Recommended books
Plants
- Streeter, D. et al. (2016) Collins Wild Flower Guide. HarperCollins. 704pp.
- Rose, F. (2006) The Wild Flower key. Frederick Warne Books. 480pp.
- Poland, J. and Clement, E.(2020) . The Vegetative Key to the British FloraJohn Poland in association with BSBI. 550pp.
- Stace, C. (2019) New Flora of the British Isles. C&M Floristics. 1266pp.
- Merryweather, J. and Hill, M. (2007) The Fern Guide. OP117. Field Studies Council. 96pp.
- Atherton, I. et al. (2010) Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland. British Brylogical Society. 848pp.
- Johnson, O. and More, D. (2006) Collins Tree Guide. HarperCollins. 464pp.
- Poland, J. (2020) The Field Key to Winter Twigs. John Poland in association with BSBI. 256pp.
Fungi
- Buczacki, S. et al. (2013) Collins Fungi Guide HarperCollins. 640pp.
Vertebrates
Birds
- Svensson, L. et al. (2023) Collins Bird Guide: the most complete guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. 478pp.
- Hume, R. et al. (2020) Britain's Birds: An identification guide too the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. WILDguides. 576pp.
- Holden, P. et al. (2021) RSPB Handbook of British Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. 320pp.
- Taylor, M. and Message, S. (2022) RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds. Bloomsbury Publishing. 272pp.
- Hume, R. et al. (2019) British Birds: a pocket guide. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 272pp.
Mammals
- Muir, G. and Morris, P. (2013) How to Find and Identify Mammals. The Mammal Society. 74pp.
- Couzens, D. et al. (2017) Britain's Mammals: A field guide to the mammals of Britain and Ireland.Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 328pp.
- Gurnell, J. and Flowerdew, J.R. (2006) Live Trapping Small Mammals: A practical guide. The Mammal Society. 48pp.
- Cheshire Mammal Group The Mammals of Cheshire. Liverpool University Press. 178pp.
- Harris, S. and Yalden, D. W. Mammals of the British Isles: Handbook, 4th Edition. The Mammal Society. 799pp.
Amphibians and reptiles
- Inns, H. (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 164pp.
- Beebee, T. (2013)Amphibians and reptiles. Naturalist's Handbooks 31. Pelagic publishing. 170pp.
- Arnold, N. and Ovenden, D. (2002)A field guide to the Reptiles & Amphibians of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins Publishers. 288pp.
Fish
- Everard, M. (2013)Britain's Freshwater Fishes. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides)
Invertebrates
You can download a full list of recommended Invertebrate books and other resources here.
Insects
General insect guides
- Barnard P.C. (2011). The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects. Wiley-Blackwell. 383pp.
- Brock P.D. (2019). A comprehensive guide to the insects of Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 542pp.
- Brock P.D. (2021). Britain’s Insects: A field guide to the insects of Great Britain and Ireland. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 608pp.
- Chinery M. (2009). Collins Complete Guide to British Insects. HarperCollins. 384pp.
- Chinery M. (2012). Insects of Britain and Western Europe. 3rd Ed. A & C Black. 320pp.
Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
- Boudot J-P., Doucet G. & Grand D. (2021). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Britain and Western Europe: A Photographic Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. 160pp.
- Brooks S., Cham S. & Lewington R. (2018). Field Guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 5th Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 192pp.
- Cham S. (2012). Field Guide to the Larvae and Exuviae of British Dragonflies: Damselflies (Zygoptera) and Dragonflies (Anisoptera). British Dragonfly Society. 152pp.
- Chandler D. (2020). A Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of Britain & Ireland. NatureBureau. 92pp.
- Smallshire D. & Swash A. (2018). Britain’s Dragonflies: A field guide to the damselflies and dragonflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 4th Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 232pp.
True Bugs (Hemiptera)
- Dolling W.R. (1991). The Hemiptera. Oxford University Press. 283pp
- Evans M. & Edmondson R. (2005). A Photographic Guide to the Shieldbugs and Squash-bugs of the British Isles. Wild Guide UK. 123pp.
