Now in stock!
A Field Guide to Aquatic Plants by Dominic Price, the latest addition to The Species Recovery Trust's popular line of straightforward and robust field guides.
Grab your copy here: tr.ee/lnKWUzZgRD
#newbooks #botany #aquaticplants #fieldguides
Pre-order Geoffrey Kibby's latest π book!
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#forthcoming #newmushroombook #mushroomsandtoadstools #FungiFriday #Fungi
Thanks for popping that link up @lukaslarge.bsky.social π π
Self-published, with the help of Geoffrey Kibby, John Holden covers 98 species, with plenty of great photos and bags of useful, accessible notes and observations.
An absolute must-have for anyone with an interest slime moulds! tr.ee/cqMdipPL_B
#slimemoulds #myxomycetesuk #forestofdean
Our February #bookofthemonth begins like a spooky fireside tale!
In truth it is a fascinating guide around the author's personal studies of the slime moulds he's encountered over the years, mainly from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
"In the damp, dark places of the world; beneath the leaf litter of a wood, in the hidden crevices of bark, inside rotting stumps, and even on decaying fungi, there lurk unseen predators which stalk their prey and engulf it as an amoeba engulfs bacteria."
We're delighted to let you know that we now have stock of the much anticipated European Boletes vol 1 by Michal MikΕ‘ik, Matteo Gelardi and Giampaolo Simonini.
Buy your copy here: tr.ee/Dorvhtr2f5
#europeanboletes #mushroombooks #newbookalert
Just arrived in paperback!
Field Guide to the Grasshoppers and Allies of Great Britain and Ireland from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Grab your copy here: tr.ee/PikfcmveM1
#newbookday #grasshoppers #crickets #earwigs #mantids #stickinsects
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Glorious sweet pea flowers of pink and purple with a bright blue sky of summer
Now is the time to start planning your sweet peas. Theyβre delightful on the allotment and can be planted in late winter or early spring indoors, giving them a head start. Transplant them outdoors when the risk of frost has passed. Happy gardening! π± #GardeningTips #sweetpeas
"The end of winter - it is a really good time to see lichens in all their glory. Look at these beautiful colours on a field maple twig." - Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science and Research.
The Garden Against Time, In Search of a Common Paradise
by Olivia Laing
Customer comments just in!
#bookreviews #gardens #gardening #bestsellerbook
"It encourages you to get out and look for fungi, while also being something to savour in quiet moments indoors."
Check out @discoverthewild.bsky.social's lovely blog review of A Brush With Fungi: www.discoverthewild.co.uk/post/book-re...
#fungi #art #nature #bookreviews #Scottishfungi
Launched! A Naturalistβs Guide to the #Spiders of Borneo by Wong Tsu Shi & A Field Guide to the #Reptiles of #Borneo, by Indraneil Das. Our thanks to co-edition partner, Natural History Publications Borneo (NHPB) & The Sabah Society for organising the event! #Borneowildlifebooks #wildlifeguide
Just a little taster of our January newsletter!
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Spring is just around the corner on the south coast. Our Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon, spotted the cherry plum blossoms about to burst!
π¦ Nearly 1,000 people enjoyed our podcast #BatChat last week! Did you?
You can find it in your usual platform or in your browser here: batchat.buzzsprout.com/680561/episo... .
Let us know what you think of the podcast by emailing comms@bats.org.uk .
Ah, needs must!
Are you a fan of e-books then @jimgmal.bsky.social? What are the benefits do you find compared to a physical copy? We're always interested to know if people use the two formats in combination or have a stand-out preference for one or the other.
We totally agree Fay! π
POV you're a Peacock butterfly soaking up every last scrap of winter sunshine
We'd hiss too if someone was blocking our sun!
πΉ: Jake Hearney
Our #Bookofthemonth for January: Lichens of Britain and Ireland: An Introductory Guide by Frances Stoakley and Dr Rebecca Yahr. Filling a desired niche, it's a really useable and accessible guide for beginners and a faithful field guide for all! www.summerfieldbooks.com/product/lich...
Weave a little bit of wonder from the weekend's wintery walk into your weekday work-scape... π
#WednesdayWisdom #lichen #naturenurtures
Black and white photo of a man wearing a hat with a bird perched on the top
Hey @rspb.bsky.social this counts as 'landing on your patch', right?! π
#BigGardenBirdwatch
Our secondhand shelves do turn up some little gems. This delightful image is from The Life of the Robin by David Lack(1953) entitled 'Lord Grey and his robin'
#binocularsready #secondhandbooks #gardenbirds
Two Woodpigeons are caught mid-flight, wings dramatically stretched as if they're eagerly waving, both looking wide-eyed and full of energy. Their lively poses perfectly capture the excitement, as if they're enthusiastically shouting, "Meeeeeee!" - ready to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch.
It's #FlyDay...who's ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch weekend??
"Meeeeeee!"
π· Carl Bovis
It's a tough decision, but spending a whole undisturbed hour, with a brew β, watching gorgeous garden birds....Yes, we're in! π Goldfinches and Coal Tits likely, hoping for Siskins π€
#Cumbria
Close up of bracket fungus on a log
Nature under our noses! The briefest of lunchtime forays (well it is cold and wet today!) reveals a rather nice bracket fungus just doing it's thing in the corner of the car park. π What's in your car park?
#onthedoorstep #noticenature #fungi #LunchBreakGoals
Forthcoming in Feb! π π π
Will it be a fab new field guide, a deep dive into a favourite species, a directory to help you plan your days out or simply a blummin' good read that will see you through the last days of winter and into spring? These and more at:
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Lichens on a twig in sunshine
Why do we love books about nature? Because we love nature π These lichens were positively sparkling in the sunshine this morning!
