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£14.99 or £100.

Advantages: Excellent reference, informative photographs.
Disadvantages: Too easy for the amateur to self-diagnose.

...get much opportunity to read, but I do like a selection for when I have time or for reference. I have books to refer to for occassional use and the one I am reviewing is a veterinary book for horses. As a horse owner, I spend a ...

spottydog2 23.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Complete Equine Veterinary Manual - Tony Pavord

Food for free?

Advantages: Informative
Disadvantages: None really

… Food for Free is a classic book, written by Richard Mabey in 1972 but with more than a dozen reprints. It has therefore been a popular book and is still available in bookshops. As the title suggests the book is all about gathering your own ...

Conicview 17.10.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Food for Free - Richard Mabey

Fabulous resource for watching the wildlife

Advantages: quick and easy to use - before the strange species moves off!
Disadvantages: missing caterpillars and other young

I have been trying not to write a review for a while but to learn more from the experts – but then I saw this book. The Complete British Wildlife by Paul Sterry is our wildlife bible, bought at £12.99 10 years ago but now RRP £14.99. I could not help mys ...

polo2 05.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Collins Complete British Wildlife - Paul Sterry

Our beautiful wildlife in a book

Advantages: Photos are excellent
Disadvantages: Some things hard to identify, such as caterpillars are not shown

If what you need is a comprehensive guide to all types of wildlife- birds, trees, plants, lichens, marine life, insects, all in one book, then this is the book for you. Despite owning several good, more detailed books on various aspects of wildlife, I wan ...

alish 26.10.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Collins Complete British Wildlife - Paul Sterry

Excellent pocket guide

Advantages: small size
Disadvantages: drawings, not photographs

This little book is excellent for people who like to name the animals and birds that they see in walks in the country side. This book covers everything from flowers and insects to birds and mammals. Marine life is covered too. Each different specie ...

markos3 10.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Collins Complete British Wildlife - Paul Sterry