- Jones R. (2023). Shieldbugs. New Naturalist147. William Collins (HarperCollins imprint). 452pp.
- Savage A.A. (1989). Adults of the British Aquatic Hemiptera Heteroptera: A Key with Ecological Notes. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 50. 173pp.
- Southwood T.R.E. & Leston D. (1959). Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 440pp.
- Unwin D. (2001). A key to the families of British bugs. (Insecta, Hemiptera) (AIDGAP guide OP269). Field Studies Council. 35pp
- Wilson M.A., Stewart A., Biedermann R., Nickel H. & Niedringhaus R. (2015). The Planthoppers and Leafhoppers of Britain and Ireland: Identification keys to All families and genera and
all British and Irish Species not recorded from Germany (Cicadina – Supplement 2). Bristol Cultural Development Partnership. 138pp.
Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera)
- Archer M.E. (2014). The Vespoid Wasps (Tiphiidae, Mutillidae, Sapygidae, Scoliidae and Vespidae) of the British Isles. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 6 (6). Royal Entomological Society. 82pp.
- Baldock D.W. (2010). Wasps of Surrey.
- Betts C. (1986). The Hymenopterist’s Handbook. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 7. Amateur Entomologists’ Society. 208pp.
- Else G.R. & Edwards M. (2018). Handbook of the Bees of the British Isles (2-volume set). Ray Society Monographs Volume 180. 775pp. (total).
- Falk S. (2015). Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. 432pp.
- Gammans N., Comont R.F., Morgan S.C. & Perkins G. (2018). Bumblebees: An Introduction. Bumblebee Conservation Trust. 174pp.
- Gauld I.D. & Bolton B. (Eds.) (1988). The Hymenoptera. British Museum (Natural History) and Oxford University Press. [Reprinted 1996, with minor alterations and additions]. 344pp.
- Lebas C., Galkowski C., Blatrix R. & Wegnez P. (2019). Ants of Britain and Europe: A Photographic Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. 415pp.
- Wright A. (1990). British Sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta): a key to adults of the genera occurring in Britain (AIDGAP guide OP203). Field Studies Council. 60pp.
- Yeo P.F. & Corbet S.A. (1995). Solitary Wasps. 2nd Ed. Naturalists’ Handbooks 3. Richmond Publishing. 70pp. [Reprinted 2015 by Pelagic Publishing].
Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Cooter J. & Barclay M.V.L. (2006). A Coleopterist’s Handbook. 4th Ed. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 11. Amateur Entomologists’ Society. 496pp.
- Duff A.G. (2012). Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 1: Sphaeriusidae to Silphidae. A.G. Duff Publishing. 496pp.
- Duff A.G. (2016). Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 4: Cerambycidae to Curculionidae. A.G. Duff Publishing. 623pp.
- Duff A.G. (2019). Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 3: Geotrupidae to Scraptiidae. A.G. Duff Publishing. 670pp.
- Duff A.G. in prep. (due 2024). Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Staphylinidae. A.G. Duff Publishing
- Hammond P.M., Marshall J.E., Cox M.L., Jessop L., Garner B.H. & Barclay M.V.L. (2019). British Coleoptera larvae: A guide to the families and major subfamilies.
M.V.L. Barclay & B.H. Garner (Eds.). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 4 (1a). Royal Entomological Society. 280pp.
- Harde K.W. (1998). A Field Guide in Colour to Beetles. Blitz Editions. 334pp.
- Hubble D. (2012). Keys to the adults of seed and leaf beetles of Britain and Ireland (AIDGAP guide OP156). Field Studies Council. 136pp.
- Hubble D. (2017). Leaf Beetles. Naturalists’ Handbooks 34. Pelagic Publishing. 149pp.
- Roy H. & Brown P. (2018). Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. 160pp.
- Unwin D.M. (1984). A key to the families of British beetles (AIDGAP guide OP166). Field Studies Council. 48pp.
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
- Eeles P. (2019). Life Cycles of British & Irish Butterflies. NatureBureau. 394pp.
- Eeles P. (2023). British & Irish Butterfly Rarities: Migrants, Extinctions & Introductions. NatureBureau. 338pp.
