Stop and smell our wild flowers

Damien Enright on a new guide to hedgerow beauties

Stop and smell our wild flowers

THERE is so much to learn and enjoy in the new pocket book from the Sherkin Island Marine Station, entitled A Beginner’s Guide to Irish Wild Flowers that I cannot imagine anybody, other than an expert, requiring more.

All the flowers we regularly see are there, well illustrated and described, some 160 flowers in all. Twelve years ago, the author, John Akeroyd, compiled a watershed work, The Wild Plants of Sherkin, Cape Clear and adjacent islands of West Cork. That was a volume for an expert, albeit accessible to the interested reader; but this latest is a book perfectly made and edited for the ordinary man.

Already a subscriber? Sign in

You have reached your article limit.

Unlimited access. Half the price.

Annual €130 €65

Best value

Monthly €12€6 / month

More in this section

Revoiced

Newsletter

Sign up to the best reads of the week from irishexaminer.com selected just for you.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited