This new book is a celebration of the rich flora of our coastline and will be a handy guide to anyone visiting the coasts of Britain and Ireland. It is fully illustrated throughout with stunning colour photographs taken specially for the book. Over 600 species of flowering plants are covered, and there are also sections on ferns, fungi and seaweeds. Maps are included to show the distribution of the species and there are special features on botanical hotspots such as the Isles of Scilly and important coastal habitats such as undercliffs, saltmarshes and sand dunes.
The book will be invaluable in many of the locations visited on Naturetrek trips, such as the Channel Islands, Scilly, Lundy, north Devon, the Isle of Wight, Cornwall, Kent and many other destinations.
Our coasts vary from dramatic cliffs and rocky shores to sheltered estuaries and saltmarshes and each habitat has its own special plants. Very often, associated with them are specialised invertebrates, such as the Lundy Cabbage Flea Beetle, or Fisher’s Estuarine Moth, so many of these are also included in the book.
The book is printed in handy, field guide format with flexible covers and is available via Princeton University Press with a 30% discount for Naturetrek clients using the code NT22.
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