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British Wild Flowers: A photographic guide to every common species (Collins Complete Guide) [Paperback]

Paul Sterry (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 7 April 2008 | ISBN-10: 0007236840 | ISBN-13: 978-0007236848

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.

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Collins (7 April 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007236840
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007236848
  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 2.3 x 21 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'Packs in lots of well-chosen detail in compact form'
British Wildlife Magazine

'An ideal first flower guide'
Kew magazine

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.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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73 of 73 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed and easy to follow 15 July 2008
By E. Shaw
Format:Paperback
I bought this book having already owned the Collins Complete British Wildlife Photoguide and finding I needed something more comprehensive. I was not disappointed - the book is well laid out with clear photos and plants grouped together by family. There is also a glossary and brief but clear guides to leaves, fruits and seeds and an flower identification guide. Using photographs rather than drawings also helps with identification.

A very clear and easy-to-use guide that should be perfect for anyone like me who is not an expert in botany but wants a detailed guide that makes identification simple and easy.
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61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Nearly useless - unless you are a botanist! 22 Jun 2010
By Perky Duck
Format:Paperback
There are many ways you can identify a wild flower, for instance by colour; by size; by number of petals; by foliage; e t c. Unfortunately this guide uses none of these, instead it classifies using botanical species. Taking a scientific approach is fine if you are a botanist but pretty much useless if you are a beginner like me. Can you distinguish between the "Blinks to Gooosefoot families" and the "Willowherb and dogwood families" because, believe me , this guide expects you to!!!

Lets give you a specific example: You come across a bright yellow flower. You could try the buttercup family but you won't find it there. You won't know its name but even if you did (The Common Evening Primrose) the obvious place to look is the Primrose family. You won't find it there either. It is, in fact, in the Willowherb and Dogwood section and you will have had to plough through the previous 118 pages to find it.

OK, I have exaggerated a bit as you can narrow down your search by using the "short cuts to flower identity" pages. Try it. The 5 petal flower section helpfully identifies 20 families to sort through!

I found it difficult to review a book of this type. For a beginner I'd give it 1 out of 5. On a more positive note, it does claim to be a complete guide and has good photographs and short but informative narrative. If you are already knowledgeable or expert it is conceivable that you could rate it 5 out of 5.

Kew magazine may well describe this as "An ideal first flower guide" but this book is not suitable for a complete novice in wild flower identification.
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45 of 49 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Book 11 April 2008
By A. G. Beer
Format:Paperback
Im a student studying conservation biology. This books perfect, not to big and can easily be taken out in the field. Great photos and backed up by good descriptive texts and the occasional handy identification drawings of leaves and stems etc for those more difficult plants. This book wont be a dissapointment
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5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible and Informative - A real ease to use for beginnners to...
I've always found Collins the best for their wildlife guides and this is no exception, easy to use and accessible, its allows even real beginners to get to grips with plant/flower... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Serena3766
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Paul Sterry's book has proved invaluable to us in identifying wild flowers growing on our smallholding and particularly useful in planning a new wild flower meadow. Read more
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I have many pictures of British wildflowers from my visits ther. I was able to identify some of them from the book.
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This was bought as a present for me and I liked it so much I bought it for another friend. Well worth every penny
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Agift for the best brother in the world, and exactly what he asked for. He will be educating himself very soon
Published 6 months ago by Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellant guide
It is one of the best Wild Flower guides on the market; the main advantage for me was in the use of photographs, as opposed to scetches, enabling a more realistic chance of... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars For a walk IN the wild side this'll be more than handy
I've already had use of this. Go for a walk in nature and you see a lovely wild flower but don't what it is? This'll tell you. Very clear pictures and a clear, understandable text. Read more
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