- Hart C. (2011). British Plume Moths. British Entomological and Natural History Society. 278pp.
- Heath J. & Emmet A.M. (Eds.) et al. (1976-Present). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Curwen Press/Harley Books/E.J. Brill. (volumes 6 and 8 in prep.)
- Henwood B. & Sterling P. (2020). Field Guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland. Bloomsbury Publishing. 448pp.
- Lewington R. (2019). Pocket Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 160pp.
- Lowen J. (2021). British Moths: A Gateway Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. 224pp.
- May P. (Ed.). (2014). A Handbook for Lepidopterists. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 13. Amateur Entomologists’ Society. 228pp.
- Newland D., Still R. & Swash A. (2019). Britain’s Day-flying Moths: A field guide to the day-flying moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 232pp.
- Newland D., Still R., Swash A. & Tomlinson D. (2020). Britain's Butterflies: A field guide to the butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. 4th Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 256pp.
- Scoble M.J. (1992). The Lepidoptera: Form, Function, and Diversity. Oxford University Press 415pp.
- Sterling P. & Parsons M. (2023). Field Guide to the Micro-Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 528pp.
- Waring P. & Townsend M. (2017). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. 3rd Ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 464pp.
Flies (Diptera)
- Ball S. & Morris R. (2015). Britain’s Hoverflies: A field guide. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 312pp. [A revised edition is in prep. (due May 2024)]
- Bot S. & van de Meutter F. (2023). Hoverflies of Britain and North-West Europe: A Photographic Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. 400pp.
- Chandler P.J. (2010). A Dipterist’s Handbook. 2nd Ed. The Amateur Entomologist Volume 15. Amateur Entomologists’ Society. 525pp.
- Colyer C.N. & Hammond C.O. (1968). Flies of the British Isles. 2nd Ed. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 384pp.
- Oosterbroek P. (2006). The European Families of the Diptera: Identification, diagnosis, biology. KNNV Publishing. 206pp.
- Papp L. & Darvas B. (Eds.) (1997-2000). Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera. Science Herald.
- Stubbs A. (2023). British Craneflies. British Entomological and Natural History Society. 497pp.
- Stubbs A. & Drake M. (2001). British Soldierflies and their Allies. British Entomological and Natural History Society. 528pp.
- Stubbs A.E. & Falk S.J. (2002). British Hoverflies. 2nd Ed. British Entomological and Natural History Society. 469pp.
- Vikhrev N. (2020). Diptera: An Introduction to Flies. Nikita Vikhrev (privately published). 160pp.
- Zeegers T. & Schulten A. (2022). Field Guide to Flies with Three Pulvilli: Families of Homeodactyla of Northwest Europe. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. 256pp.
Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
- Barnard P. & Ross E. (2008). Guide to the adult caddisflies or sedge flies (Trichoptera) (AIDGAP guide OP129). Field Studies Council. 12pp.
- Barnard P. & Ross E. (2012). The adult Trichoptera (caddisflies) of Britain and Ireland. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (17). Royal Entomological Society. 192pp.
- Crofts S.M. (2019). Caddisfly Adults (Trichoptera) of Britain and Ireland. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 70. 98pp.
- Edington J.M. & Hildrew A.G. (1995). Caseless Caddis Larvae of the British Isles. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 53. 134pp.
- Wallace I.D. (2006). Simple key to caddis larvae (AIDGAP guide OP105). Field Studies Council. 59pp.
- Wallace I.D., Wallace B. & Philipson G.N. (1990). A Key to the Case-bearing Caddis Larvae of Britain and Ireland. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 51. 237pp. [Reprinted 2003, 2023: SP61]
- Wallace I., Flint S. & Flint P. (2022). Adult Caddis (Trichoptera) of Britain and Ireland: a practical guide (AIDGAP guide OP201). Field Studies Council. 162pp.
Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
- Bauernfeind E. & Soldan A. (2012). The Mayflies of Europe (Ephemeroptera). Apollo Books. 781pp.
