S&LEF

IDENTIFICATION KEYS & GUIDES

PRINT & LAMINATE:
COMMON ORCHIDS OF THE WEST HIGHLANDS
Print the six pages. Pair pages back-to-back and laminate the pairs. Then sellotape outer sheets first, next inserting the inner sheet and you've got a robust waterproof guide for use in the field.
COMMON PERIWINKLES page/side 1
COMMON PERIWINKLES page/side 2
COMMON BARNACLES page/side 1
COMMON BARNACLES page/side 2
CRABS & CRAB-LIKE CRUSTACEANS
Print the eleven pages, then proceed roughly as per Orchids and the back page will be blank.
THREE XANTHID CRABS
Print the six pages, then as per Orchids.

THE FERN GUIDE (BOOK: A key to the British ferns, Clumosses, horsetails and quillworts).
KEY TO COMMON FERNS. (FOLDING CHART)
Field Studies Council publications both by James Merryweather of SLEF. Probably the most popular, most used, fern guides in the UK. [Have to be paid for, but FSC prices are very fair.]

HIGHLAND COUNCIL (MERRYWEATHER NAT HIST) FIELD GUIDES ON DISC:
Ferns/Seashore/Flowerless Plants/Rhododendron/Highland Seashores (due for release Spring 2012)
FREE from The Highland Council by e-mail request: janet.bromham(at)highland.gov.uk

DIFFICULT FERNS
Some good, down-to-earth help with sorting ferns into groups (get's your eye in: ready to identify to species) and assistance with the notorious British male ferns (advanced stuff - courage!).

FIELD STUDIES COUNCIL FIELD GUIDES
See the full range, suitable for all ages and levels. They cover most aspects of UK natural history and we recommend them most highly!