Mayfly Life Cycle poster by The Riverfly Partnership and The Wild Trout Trust

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* New * Pocket guide to Matching the Hatch by Cyril Bennett and Peter Lapsley

Merlin Unwin Books    ISBN: 978 1 906122 20 1    Ring bound book 

Cost £7.99

To be available from book & angling shops from 14 April 2010 or preorder direct from Merlin Unwin Books www.merlinunwin.co.uk telephone 01584 877 457.

This compact pocket book arms the angler with the information needed on the insects hatching on the water to enable the selection of the right artificial fly.

Cyril Bennetts' exceptional photographs of aquatic insects (larvae, pupae and duns) are complemented by information on life cycles, distribution and times of hatching.  Peter Lapsley has written or co-written 11 fly fishing books and writes regularly for many angling journals.

The Riverfly Partnership supported the field and image work for a number of species photographed by Cyril Bennett. 

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Guide to adult caddisflies (Trichoptera) by Peter Barnard and Emma Ross

Field Studies Council. Published August 2008   ISBN 978 1 85153 241 4

Price £3.50 plus £1 p&p.

To order a copy telephone FSC publications on 01743 852140 or visit www.field-studies-council.org

This laminated fold out guide includes an introduction to the group and a simple guide to identifying the common adult caddisfly families in the UK .  Colour photographs, habitat notes and characteristics are included for each family.

Peter Barnard and Emma Ross are Trichoptera specialists and developed this guide whilst with the Entomology Department at the Natural History Museum, London. Peter is Director of Science at the Royal Entomological Society and Emma Ross is based in Scotland. 

 

Simple key to caddis larvae by Ian Wallace

Field Studies Council 2006  Code OP105   pp.59   ISBN: 1 85153 210 2

Price £5  

To order a copy telephone FSC publications on 01743 852140 or visit www.field-studies-council.org

For those keen to investigate which caddis larvae are living in their watercourses the 'Simple Key to Caddis Larvae' is the ideal book. This is the first simple and comprehensive guide to the identification of all families, plus many species, of this fascinating group, plus information on collecting specimens.

Dr Ian Wallace runs the National Trichoptera (Caddisfly) Recording Scheme, and is a founder member of the Riverfly Partnership, joint founder of Riverfly Recording Schemes (formerly CAMSTARS) and a Riverfly Tutor for the ‘River invertebrate monitoring for anglers workshops’.

Guide to stonefly (Plecoptera) families by David Pryce , Steve Brooks and Craig Macadam

Field Studies Council 2007, Code: OP113   Fold out guide  ISBN: 978 1 85153 222 3

Price £3.50

To order a copy telephone FSC publications on 01743 852140 or visit www.field-studies-council.org

This is a laminated fold out guide to the Plecoptera (stonefly) families in the UK . The publication includes an introduction to the group, a simple identification guide at family level to both the larvae and adults and an indicator of the months each species can be seen in flight.

David Pryce, Steve Brooks and Craig Macadam are founder members of the Riverfly Parntership and are Riverfly Tutors for the ‘River invertebrate monitoring for anglers’ workshops. David Pryce runs the National Plecoptera Recording Scheme.  Steve Brooks is an Entomologist at The Natural History Museum London. Craig Macadam runs the Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme and is the Conservation Officer in Scotland with Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust.

Guide to Ephemeroptera by Cyril Bennett and Craig Macadam

Field Studies Council. Publication due 2010

This publication includes a comprehensive introduction to the group, and outstanding close up colour images of the adults and larvae which comprehensively illustrate the identification guide to all the species.  An indicator of the months each species can be seen in flight is also included.

Cyril Bennett and Craig Macadam are founding members of the Riverfly Partnership and are Riverfly Tutors for the ‘River invertebrate monitoring for anglers’ workshops. They are photographer and author, respectively, of the Riverfly Partnership British Mayfly Calendar 2007.  Cyril Bennett pioneered the anglers monitoring initiative on the River Wey and is associated to the John Spedan Lewis Trust for the Advancement of the Natural Sciences.  Craig Macadam runs the Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme and is the Conservation Officer in Scotland with Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust.

Riverflies by Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust

A Buglife publication supported by The Riverfly Partnership, Environment Agency, DEFRA and The Wild Trout Trust  

Free

This fold out information leaflet is one of a suite of leaflets by Buglife on various invertebrate groups. It is a great introduction to riverflies and associated habitat management, with a poster on the reverse. 

To order copies contact:

Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, 170A Park Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2UF. email info@buglife.org, tel. 01733 201201. 

Postage costs are required.

Freshwater Name Trail - Field Studies Council

Field Studies Council 1996, Code OP39  Fold out guide  ISBN: 978 1 85153 839 3

£2.75

The Freshwater Name Trail introduces the identification of the main animal groups found in freshwater, both still water (lakes and ponds) and running water (streams and rivers) at family level or above.

The chart is laminated to make it shower-proof and robust for use outdoors.