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In each of the sections listed below the galleries are linked to Species Pages containing pictures, descriptions, habitat and location guides and a wealth of other useful information.

Amphibians

An illustrated guide to amphibians in Britain

BATS

An illustrated guide to bats in the British Isles

BIRDS

An Illustrated Guide to garden birds, waterside birds and countryside birds in the UK

BOOKSHOP

First Nature books and interactive CD-ROMs on wildflowers, fungi and fishing

(Other wildlife and fishing books are also reviewed in this section)

FISHES

An Illustrated Guide to game, coarse and sea fish species in the UK

ONLINE FLYFISHING SCHOOL

Advice and guidance on salmon, trout and sea trout flyfishing tactics, tackle and techniques

Great rivers of the world and how to fish them

FUNGI

An illustrated guide to woodland and grassland fungi of Britain and Europe

• Identification Guide to grassland and woodland Fungi

• Amanita and allies Gallery
• Agaricaceae Gallery
• Psathyrellaceae Gallery
• Tricholomataceae Gallery
• Entolomataceae (and relatives) Gallery
• Hygrophoraceae Gallery
• Strophariaceae (and relatives) Gallery
• Russulaceae Gallery
• Cortinariaceae Gallery
• Boletales Gallery
• Cantharellales Gallery
• Bracket Fungi Gallery
• Gasteromycetes (Stomach or Ball Fungi) Gallery
• Ascomycetes (cup and flask fungi) Gallery
• Heterobasidiomycetes (Jelly Fungi) Gallery
• Fungus Identification Quiz

• Fungi Facts

• Toadstool or Mushroom?
• Myths and Misunderstandings
• Poisonous Fungi
• Orchids and Fungi
• Edible Fungi with Toxic Look-alikes
• Growing fungus animation
• Hallucinogenic Fungi
• Fungi and Trees
• Fungus Facts Quiz

• Fungus Forays Guide

• Planning and organising a fungus foray
• Mushroom menus: Penny Bun Starter
• Wild Mushroom Soup
• Mushroom menus: Salmon and Chanterelles
• Mushroom menus: Chicken Campestris
• Keeping Records
• Fungus Conservation Guide
• Fungus Photography
• Panoramic view of Leccinum scabrum fungi

• Illustrated Glossary of Fungus Terminology
• Important Health Warning

INSECTS - an Illustrated Guide (Galleries are linked to species pages)

• Ephemeroptera gallery - the upwinged flies
• Trichoptera - the Caddis or Sedge Flies
• Diptera - the true flies
• Plecoptera - the Stoneflies
• Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies
• Coleoptera - the beetles
• Hemiptera - the Water Bugs
• Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths

MAMMALS

An Illustrated Guide to land mammals in Britain

REPTILES

An Illustrated Guide to reptiles in Britain

TREES

An Illustrated Guide to broadleaf and conifer trees in Britain

WILDFLOWERS

• Wildflowers organised alphabetically by Common Names
• Wildflowers organised alphabetically by Scientific Names
• Wildflowers organised alphabetically by Botanical families
• Wildflowers organised by Dominant Colour
• An introduction to Botanical Families
• Caring for Orchids as House Plants

  WALES WILDLIFE

  Where to see Wildlife in Wales - National, Local and Other Nature Reserves in Wales
• Nature Reserves in North Wales - introduction, map, sites
• Nature Reserve in Eastern Wales - introduction, map, sites
• Nature Reserves in Southwest Wales - introduction, map, sites
• Wales's best nature reserves for bats
• Wales's best nature reserves for birds
• Wales's best nature reserves for fungi
• Wales's best nature reserves for insects
• Wales's best nature reserves for plants
• Nature conservation designations
• Wildlife and conservation organisations

• WORLD CLASS WILDLIFE SITES

  Where to see Wildlife in England, Scotland, Ireland, mainland Europe, North America, South America and elsewhere

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