, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens - A photographic record of all the British species together with comprehensive descriptions of each subject. Photographs show the general form of many of the mosses as well as close ups to aid identification.

Lichens - From rocky coasts and urban churchyards to rain forests and mountain summits, lichens are a familiar part of the landscape. Each lichen is a miniature ecosystem, consisting of a fungus and one or more photosynthetic partners. This delicate balance between partners is easily upset by environmental disturbance, providing us with practical tools to assess the effects of air pollution, radioactive fall-out and climate change. Lichenologist William Purvis explores their unusual biology, amazing diversity and ecological importance. He explains how the rewards of understanding lichen biodiversity are great and may lead to technological developments in medicine, metal prospecting and pollution control. This unique book includes new information on economic uses and outlines practical project ideas. Packed with stunning photographs 'Lichens' reveals the varied and intriguing world of these fascinating organisms.

The Fern Guide - A field guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quilworts and horsetails of the British Isles.

The Liverwort Flora of the British Isles - A comprehensive study of Britain's hepatic flora, taking into account the full range of variation of each taxon. With sections on collection and preservation, habitats and distribution, conservation, and systematic accounts of genera with keys. Each species is described and copiously illustrated in meticulous detail by the author.

The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland - This book describes and illustrates in detail the 763 species of mosses currently known to occur in the British Isles. The species descriptions provide information on frequency, ecology, geographical relationships and distribution, including information on protected species and those species at risk. For many species there are footnotes to aid identification. In addition to the species descriptions there are descriptions of families and genera and also introductory information on conservation, collection, preservation and examination of material, together with advice on using the keys. Illustrated throughout with black and white line drawings.

Brambles of the British Isles CD-ROM - This volume was originally published in 1988 and is faithfully reproduced here on CD, now with fully searchable text and hyperlinks for easy navigation. Covering 307 species, with 98 herbarium plates and UK distribution maps for each species. "This is an account of those brambles found growing wild in the British Isles. It is not, however, a complete record of the genus Rubus in these islands, but rather a further milestone on the road to that elusive but desirable destination. Had we in the course of our studies described as a new species every local additional taxon of distinct appearance encountered in the field the present total of 300+ different scientific names might easily have been increased to 500 or more." This book is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format (free Reader software supplied), allowing high-quality printing of the text and plates. The quality of reproduction of illustrations and text is excellent. Suitable for Windows and Macs.

Aquatic Plants in Britain & Ireland - This book is the result of a joint project of the Environment Agency, the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood, and the JNCC. Over the past 50 years, major changes have taken place in the distribution of aquatic plants in Europe. Many species have declined in the face of habitat destruction, unsympathetic management of exsisting habitats, or the acidification or eutrophication of freshwaters. Other species have increased in abundance or spread, including several that were originally introduced from the New World. Despite the relative richness of the aquatic flora or Britain and Ireland it is a neglected area of study, due in part to its comparative inaccessibility and partly to the taxonomic difficulty of some genera. This book summarizes the distribution, habitat and reproductive biology of 200 taxa in 72 genera and provides a brief summary of their wider distribution. Distribution maps are provided for all taxa and each genus is illustrated with a line drawing to aid identification.

Pondweeds of Great Britain and Ireland - Botanical Society of the British Isles Handbook No 8 An illustrated guide to Potamogeton, Groenlandia and Ruppia species. Identification keys, common names, detailed physiological descriptions, meticulous line drawings and distribution maps form the major part of the book, with supporting chapters covering natural history, the study of pondweeds, collecting material, classification, hybridisation, and pondweed habitats.

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