This photo guide covers the ponds, streams, rivers, lakes, canals and reservoirs of Britain and North-West Europe. It explains how to explore them and describes the wide range of living things which can be found within and around them. A range of organisms from algae, flowering plants, ferns and mosses, to fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals, are described and illustrated. Information on successful waterside observation such as the best equipment to use, the most effective approach and tactics, and even methods of growing your own culture, is also included.