Product Description

Whether you are a flower fanatic or planning a trip in the countryside, this guide is an ideal home and field reference. From orchids to cowslips, learn about a wide-range of wild flowers with this clear and concise guide. With selections of wild flowers native to the UK and Europe, you can be sure that wherever you are, this guide will be an invaluable companion.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37802 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

Review
"These are by far the best, most colourful and well-laid out pocket nature books on the market!" www.thebookplace.co.uk

About the Author
Neil Fletcher began his career in the photographic department at London's Natural History Museum, and spent six years managing nature reserves in southeast England. Currently a freelance writer and illustrator, he lectures on ecological management and contributes to numerous books and magazines on enviromental and natural history subjects. Neil resides in Henfield.

Customer Reviews

At last a useable wildflower book!
I have a couple of books on wildflowers and have used them 'in the field'. However, they all assume that you know what family the flowers are from before you begin to identify them - and so I end up spending time flicking through the pages. Not here - I always wondered why they didn't classy flowers by colour - well they do in this book. So come across a flower you don't know, skip to the right colour section in the book and hey presto! Really easy to use, lots of good information. My 4 year old can even use it. Great!

Most useful, but in need of a good index
Of the wild-flower books I own, including "The Encyclopedia of Wild Flowers," and the "Collins Gem Wild Flowers," Neil Fletcher's Pocket Nature Wild Flowers is certainly the simplest and clearest to use. I do have one complaint, however, and it is with the index, which I find inconsistent, incomplete, and in some respects, useless. For example, many flowers, such as "Buttercup" and "Thistle," just to mention a couple, are not even listed as such in the index. To find them there, you would need to know their full names, such as "Creeping Buttercup," "Spear Thistle," "Creeping Thistle," or "Marsh Thistle." For me, as a beginner in learning about wild flowers, a good index would show all varieties under "Thistle." Other flowers, such as the "Daisy," are not listed except under their Latin names. For me a good index is an important aspect of a reference book, and this one certainly leaves much to be desired.

Wild Flowers
If anyone is interested in wild flowers or just has a need to identify one, this is the book to have. Clear, simple and easy to use, this little gem makes the identification of wild flowers so much more interesting.
The colour coding is what makes it so easy to use.
Mine has already become a bit dog-eared after only 6 months.