Wild Flower photographic sites
Wildflowers, Weeds, Trees and Shrubs of Devon and Cornwall An excellent site by David Fenwick which already includes most of the flora of the area and is rapidly expanding. Floral Images Another excellent photographic site covering Somerset and South West Ireland. John Crellin started with garden flowers but has increasingly devoted the site to wild flowers and wild form species grown in garden conditions. Wild Plants of the British Isles Photographs have been taken on the British mainland and on the Islands around Great Britain including the Republic of Ireland. Comments against each photograph provide useful tips on how to recognise the plant together with general information about the plant. The site contains an interesting article on the benefits of English plant names compared with their Latin names. Wildflowers of Ireland This website is a personal record of the Wildflowers of Ireland which gives scientific descriptions, photographs and folklore of wild plants together with literary, herbal and medicinal references. It has been compiled by Zoë Devlin and includes a comprehensive glossary of relevant terms together with a helpful 'In Flower Now' listing. Carol's Cornwall A new photograhic website dedicated to the best of what the county of Cornwall has to offer, it’s glorious countryside, it’s magical landscape and it's abundance of wildflowers and wildlife A Photo Flora of West Yorkshire A website dedicated to the photography of wildflowers, shrubs and trees of West Yorkshire Towns, Cities and Countryside. Its aim, to educate, promote wildflowers, aid identification, increase accessibility through the medium
of photography and the internet. Wild Flower Finder "As well as a structured index and listings by colour, petals, stem shape, habitat, flowering month, habitat and odour it has a very powerful and highly specific search function too. With information on dyes, poisons, pharmaceuticals and any other chemicals produced by the plant, including chemical structural formulae." Isle of Skye Flora A comprehensive coverage of Skye's flora with good text against each picture. Atricilla Images The site contains images of Birds, Dragonflies, Butterflies and Plants. All taken in Britain & Ireland. Irish Wildflowers A photo-reference guide to Irish wildflowers with index of wildflowers listed in English, Latin and Gaeilge. The site includes identifying by colour and month and a section on wildflowers associated with different habitats
in Ireland. BioImages - Vitual Field Guide (UK) A very useful site with a good search facility and pictures often covering a flower's minute features. Chiltern Wildflowers Photos of British Wildflowers and Wild Plants taken around the Chiltern's woods, meadows and fields. Floras on Line Plant photographic websites across the world
Useful Botanical Sites
Botanical Society of the British Isles Tracing its origins back to 1836 the society includes professional and amateur members and is the largest botanical organisation in the UK. National Biodiversity Network View distribution maps and download UK wildlife data. Find Wild Flowers A good site for identifying a plant. Enter a plant's characteristics and do a search. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Includes a good search facility The Natural History Museum Find a list of plants for a particular postcode The Wild Flower Society A national society originally created to help young amateur botanists. Walks are organised to teach members to recognise plants and are now enjoyed by young and old. Plants For A Future Where to find the edible, Medicinal and other uses for a plant. Arable Plants - a field guide Fully interactive, searchable version of the book published jointly by English Nature & WildGuides Flora Locale Flora Locale promotes the wise use of native flora; encouraging good practice to those involved in the supply of native plants and seeds, and to professional land managers restoring wildplants to the countryside The Seed Site Harvesting, sowing, germination, seedling images, plant index Plantlife International Plantlife International is a charity dedicated exclusively to conserving all forms of plantlife in the UK, Europe and across the world in their natural habitats.
Other interesting sites
The Knutsford Ornithological Society One of the first WEB sites for birdwatchers in the UK. Always full of interest and containing an excellent collection of sound recordings. South Lancs Flora The website will further supplement the South Lancashire Flora publication by displaying photographs of plants recorded from South Lancashire. As the website develops further tips on plant identification will also be added. The Liverpool Botanical Society A voluntary organisation whose objective is to study and record the flora of the Merseyside and Sefton Coast areas rECOrd rECOrd is the Local Biological Records Centre serving Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral. Merseyside Naturalists' Association The MNA arranges indoor and outdoor meetings on wildlife in the North West of England and North Wales area. The MNA caters for a wide variety of natural history interests. We have an extensive programme of field meetings by private transport and also by coach. There are four pick-up points for coach trips - two in Liverpool and two in Wirral. Fungalpunk Nature Fungalpunkna - an informative choice dish of the natural world with a seasoning of punk rock for flavour Discount Hearing Aids Discount Hearing Aids are a network of Independent Digital Hearing Aid Suppliers offering a low cost, high quality service through most parts of the UK. We offer some of the lowest prices in the UK with the widest choice available along with great aftercare. Dean Eades birding site Birdguides Photo of the Year Winner 2008 Northern Ontario Flora This site ia aimed at teaching students and foresters more about the local Ontario flora and more about world flora. Stockport Teescope and Binocular Centre Based at Stockport, Greater Manchester, and established for over 20 years, this is a good place to buy optical equipment including binoculars, telescopes and microscopes. They have their own in house repair and service department catering for all types of equipment and warranty repairs. Tel 0161 4298002 An English Country Garden A catalogue of Birds, Animals, Flowers and Trees found in an English Country Garden. The English Hedgerow Trust We aim to provide as much information as possible for any non-professionals involved with planting, maintaining and protecting hedgerows. Wild About Britain Wild About Britain is an education charity that promotes all aspects of wildlife, the environment, and conservation throughout the British Isles. Cheshire Wildlife Trust The county wildlife trust covering Cheshire, The Wirral, Trafford, Tameside and Stockport Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts The co-ordinating body for the County Wildlife Trusts The Manchester Field Club A voluntary organisation whose objective is to study and record the flora and fauna of the Greater Manchester area Lowestoft Naturalist A natural history website of the North Suffolk area by Colin Jacobs. Judy Woods Heritage Site The Judy Woods Heritage site at Bradford. Anglesey - Weather, Wildlife, History, Places of interest A superb site by Donald Perkins who lives in Llansadwm, Anglesey. The section covering the ecology of Anglesey is full of interest. Comprehensive Seed and Gardening Resources Lots of good links to interesting sites Free site Search Engine Free upto 3,000 pages