Nature Book Recommendation

[gobbiner]

Hi im off out in the next 30mins, can anyone Recommend a good all round Nature Book to buy before i go out cheers...Ray

[Deb London]

Oops, didn't see this. Did you get one? Have a good look in the book reviews section:

Reviews - General Wildlife

That's the general wildlife; there are other sections.

Do you mean an ID book?

That's a tricky one if so, as no book can ever do every category justice.

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by Deb London

Oops, didn't see this. Did you get one? Have a good look in the book reviews section:

Reviews - General Wildlife

That's the general wildlife; there are other sections.

Do you mean an ID book?

That's a tricky one if so, as no book can ever do every category justice.

Ive got most of the ID books Deb im just after a General book that covers all Nature

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by gobbiner

Ive got most of the ID books Deb im just after a General book that covers all Nature

How about this one?

Collins Complete Guide - British Wildlife: A photographic guide to every common species: Amazon.co.uk: Paul Sterry: Books

Nige

[Johnny81]

Originally Posted by htcdude

How about this one?

Collins Complete Guide - British Wildlife: A photographic guide to every common species: Amazon.co.uk: Paul Sterry: Books

Nige

I have this it's alright for generally layman stuff - depends how tech you wanna go Ray

From our last discussion that rspb one you have is just as good - but never hurts to have a few eh.

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by Johnny81

I have this it's alright for generally layman stuff - depends how tech you wanna go Ray

From our last discussion that rspb one you have is just as good - but never hurts to have a few eh.

Thanks Johnny the one i have is ok but the writing is very small i sometimes need a magnifying glass if the light isnt right, i might just get the Collins one thank you to both of you...Ray

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi Ray,

One of the best general UK wildlife books I've got is the "Dorling Kindersley RSPB Wildlife of Britain". - It's a monster of a book - about 12" x 10" x 1.5" in size), and is cram packed with great photos and descriptions of Britains flora and fauna.
Has been on sale cheap at WHSmiths, but not sure if they still have it in.

Two more to look out for have the title "Fauna Britannica".
Two different books with the same title, but both books are superb. - One is by Duff Hart-Davis, and the other by Stefan Buczacki.
I managed to get both of the above from "The Works" at silly cheap prices.

Another great general book to have is "Wildlife of Lancashire".
This one, as far as I'm aware can only be bought from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust (Last time I was there, they had them in stock at "The Barn" Headquarters in Cuerden Park Preston). - It's not cheap at around £30.00, but it is a fantastic book for local species info.

Then there's WAB's very own PMG who once wrote a little paperback book with the title "North West Nature - by Pauline Mellor".
It describes the flora/fauna likely to be found at many of Lancashire's nature reserves.
It's out of print now, but get hold of a second hand copy if you can, as it is still as valid today as it was when written.

Regards,
Mike.

[gobbiner]

Thank you to all who repliedi have now settled for and bought
Collins Complete Guide - British Wildlife: A photographic guide to every common species
Cheers...Ray