Tree name trail
Can you tell apart maple and sycamore? Beech and hornbeam? Pine, cedar, spruce and fir? Straightforward questions will quickly guide you to the right answers. Co-created with the Forestry Commission.
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WCA Survey pack
How valuable is your woodland for wildlife? The WCA Survey pack contains everything you need to complete the Woodland Condition Assessment.
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Trees in winter AIDGAP
Trees in winter AIDGAP is an identification guide to over 70 species of deciduous trees and shrubs in winter, illustrated with line drawings throughout.
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Woodlands wildlife pack
The Woodlands wildlife pack is a presentation pack featuring 5 different fold-out guides. Find out the names of plants and animals among trees, woods and forests.
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Buzzing insects
From Marmalade Hoverflies to Chocolate Mining-bees, discover 30 stripy insects that buzz, whizz and hover through meadows, parks and gardens. Learn to tell a tree Bumblebee from a Garden Bumblebee!
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Histeridae and Silphidae atlas
Covering 75 species in 3 families: Histeridae, Sphaeritidae and Silphidae. Not just an atlas, but also a new identification guide.
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Social wasps AIDGAP
A handy photo based fold-out guide to social wasps in Britain and Ireland, enabling identification of live animals in the field.
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Micro ladybirds AIDGAP
A photo-based guide to the 25 smaller species of Coccinellidae in Britain and Ireland.
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Winter trees AIDGAP
Winter trees AIDGAP is a photographic guide to 36 of the common broad-leaved deciduous trees that are most likely to be found in Britain and Ireland.
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Wildlife of burial grounds guide
Wildlife of burial grounds guide features 46 plants and animals of these special places. Created with Caring for God's Acre.
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Woodland mosses guide
Aimed at beginners, this is a gentle introductory guide to the mosses and liverworts of woodlands.
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Lichens on twigs guide
Identify 60 common lichens found growing on trees and shrubs in Britain, grouped according to growth form. Lichens are highly sensitive to subtle changes in environmental conditions.
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Woodland trees, flowers & fungi
A woodland walk is a wonderful way to get outdoors and explore nature. Featuring 61 different trees, flowers, ferns and fungi, this guide will help you find plants all year round.
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Hawkmoths guide
Beautifully illustrated by Richard Lewington, a guide to both adults and caterpillars of all 18 British species of these spectacular insects.
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Describing flowers
Need to use a flora to identify flowers, but rusty on the botanical words? This handy guide illustrates the main characters used in identification, including specialist terminology for leaves and parts of the flower.
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Nature spotters in trees and woodland
Nature spotters in trees and woodland is a spotters guide for trees, woods and forests. Can you find all 80 Nature Spots?