Pocket Guide To Tracks and Signs

The essential guide to tracking and understanding signs in nature, this book covers everything you need to know to discover hidden wildlife.A sign-by-sign guide which is essential for anyone hoping to detect hidden wildlife in Britain and the rest of Europe. There are chapters on feeding signs, homes, droppings, pellets and tracks of creatures including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibian and insects, with each divided into simple sections.The introduction explains the basics of tracks and tracking, and the identification of the signs that you find. The book is illustrated with photographs from the author's library which he has built up over many years.This book is as visually impressive as it is useful in the field with many stunning full-page images to support the authoritative text.Part of the Pocket Guides series covering British and European wildlife, including garden birds, butterflies, insects, wild flowers, trees and shrubs, and orchids.