WILDGuides of Britain & Europe²⁴

Andy Swash and Robert Still, Series Editors

“The future of field guides . . . absolutely wonderful!”—Chris Packham
“Superb range of photographic field guides.”—Stephen Moss
“A brilliant book collection.”—Stuart Winter, Sunday Express

Award-winning and highly acclaimed, the Britain’s Wildlife and Europe’s Wildlife series are photographic field guides covering the wildlife of Britain and Europe. Each guide provides exhaustive and up-to-the-minute treatment with the very best photographs, maps, and text. Revised and new editions appear regularly to keep the individual titles completely current, and new books in the series appear regularly. These are the go-to photographic field guides for British and European naturalists—amateur and professional alike.

British and Irish Wild Flowers and Plants: A Pocket Guide Rachel Hamilton, Chris Gibson, and Robert Still

This innovative photographic guide covers the most common wild flowers and other plants found in Great Britain and Ireland, as defined by the very latest distribution maps. It is designed so that anyone faced with an unfamiliar wild...
Britain's Hoverflies: A Field Guide to the Hoverflies of Great Britain and Ireland Third Edition Fully Revised and Updated Stuart Ball and Roger Morris
Britain’s Hoverflies is a beautifully illustrated photographic field guide to the hoverflies of Great Britain and Ireland, focusing on the species that can be most readily identified. It is the perfect companion for wildlife...
Edible Fungi of Britain and Northern Europe: How to Identify, Collect and Prepare Jens H. Petersen
In this beautifully illustrated introductory guide, Jens Petersen shows how to successfully identify and forage for edible mushrooms, and then how to prepare them for the table to ensure a delicious culinary experience, even if you're a...
Europe's Birds: An Identification Guide Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, and Hugh Harrop
Covering more than 900 species, and illustrated with 4,700 photographs, Europe’s Birds is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-volume photographic guide to Europe’s birds ever produced. Easy-to-use, practical...
Britain's Mammals Updated Edition: A Field Guide to the Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland Dominic Couzens, Andy Swash, Robert Still, and Jon Dunn
Britain’s Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that...
Britain's Insects: A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland Paul D. Brock
Britain’s Insects is an innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed and beautifully illustrated field guide to Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders, concentrating on popular groups and species that can be identified in the...
Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds: An Illustrated and Photographic Guide Tomasz Cofta
Opening up new frontiers in birdwatching, this is the first field guide to focus specifically on the identification of European passerines and related landbirds in flight. Showcasing 850 stunning and remarkably lifelike colour...
Britain's Habitats: A Field Guide to the Wildlife Habitats of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still, and Andy Swash
This lavishly illustrated photographic guide provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history of wildlife habitats in Britain and Ireland. Now completely redesigned in a handy field-guide format, and featuring revised and...
Britain's Butterflies: A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition David Newland, Robert Still, Andy Swash, and David Tomlinson
Britain’s Butterflies is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Containing hundreds of stunning colour photographs, this extensively revised and updated new edition...
Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide – Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford, and Helen Smith
Now in a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain’s Spiders is a guide to all 38 of the British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable collection of...
Britain's Orchids: A Field Guide to the Orchids of Great Britain and Ireland Sean Cole and Mike Waller
Covering all fifty-one native species and twelve of uncertain origin, as well as hybrids and variants, Britain’s Orchids is an engaging, intuitive and in-depth identification guide to all the orchids of Britain and Ireland at all...
Britain's Ferns: A Field Guide to the Clubmosses, Quillworts, Horsetails and Ferns of Great Britain and Ireland James Merryweather
This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification guide to the fifty-seven ferns and seventeen other pteridophytes that occur in Britain. It is the perfect companion for botanists, naturalists...
Europe's Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash
Europe's Dragonflies is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Europe. Written by two well-travelled experts, the book covers all 140 resident and...
Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland Second Edition, fully revised and updated Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling
A bestselling guide since it was first published, Britain's Birds has quickly established itself as the go-to photographic identification guide to the birds of Great Britain and Ireland—the most comprehensive, up-to-date, practical...
British Birds: A Pocket Guide Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, and David Tipling
This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a...
Britain's Day-flying Moths: A Field Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition David Newland, Robert Still, and Andy Swash
This concise photographic field guide helps you to identify the day-flying moths most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It combines stunning photographs, clear and authoritative text and an easy-to-use design to increase...
Europe's Sea Mammals Including the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde: A field guide to the whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals Robert Still, Hugh Harrop, Luís Dias, and Tim Stenton
This cutting-edge photographic identification guide to Europe’s sea mammals—the only such guide of its kind—covers the 39 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises and 9 species of seals found in the region, which spans the...
Britain's Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland - Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash
Britain’s Dragonflies is the only comprehensive photographic field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Written by two of Britain’s foremost Dragonfly experts, this fully revised and updated fourth...
Britain's Hoverflies: A Field Guide - Revised and Updated Second Edition Stuart Ball and Roger Morris
Britain's Hoverflies is a beautifully illustrated photographic field guide to the hoverflies of Britain, focusing on the species that can be most readily identified. It is the perfect companion for wildlife enthusiasts, professional...
Britain's Sea Mammals: Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, and Seals and Where to Find Them Jon Dunn, Robert Still, and Hugh Harrop
Britain's Sea Mammals is the essential field guide to all the sea mammals--whales, dolphins, porpoises, and seals--found in coastal Britain. The book features more than 100 stunning photographs and close to 40 detailed and beautiful...
Britain's Freshwater Fishes Mark Everard
Britain hosts a diversity of freshwater environments, from torrential hill streams and lowland rivers to lakes and reservoirs, ponds and canals, and ditches and estuaries. Britain's Freshwater Fishes covers more than 50 species of...
Britain's Plant Galls: A Photographic Guide Michael Chinery
This book has been produced with the aim of stimulating the general naturalist to take a closer look at the bumps and lumps that make up the fascinating world of plant galls. Induced by a variety of insects and other organisms and...
Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians Howard Inns
This detailed guide to the reptiles and amphibians of Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands has been produced, with the collaboration of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, with the aim of inspiring an increased level of...
Britain's Orchids David Lang
Featuring 60 superb color plates, this is an easy-to-use photographic identification guide to the 51 orchid species native to Britain and Ireland, including their various forms, and 9 species of uncertain provenance. The text includes...