Jennings, N. RSPB Spotlight: Bats.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.128 profusely illus. with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback.
Recommended. A vibrant introduction to the life, behaviour and identification of Bats.
£9.99 [ref: 55123]

Jiggins, Chris D. The Ecology and Evolution of Heliconius Butterflies.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford Uni. Press. 2017 pp.ix, 277 with colour and b/w., photos., and maps. Large 8to. New hardback.
The first thorough and accessible treatment of the ecology, genetics, and behaviour of these butterflies, exploring how they offer remarkable insights into tropical biodiversity.
£71.99 [ref: 57748]

Johnson, O. & More, D. Collins Tree Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2004 pp.464 with colour plates throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £19.99
Over 1,500 trees described. Each major tree group contains a list of key species and at-a-glance checklists of the most important species and features to look for. Detailed text is clearly designed for quick and accurate identification.
£18.00 [ref: 68332]

Jones, Richard. Ants. The ultimate social insects. British Wildlife Collection No. 11.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2022 pp.368 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00.
Starting with a straightforward look at ant body structure, Jones then explores the ant species found in the British Isles and parts of nearby mainland Europe, their foraging, nesting, navigating and battle instincts, how ants interact with the landscape, their evolution, and their place in our understanding of how life on earth works.
£36.00 [ref: 61960]

Kendrick, Bruce. An Eye for Birds. Reflections on Nature and Conservation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Whittles. 2021 pp.xiv, 176 with superb colour photographs. 8vo. New softback.
As a 10 year old, Kendrick contracted TB and was sent to an isolated sanitorium in Cheshire. It was there that his love of birdwatching started. A ‘rites of passage’ story of one lad’s journey through his formative years of birding on the Wirral and Bardsey from 1957 to 1962, complimented by a look back to those times through the recent revisiting his teenage wildlife haunts in person.
£18.99 [ref: 62688]

Kenney, Neil. An Illustrated Guide to Japanese Maples. For Garden Planting and Pots.
1st. Ed. Pub. Larchfield Trees. 2015 pp.130 illustrated in colour throughout. 8vo. New softback.
Highly recommended. Practical information and tips, easy-to-follow and do. Deals with propagation, repotting, maintenance, pruning, pests and diseases. Neil Kenney has won 14 RHS Gold medals for his work with Maples and not surprisingly was featured in the BBC’s coverage of RHS Chelsea 2021.
£14.95 [ref: 48973]

Killick, J. (et al). The Flora of Oxfordshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 1998 pp.xii, 386 with colour photos., and b/w. dist. maps. 4to. New hardback in dw. Out-of-print. RRP £45.00.
Includes comphrehensive information on the distribution, habitats and status of flowering plants, ferns, mosses and liverworts.
£20.00 [ref: 55340]

Kirby, Keith. Woodland Flowers. British Wildlife Collection No. 8.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2020 pp.400 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £85.00.
A fascinating, original account. Keith Kirby examines how woodland plants in Britain have come to be where they are, how they tolerate grazing, the challenges they face through the seasons and how they respond to storms, fires, droughts and floods. Along the way, the work of important botanists who have studied woodlands in the past is presented to the reader.
£76.50 [ref: 58643]

Kirk, W. A Colour Guide to Pollen Loads of the Honey Bee.
2nd. Ed. Pub. IBRA. 2006 pp.54 with a key of 500 colours. 8vo. Softback. New copy.
Highly recommended. This work describes the pollen loads of 268 plant species found in Europe.
£24.95 [ref: 52416]

Kirk, W.D.J. and Howes, F.N. Plants for Bees. A Guide to the Plants that Benefit the Bees of the British Isles.
1st. Ed. Pub. IBRA 2012 pp.311 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw.
Highly recommended.
£35.00 [ref: 52943]