- Elliott J.M. & Humpesch U.H. (1983). A Key to the Adults of the British Ephemeroptera. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 47. 101pp.
- Elliott J.M. & Humpesch U.H. (2010). Mayfly Larvae (Ephemeroptera) of Britain and Ireland. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 66. 152pp.
- Harker J. (1989). Mayflies. Naturalists’ Handbooks 13. Richmond Publishing. 56pp.
- Macadam C. & Bennett C. (2010). A pictorial guide to British Ephemeroptera (AIDGAP guide OP139). Field Studies Council. 128pp.
Cockroaches and termites (Blattodea; latter formerly Isoptera), Earwigs (Dermaptera), Grasshoppers & Crickets (Orthoptera), Mantids (Mantodea; often treated as a suborder
of Dictyoptera [Blattodea+Mantodea]) + Stick-insects (Phasmida/ Phasmatodea/Phasmatoptera)
- Brown V.K. (1990). Grasshoppers. 2nd Ed. Naturalists’ Handbooks 2. Richmond Publishing. 68pp.
- Evans M. & Edmondson R. (2007). A Photographic Guide to the Grasshoppers & Crickets of Britain & Ireland. Wild Guide UK. 183pp.
- Hincks W.D. (1956). Orthoptera, Dermaptera. 2nd Ed. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (5). Royal Entomological Society. 24pp.
- Marshall J.A. & Haes E.C.M. (1990). Grasshoppers and Allied Insects of Great Britain and Ireland. 2nd Ed. Harley Books. 252pp.
- Sardet E., Roesti C. & Braud Y. (2021). Grasshoppers of Britain and Western Europe: A Photographic Guide. Bloomsbury Publishing. 304pp.
Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
- Hynes H.B.N. (1977). Key to the Adults and Nymphs of British Stoneflies (Plecoptera). 3rd Ed. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 17. 92pp.
- Lillehammer A. (1988). Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 21. E.J. Brill. 165pp.
- Macadam C.R., Feeley H.B. & Doe J. (2022). British and Irish Stoneflies (Plecoptera): Key to the Adults and Larvae: With Notes on Their Distribution, Life Histories and Ecology. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 73. 215pp.
- Pryce D., Macadam C. & Brooks S. (2007). Guide to the British Stonefly (Plecoptera) families: adults and larvae (AIDGAP guide OP113). Field Studies Council. 11pp.
Barklice/Booklice and (chewing/sucking) Lice (Psocodea)
- New T.R. (2005). Psocids: Psocoptera (Booklice and Barklice). 2nd Ed. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (7). Royal Entomological Society. 146pp.
Bristletails (Archaeognatha/Microcoryphia) + Silverflish/Firebrats (Zygentoma)
- Delany M.J. (1954). Thysanura and Diplura. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (2).Royal Entomological Society. 7pp.
Thrips (Thysanoptera)
- Kirk W.D.J. (1996). Thrips. Naturalists’ Handbooks 25. Richmond Publishing. 70pp.
- Mound L.A., Morison G.D., Pitkin B.R. & Palmer J.M. (1976). Thysanoptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (11). 79pp.
Scorpionflies and Snowfleas (Mecoptera) / Lacewings, Antlions and Wax-flies (Neuroptera) / Alderflies (Megaloptera) / Snakeflies (Raphidioptera)
- Elliott J.M. (2009). Freshwater Megaloptera and Neuroptera of Britain and Ireland: Keys to Adults and Larvae, and a Review of their Ecology. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 65. 71pp. [Reprinted 2012]
- Fraser F.C. (1959). Mecoptera, Megaloptera and Neuroptera. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (12,13). Royal Entomological Society. 40pp.
- Plant C.W. (1997). A key to the adults of British lacewings and their allies (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera and Mecoptera) (AIDGAP guide OP245). Field Studies Council. 90pp.
Siphonaptera (Fleas)
- Whitaker A.P. (2007). Fleas (Siphonaptera). 2nd Ed. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects 1 (16). Royal Entomological Society. 178pp.
Other invertebrates
Other invertebrates – general guides
- Croft P.S. (1986). A key to the major groups of British freshwater invertebrates (AIDGAP guide OP181). Field Studies Council. 60pp.
