Tim provides expert commentary which includes when and where and how easy or hard the species may be found, local Orkney names, identification pointers and revealing insights into past uses of the county's plants. We hope you will be delighted with every purchase, but if not, we will offer you a replacement or a full refund - whatever the reason. Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

One of the easiest I could find used 12 technical terms in the very first question and the answers were all in Latin. The month by month feature is useful if you enjoy tracking the different species and blossoms as the seasons change. It includes in-depth descriptions of over 50 common species, as well as illustrations and information about 130 more. For a complete introduction to identifying wild flowers and the whole fascinating business of native plant-hunting try Flowers in the Field. A particularly appealing feature is the foldout insert which displays at-a-glance illustrations of flowers by colour so you can quickly spot what you’re looking for.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

It also has references to other plants that look similar so you can check those to make sure you've got the right one. This is the perfect companion to any field guide, taking you through the basics of field botany with lots of essential information, guidance and entertainment on the way. The plants are grouped together by habitat which means you can easily and thoroughly explore an area of your choice.A wonderful companion to The Orkney Book of Birds, now also just been reprinted, with informative text by Tim Dean and wonderful artwork by Anne Bignall. I wasn't sure how I'd go about identifying anything short of leafing through everything page by page until something looked "right". Being able to identify Britain's wildflowers adds a deeply satisfying element to any time spent in the great outdoors. It covers 20 of the most common species, taking you from basic info to full ID by diagrams and flowcharts.