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Discover Britain’s mushrooms: identify, hunt, and learn what’s safe.

A Naturalist's Guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and Northern Europe

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  • Paperback

    160 pages

  • Release Date

    9 April 2025

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Summary

ANaturalist’s Guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and North-West Europe is an easy-to-use identification guide to 280 mushroom and toadstool species commonly found in Britain and northern Europe that is perfect for amateur naturalists. High quality photographs from Britain’s top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include common and scientific name, height, distribution, habitat and edibility or toxicity. The user-friendly introduction covers mushroom structure, fungal distribution as well as advice on mushroom hunting and finding the ones that are good to eat.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781913679927
ISBN-10:1913679926
Author:Josephine Bacon, Paul Sterry
Publisher:John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Imprint:John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:160
Edition:3rd
Release Date:9 April 2025
Weight:260g
Dimensions:128mm x 180mm
Series:Naturalists' Guides
A-Format
A Naturalist's Guide to the Mushrooms of Britain and Northern Europe by Josephine Bacon - ISBN: 9781913679927
128 × 180 mm
B-Format
C-Format
A4
mm / in
About The Author

Josephine Bacon

Josephine Bacon had been picking wild mushrooms since she was nine. She was a member of the British Mycological Society and had participated in many mushroom forays.

Paul Sterry is one of the UK’s leading wildlife and natural history photographers, with more than 40 highly successful books to his name. Originally trained as a biologist, he uses his knowledge of natural history and ecology to take images that depict wildlife in a natural context and celebrate its beauty.

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