Tree-spotting

Botanist and ecologist Ros Bennett has spent a lifetime helping people understand and identify plants, all the while nurturing her daughter Nell's love for them too, helping Nell to discover the visual and tactile beauty of trees through leaves, bark patterns and key features.

Combining their backgrounds and talents - through Ros's extensive experience and Nell's beautiful illustrations Tree-spotting shows you how to identify 52 British trees simply and confidently, while also burrowing down into the history and secrets of each species.

Tree-spotting is a captivating insight into the wonderful world of trees, exploring how our relationship with trees can be extremely personal and bring us closer to the natural world.

Ros Bennett gained degrees in Botany (BSc) and Ecology (MSc) at Aberdeen University before setting out on a lifetime of surveying, teaching and publication, helping people to understand the world of plants. In the field and classroom, she has inspired amateurs, professionals and post-graduate students, and has travelled widely, helping people to discover wild places in Europe and Africa.

Nell Bennett is a designer and freelance illustrator.

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