Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest

In his introduction, Don MacCaskill wrote modestly, 'I think I became a naturalist'.

Archibald Menzies was one of a legion of intrepid Scots plant collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries who roamed the world and, by a combination of toughness and knowledge, established the foundations of the botany of the British Empire.

Descended from a Haddington family of printers and booksellers, Patrick Neill became head of the most prestigious printing firm in Edinburgh.

Ever since the first human settlements 10,000 years ago, weeds have dogged our footsteps.

Forest Schools need not be just for children.

Catherine Hyde follows the journey of the bee and the sun in a calendar of glorious full colour paintings that celebrate the sensory delights of herbs, seasoned with bee and plant lore.

From the machair grasslands of the Outer Hebrides to the chalk cliffs of Kent, and from the dense pinewoods of Abernethy forest to the wetlands of the Fens of eastern England, Britain offers a richly varied array of habitats for our wild flowers.

A captivatingly informative and visually beautiful survey of the tree species from all over the world that human cultures have found most useful.

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda.

This book is a guide for the identification of the indigenous forest trees of Uganda.

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies.

Take a journey through the seasons in this beautiful book, made entirely from hand-pressed plants.

This book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

Extinction of species has alarmingly increased in recent decades due to anthropogenic activities, natural calamities and climate change.

Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees.

An arboreal odyssey NATURE One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year DAILY MAILDiscover the secretive world of trees in Jonathan Drori s number one bestseller Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe.

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

For centuries, botanists have been drawn to the rarest species, sometimes with dire consequences for the species' survival.

This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife.

For centuries, botanists have been drawn to the rarest species, sometimes with dire consequences for the species' survival.

This pocket field guide to identifying 230 common Alpine flowers is packed with all the information you need to recognise your favourites while out in the mountains.

If you stop and look around you will see trees everywhere: not only in woods and plantations, in parks and gardens and in hedges but also along streets, beside motorways, on old colliery sites, around reservoirs, in the centre of villages and larger urban settlements and standing alone or in small groups in such diverse places as churchyards, in the middle of fields or on high moorlands.

If you stop and look around you will see trees everywhere: not only in woods and plantations, in parks and gardens and in hedges but also along streets, beside motorways, on old colliery sites, around reservoirs, in the centre of villages and larger urban settlements and standing alone or in small groups in such diverse places as churchyards, in the middle of fields or on high moorlands.

"e;INFORMATIVE AND ORIGINAL"e; Guardian, 'This month's best paperbacks' We've become used to thinking of plants as things for us to use: as food, tools, resources, or just as an attractive background to our own lives.

The latest in the Shamanin Plant Medicine series which introduces specific teacher plants used by shamans in a variety of cultures.

This comprehensive work covers every species wild flower that you might encounter in Britain and Ireland, highlighting key features to allow identification with confidence.

This splendidly illustrated book about the world famous botanic gardens at Kew examines their historic impact and importance.

A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.

A fungus says ‘Eat me’.

This illustrated tour of the world's most extraordinary trees provides an insight into some of the natural world's most astonishing structures.

In the aftermath of the horrific trench warfare of the First World War, the poppy sprouting across the killing fields of France and Belgium, then immortalised in John McCraes moving poem became a worldwide icon.

A captivating journey into the inner lives of plants from the colours they see to the schedules they keepAn enchanting look at the lives of plants, from the colours they see to the schedules they keep, in time for the start of the planting season 'An intriguing look at a plant's consciousness.

He has just a few months to complete his quest no one has ever done it before within one growing season and it will require ingenuity, stamina and a large dose of luck.

We are a nation that loves its ancient woods and trees.

This book explores the most important aspects of the biology, ecology and management of what is one of the world's worst weeds.

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

Forest fragmentation will inevitably continue over the coming years, especially in developing economies.

Mushrooms are mysterious, beautiful organisms that appear in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes from microscopic to over a metre wide.

Sasol First Field Guide to Mushrooms of Southern Africa has been redesigned and fully revised to include new photographs and the most recent taxonomic changes.

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This highly visual new guide introduces readers to 100 of the most memorable trees in the bushveld - the northern and eastern regions of South Africa, encompassing both the lowveld and the highveld.

Written with the non-specialist in mind, this guide is a must-have for flower lovers, hikers, tour guides and tourists - anyone interested in identifying the wild flowers that grace the Cape Peninsula.

Fully updated and expanded, this third edition of the top-selling Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa now features more than 520 of the trees and shrubs indigenous and naturalized exotics commonly found in the region.