Hedgerows guide
A great introductory guide to the countryside, with beautiful colour paintings of the common woody plants, wild flowers, berries and seed heads, birds, mammals and invertebrates that live in the hedgerow.
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Flowers of walks and waysides
Looking for a quick guide to common wild flowers? Gardens, grassy tracks, quiet lanes, hedgerows, playing elds and canal towpaths are a great place to look. Features 42 different flowers to spot.
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Seasons guide
From catkins in spring to redwings in winter, the FSC Seasons guide features signs of spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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Phase 1 survey guide: Grassland and marsh
Showing 44 indicator species, this guide will help you carry out a Phase 1 habitat survey of grassland and marsh habitats.
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Phase 1 survey guide: Heaths and mires
Showing 62 indicator species, this guide will help you carry out a Phase 1 habitat survey of heath and mire habitats.
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Playing field plants guide
Designed to help 11-14 year olds design and carry out independent biological investigations in a familiar and accessible habitat. Colour illustrations by Carol Roberts show a selection of plants common in playing fields and lawns.
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Woodland plants guide
From bluebell to wood sage, and dog's mercury to yellow archangel, thisguide includes 41 species of low-growing flowers and climbers.
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Grassland plants 1 guide
Featuring 64 flowering plants of grasslands on lowland acid and neutral soils. Also includes a vegetative key. Use this concise fold-out guide to quickly put a name to the flowers that you see.
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Grassland plants 2 guide
Featuring 63 flowering plants of grasslands on lowland chalk and limestone soils. Also includes a vegetative key.
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Ancient woodland indicators guide
Featuring over 40 flowering plants and ferns that give evidence a site has been continuously wooded for centuries.
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Floodplain meadows guide
FSC Floodplain meadows guide features 48 indicator species of flowering plants from this internationally rare and species-rich habitat. Species and communities give clues to a site’s history, management, soil fertility and water regime.
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Non-native invasive plants guide
31 terrestrial plants restricted by UK and Irish legislation, including Perfoliate Alexanders, Pirri-pirri Bur, Skunk Cabbage, Japanese Knotweed, Variegated Yellow Archangel and Virginia Creeper.
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Saltmarsh guide
From eelgrass to glasswort, from sea aster to scurvy grass, this guide covers 40 species of plants found on muddy seashores.
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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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Foraging guide
Written by an experienced forest schools leader, FSC Foraging is a great guide to take on a walk with children. Featuring edible flowers, leaves, nuts, fruits, seeds and roots, it covers 25 of the most commonest and tastiest plants to find.
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Orchids guide
Written by two highly experienced botanists, FSC Orchids is a convenient and concise identification guide to 69 species, subspecies and hybrids of orchids.