Laminated "Tree name trail" guide (FSC)

[Jodie]

Summary: inexpensive and very portable guide to trees in Britain from the FSC

I picked this up at Kew recently and it's a 12-sided laminated (slightly bigger
than) A5 flow chart with full colour drawings to help you identify that mystery
tree.

You're given a question (the first one is "are the leaves like small pointed
scales, completely covering the stem?") and depending on your yes or no
answer you are led through about forty different possibilities with a more
detailed table on the back and recommendations for further reading.

It cost £3.50 to £4 depending on where you pick it up, cheapest from their
website, which is: http://www.field-studies-council.org

Or jump straight to the info on that tree guide:
http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/bycategory/trees.aspx

While I was playing around and guessing what their website is (even though
it's clearly labelled on the document!) I discovered the Forest School Camp
which might be of interest as well
http://www.fsc.org.uk/about.htm

Anyway the Field Studies Council also run plant-related courses, and on the
right hand side of that page you can see some of their other their publications:
http://www.field-studies-council.org/leisurelearning/2007/flowersandplants/flowers.aspx

which has been mentioned here before:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=18981&highlight=FSC

 

[loz.]

You mean it's not free ????

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

I have a few of these sheets and they're quite useful (and waterproof).

I'd like one that helps identify trees in the winter months but I couldn't find one on their site. The tree identification concentrates on leaves with only a small description of bark on the rear but a visual identification of bark would be useful.

The others include woodland plants, lichen, fungi etc.

 

[Gailainne]

Good information sheets, I have a few in my daybag.

I'd like one that helps identify trees in the winter months but I couldn't find one on their site.

Bob I found an American author with a book on winter tree identification on Amazon, I didnt get it as I wasnt sure how much use it would be here. I can try and find it again if your interested ?

Stephen

 

[Jodie]

I realised the document's limitations as I walked through Greenwich Park last
night - not much was in leaf

Thank goodness for horse chestnuts though - they're very easy to spot and
seem to 'leaf' early.

All the lime trees seem to have lots of shoots sticking out of the base of the
tree so they're quite easy to spot without leaves too. Maybe it's just our lime
trees though.

 

[Gailainne]

Hiya

I got home and dug out the ones I have from FSC, they are;

The tree name trail
The Fungi name trail
Guide to woodland plants
a guide to fruits and seed dispersal.

Also (for Bootstrap Bob) "A guide to the identification of deciduous broad leaf trees and shrubs in winter". Its an aidgap publication, lovely black and white drawings of buds on branches, occasional tree form.

I admit I have better books, but for the price they are a good starter, and they dont take up much room and weigh nothing.

Regards

Stephen

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Thanks Gailainne I'll have alook for that one

 

[chas brookes]

Hi All
the Woodland Trust do a pocket leaf indentification booklet which can be found on the link below which is very usefull

http://www.wt-store.com/Detail.aspx?id=29

Chas

 

[Jodie]

That does look rather good actually!