The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

An essential guide to every species of tree found in the British Isles – outside of arboretums

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This work illustrates in colour every tree regularly found in Britain and northern Europe. The text complements the paintings, stressing the important identification features of each tree. The keys are easy-to-use, designed to help even the beginner identify any tree they see in any season. A special section gives the locations in Britain of the finest specimens of each species.

The definitive, fully-illustrated guide to the trees of Britain and non-Mediterranean Europe.

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

Druidry, Wicca, Shamanism, and other earth-based traditions value trees as a source of spiritual wisdom. This book, the result of eight years of intensive research, presents a fully comprehensive guide to the myth, magic, and healing properties of our powerful arboreal friends. Includes tips on identifying different trees, the customs and legends attached to each, their healing properties and magical applications. Jacqueline Memory Paterson is an arch-druidress and cofounder of the Glastonbury Order of Druids and the Council of British Druid Orders.