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
Docker, S., Offord, K. D. and Langman, M. (2025) Raptors of Britain and Ireland, WildID, OP230, Field Studies Council.
Docker, S., Offord, K. D. and Langman, M. (2023) Waders of Britain and Ireland, WildID, OP212, Field Studies Council.
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
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
Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2025) Distinctive fungi on wood, WildID, OP234, Field Studies Council.
Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2025) Fungi, Discovery, DG05, Field Studies Council.
Kibby, G. and Docker, S. (2024) Distinctive grassland fungi, WildID, OP226, Field Studies Council.
Kibby, G., Docker, S. and Farley-Brown, R. (2023) Distinctive gilled fungi, WildID, OP214, Field Studies Council.
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.
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