Botanical equipment

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by JennyS

Yes, and maybe consider getting a copy of the 'New Flora of the British Isles' by Clive Stace - very useful though it is heavy going

A new version is in the pipeline, so probably worth waiting for the updated version, if you don't already have it. Certainly the field botanist's bible.

[leifus]

brilliant, thanks very much!

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by leifus

One other question - would you recommend Francis Rose? I have the latest Collins flower guide by David Streeter which is very good (although the illustrations could be better) but would it compliment this book to have both? It's only £12 on amazon at the moment....

YES, for you Leifus - it is, as I have written several times, an awful book
for beginners, IMHO.

If you don't have a Stace, you will need one sometime!! Can usually be picked up 2nd hand via amazon or "Abe books". No pictures though apart from a very few line drawings.

[leifus]

Originally Posted by Hobjob

YES, for you Leifus - it is, as I have written several times, an awful book
for beginners, IMHO.

If you don't have a Stace, you will need one sometime!! Can usually be picked up 2nd hand via amazon or "Abe books". No pictures though apart from a very few line drawings.

brilliant, I look forward to getting it, thank you

Yes I've flicked through a copy of Stace before and it seems very complicated at first but I'm sure I'd get used to it eventually. That's the next step up...

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by leifus

Yes I've flicked through a copy of Stace before and it seems very complicated at first but I'm sure I'd get used to it eventually. That's the next step up...

Note aeshna5 above says a new edition is due out.

Your knowledge of botany should see you through the early stages of
Stace I'd have thought. Personally I find it too much like hard work, as
I usually go wrong on a couplet and get lost, then cross - picture matching
is easier but I'm not into surveying, just enjoying wildlife spotting.

But a course on using a flora for botanical surveying may be something for
the future - do you know anyone in the field locally who knows you skill level
and can advise you. From your postings, you skill level is already high.

[leifus]

thank you yes I do - many in fact, as I'm part of the Wiltshire botanical society