Product Description

THE ESSENTIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO BRITAIN'S ANIMALS This photographic field guide to all mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Britain, including all the common domestic animals, is a comprehensive guide to identification of species, and their tracks and trails. Each animal has two pages of coverage, containing: detailed information distribution maps numerous photographs of the animal itself, its habitat, tracks and signs Observation tips, habits and natural history are included for each entry, and species are grouped according to families.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130431 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Paul Sterry is author of the two titles above and has co-authored Complete North American Wildlife and Complete British Birds. He owns the photo-library, Nature Photographers.

Customer Reviews

A very good balance
This is an excellent little reference book, thorough yet portable. Unlike the Collins Complete British Wildlife guide which provides only half a dozen lines and one image for each entry, the Collins Complete British Animals dedicates a couple of pages to each species - one containing identification details, habitats, habits, obervation details, and distribution maps, and the other containing multiple photographs. It might not have as much breadth as the Wildlife guide, but it has far, far more substance.

At the back of the book there are also sections to help with identifying skulls, antlers, droppings, rodent nests, and tracks, and also plans for making bat and dormouse boxes.

It probably goes without saying that it is an animal guide - if you want birds and fish, look elsewhere. That said, reptiles and even whales and dolphins are correctly included.

But I think I should point out, having read another review here, it does not have all the domesticated species. It does have a nod towards the goat, Soay Sheep and Chillingham Cattle, but thats it. But that's not a criticism, it's a wildlife book after all, and a useful one.

The Photographs Make the Book



The author has written many of the Collins Wildlife books including the Complete British Birds and this continues the high standard of the others. The book contains excellent photographs and ample room is given to each animal.

The book is a guide to all mammals, amphibians and reptiles that live in the British Isles. There is all the information you are ever likely to need including the tracks that they leave on the ground, their habitat, feeding habits etc. The book also includes all the species of domesticated animal as well.