Collins Complete Guide to British Trees: A Photographic Guide to every common species

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Each species is covered in detail with information on how to identify, whether from a leaf, twig, bark or whole tree, plus extra information on where the tree grows (including a map), how high they grow, what uses it is put to, and history. Purchased this as a Christmas Present for my Daughter-in-Law, she loves it, spent most of Boxing Day reading it! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. On pages 64-65 there is a "Places to Visit" list, with web addresses, listing natural woodlands and arboreta that the enthusiast might like to visit. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Covering all species commonly found outside major arboretums, a combination of truly stunning illustrations and easy-to-read text allow for fast and accurate identification. The book also Includes sections on trees and woodlands, history of woodland management and conservation and threats to British woodland. The introduction contains illustrations of the main leaves, buds, and firs you are likely to find, which also provide the starting point for identification by leading you to a 'key' species. Collins Pocket British Tree Guide is a comprehensive guide to British trees contains some of the finest original tree illustrations ever produced.

As well as the pages which focus on idenifying and describing the different species (pages 68 - 312) the openeing chapters deal with a range of fascinating and related topics (pages 4 -68). Although not as comprehensive as the other Collins tree guide, it's a handier size and I find it easier to ID from photographs than from drawings, so the two books go well together. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

There is no key at the begining so it makes it difficult to accuratly identify the tree your looking at, but the pictures and descriptions and measurments are very accurate, providing you can recognise the family the tree is from.