- Dobson M., Pawley S., Fletcher M. & Powell A. (2012). Guide to Freshwater Invertebrates. Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association 68. 216pp.
- Tilling S.M. (2014). A key to the major groups of British terrestrial invertebrates (AIDGAP guide OP167). 2nd Ed. Field Studies Council. 84pp.
Springtails (Collembola)
- Dallimore T. & Shaw P. (2013). Illustrated key to the families of British Springtails (Collembola) (AIDGAP guide OP157). Field Studies Council. 9pp.
- Fjellberg A. (1998). The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark: Part I: Poduromorpha. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 35. E.J. Brill. 184pp. [Very relevant to the British fauna]
- Fjellberg A. (2007). The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark: Part II: Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona. Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 42. E.J. Brill. 264pp. [Very relevant to the British fauna]
- Frampton G. & Hopkin S. (2001). Springtails – in search of Britain’s most abundant insects. British Wildlife, 12 (6), 402–410.
- Hopkin S.P. (1997). Biology of the Springtails (Insecta: Collembola). Oxford University Press. 329pp.
- Hopkin S.P. (2007). A Key to the Collembola (Springtails) of Britain and Ireland (AIDGAP guide OP111). Field Studies Council. 245pp.
Spiders (Araneae)
- Bee L. (2002). A Guide to House and Garden spiders (OP69). Field Studies Council. 8pp.
- Bee L., Oxford G. & Smith H. (2020). Britain’s Spiders: A field guide. 2nd Ed. Princeton University Press (Princeton WILDGuides). 496pp.
- Jones, D. (1983). The Country Life guide to spiders of Britain and northern Europe. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. 288pp.
- Jones D. (1989). A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. Hamlyn. 320pp.
- Jones-Walters L.M. (1989). Keys to the families of British spiders (AIDGAP guide OP197). Field Studies Council. 80pp.
- Lavery A. & Bee L. (2023). Infamy and false threats: an introduction to the false widow spiders. British Wildlife, 35 (1), 40–46.
- Locket G.H. & Millidge A.F. (1951). British Spiders. Volume I. Ray Society.
- Locket G.H. & Millidge A.F. (1953). British Spiders. Volume II. Ray Society.
- Locket G.H., Millidge A.F. & Merrett P. (1974). British Spiders. Volume III. Ray Society.
(Volumes I–III 1074pp. total) [All also available on CD-ROM from Pisces Conservation]
- Oxford G. (2011). Large house spiders in the British Isles: past, present and future. British Wildlife, 23 (1), 34–41.
- Roberts M.J. (1993). The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland: Compact Edition (2-volume set). Harley Books. 705pp. (total). [Reprint of the original 3-volume set published 1985–1987]
- Roberts M.J. (1995). Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe. HarperCollins. 383pp.
Harvestmen (Opiliones)
- Hillyard P.D. (2005). Harvestmen. 3rd Ed. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 4. Published for The Linnean Society of London & The Estuarine and
Coastal Sciences Association by Field Studies Council. 167pp.
- Richards P. (2022). Guide to the Harvestmen of the British Isles (OP198). 2nd Ed. Field Studies Council. 12pp.
Pseudoscorpions (Pseudoscorpiones)
- Legg G. & Farr-Cox F. (2016). Illustrated key to the British False Scorpions (Pseudoscorpions) (AIDGAP guide OP173). Field Studies Council. 12pp.
- Legg G. & Jones R.E. (1988). Pseudoscorpions. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 40. Published for The Linnean Society of London &
The Estuarine and Brackish-Water Sciences Association by E.J. Brill/Dr W. Backhuys. 159pp.
Centipedes (Chilopoda)
- Barber A.D. (2008). Key to the identification of British centipedes (AIDGAP guide OP130). Field Studies Council. 96pp.
- Barber A.D. (2009). Centipedes. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 58. Published for The Linnean Society of London by Field Studies Council. 228pp.
- Barber A.D. (2023). Atlas of the centipedes of Britain and Ireland . BRC Atlases Volume 17. Field Studies Council. 390pp.
