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Chris Packham

Chris is a great fan of Field Studies Council publications, especially the comprehensive range of WildID fold-out guides. STEVE has helped to produce a number of these guides which are shown below:

Challenging Birds
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Docker, S., Offord, K. D. and Langman, M. (2025) Raptors of Britain and Ireland, WildID, OP230, Field Studies Council.

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Docker, S., Offord, K. D. and Langman, M. (2023) Waders of Britain and Ireland, WildID, OP212, Field Studies Council.

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Docker, S., Lowe, A. & Abrahams, C. (2020) Identification of different song types in the European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, Bird Study, 67:1, 119-127.

Beetles
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Docker, S. (2025) Guide to distinctive terrestrial beetles of Britain and Ireland, AIDGAP, OP232, Field Studies Council.

Coming Soon

Unwin, D. M. A key to the families of British beetles. Revised by Docker, S. & Duff, A. G. AIDGAP, Field Studies Council.

AIDGAP = Aids to Identification in Difficult Groups of Animals and Plants.

Distinctive Fungi
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Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2025) Distinctive fungi on wood, WildID, OP234, Field Studies Council.

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Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2025) Fungi, Discovery, DG05, Field Studies Council.

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Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2024) Distinctive grassland fungi, WildID, OP226, Field Studies Council.

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Kibby, G., Docker, S. and Farley-Brown, R. (2023) Distinctive gilled fungi, WildID, OP214, Field Studies Council.

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Kibby, G., Docker, S. and Farley-Brown, R. (2023) Distinctive non-gilled fungi, WildID, OP213, Field Studies Council.

Collaborative Projects

The creation of a publication is usually a collaborative project. Steve has worked with many subject matter specialists, artists and photographers, including the following:

Author of ‘Checklist of Beetles of the British Isles’ and the four volume series ‘Beetles of Britain and Ireland’.

An experienced mycologist and talented artist. Author of four volume ‘Mushrooms & Toadstools’ series.

A wildlife artist renowned for his illustrations of birds. See Website.

An experienced field ornithologist, bird tour guide and photographer.

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