Your go to books

[urbanghost]

What book or books do you find yourself using the most? The book you always turn to when you need to id something?
These are 2 books I always use the most. First one is called Wild Flowers of Britain by Roger Phillips. Amazing book, its set out by month and shows you what plants look like at different times of the year. All colour photos of plants and their fruit at different stages of growth. I take photos of stuff I find that I cant id and look them up in whatever month we are in. 90% of the time its in there.

Second one you probably have seen before. The classic Food for Free by Richard Mabey. Some hard to find plants in there but a great introduction to foraging even if you live in the city.

Had these books about 20 years and they get read so much they sit on my table all year round.

 

[divebuddy]

Got the food for free one and a seashore one by John Wright from River Cottage plus a mushroom book.

 

[Joecole]

What book or books do you find yourself using the most? The book you always turn to when you need to id something?
These are 2 books I always use the most. First one is called Wild Flowers of Britain by Roger Phillips. Amazing book, its set out by month and shows you what plants look like at different times of the year. All colour photos of plants and their fruit at different stages of growth. I take photos of stuff I find that I cant id and look them up in whatever month we are in. 90% of the time its in there.
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Second one you probably have seen before. The classic Food for Free by Richard Mabey. Some hard to find plants in there but a great introduction to foraging even if you live in the city.
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Had these books about 20 years and they get read so much they sit on my table all year round.

A book on fungi

 

[Bopdude]

I have the food for free, tree and plant of and seashore foraging, none of them get the use they should do, the seashore foraging book hopefully this year.

 

[Madriverrob]

http://www.wildwoodsmen.co.uk/store/p8/Taste_of_the_Sea_-_coastal_foraging.html

 

[1 shot willie]

Have the Collins little gem books.....slip in your pocket.

Free food and also Mushroom I.D.

Same as "Bopdude" I do not use them enough

 

[Bopdude]

http://www.wildwoodsmen.co.uk/store/p8/Taste_of_the_Sea_-_coastal_foraging.html

With luck we'll be foraging on the coast soon mate

 

[urbanghost]

Have the Collins little gem books.....slip in your pocket.

Free food and also Mushroom I.D.

Same as "Bopdude" I do not use them enough

I have the seaside, mushrooms and trees little gems brilliant for carrying around in your bag when out.

 

[urbanghost]

With luck we'll be foraging on the coast soon mate

Hoping to go down beach this weekend, if I go I will post some pics of anything I find

 

[divebuddy]

Here is a photo of the main four I use.

 

[Ark79]

A must admit a don’t read much books....my go to is YouTube lol. But I’ve just started reading Ray mears Bushcraft. The one that relates to the tv series. Can’t remember the actual name....al post it up when am home

 

[Madriverrob]

Here’s a few I have .......