- Eason E.H. (1964). Centipedes of the British Isles . Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 294pp. [Also available on CD-ROM from Pisces Conservation]
- Lewis J.G.E. (2007). The biology of centipedes . Cambridge University Press. 488pp. [Reprint of the original published in 1981]
- Hopkin S. (2006). Centipedes. British Wildlife, 17 (5), 305–311.
Millipedes (Diplopoda)
- Blower J.G. (1985). Millipedes. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 35.
Published for The Linnean Society of London & The Estuarine and Brackish-Water Sciences Association by E.J. Brill/Dr W. Backhuys. 242pp.
- Hopkin S.P. & Read H.J. (1992). The Biology of Millipedes. Oxford University Press. 233pp.
- Hopkin S. (2004). Millipedes. British Wildlife, 16 (2), 77–84.
- Lee P. (2006). Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Pensoft Series Faunistica Volume 59. Pensoft Publishers. 216pp.
Woodlice and Waterlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea & Asellota)
- Gregory S. (2009). Woodlice and Waterlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea & Asellota) in Britain and Ireland. BRC Atlases Volume 2. Field Studies Council. 175pp.
- Hopkin S. (1991). A key to the woodlice of Britain and Ireland (AIDGAP guide OP204). Field Studies Council. 52pp.
- Hopkin S. (2003). The woodlouse name trail (OP75). Field Studies Council. 2pp.
- Hopkin S. (2003). Woodlice, chiselbobs and sow-bugs. British Wildlife, 14 (6), 381–387.
- Oliver P.G. & Meechan C.J. (1993). Woodlice. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 49. Published for The Linnean Society of London & The Estuarine and Coastal
Sciences Association by Field Studies Council. 136pp.
Ticks and Mites (Acari)
- Hillyard P.D. (1996). Ticks of North-West Europe. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 52.
Published for The Linnean Society of London & The Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association by Field Studies Council. 178pp.
- Medlock J.M., Jameson L.J., Pietzsch M. & Gilbert L. (2009). British ticks. British Wildlife, 20 (4), 258–266.
Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta)
- Krediet A. (2020). Earthworms: Photographic guide to the species of Northwestern Europe. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. 43pp.
- Sherlock E. (2018). Key to the earthworms of Britain and Ireland (AIDGAP guide OP180). Field Studies Council. 92pp.
- Sims R.W. & Gerard B.M. (1999). Earthworms. 2nd Ed. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 31. Published for The Linnean Society of London & The Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association by Field Studies Council. 169pp.
Slugs and Snails (Terrestrial) (Mollusca: Gastropoda)
- Cameron R. (2003). Land Snails in the British Isles (AIDGAP guide OP79). Field Studies Council. 82pp.
- Cameron R. (2016). Slugs and Snails. New Naturalist 133. William Collins (HarperCollins imprint). 508pp.
- Cameron R.A.D. & Redfern M. (1976). British Land Snails. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 6. Published for The Linnean Society of London by Academic Press. 64pp.
- Kerney M.P. & Cameron R.A.D. (1979). Collins Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-West Europe. HarperCollins. 288pp.
- Naggs F., Preece R.C., Anderson R., Peiris A., Taylor H. & White T.S. (2014). An Illustrated Guide to the Land Snails of the British Isles. Natural History Museum. 12pp.
- Rowson B., Turner J., Anderson R. & Symondson B. (2014). Slugs of Britain and Ireland: Identification, understanding and control (AIDGAP guide OP160). Field Studies Council. 136pp.
- Willing M. (1993). Land molluscs and their conservation – an introduction. British Wildlife, 4 (3), 145–153.
Freshwater and marine
- Crothers J. & Crothers M. (1988). A Key to the Crabs and Crab-like Animals of British Inshore Waters (AIDGAP guide OP155). Field Studies Council. 52pp.
- Rowson B., Powell H., Willing M., Dobson M. & Shaw H. (2021). Freshwater snails of Britain and Ireland (AIDGAP guide OP192a). Field Studies Council. 192pp.