Get to know nature The flora and fauna of Central Europe is incredibly diverse - just as the Central European landscape is diverse. Some plants and animals you know well, others you can get to know in this guide. Then you won't have any problems recognizing them, for example, on vacation. The book takes you to various Central European areas, so-called biotopes, for which certain plants and animals are typical. That way, you can easily find your way around wherever you visit during your travels. A badger feels best in the forest, while a hedgehog likes to stay close to human settlements. Anyone who knows this can easily discover and observe all kinds of animals everywhere in nature and quickly recognize them by the typical signs or traces they leave behind. If you also want to enjoy something on your walk, in this guide you have the opportunity to get to know the common edible plants of our forests and meadows and learn to reliably recognize the poisonous ones and avoid them. Whether you go to the forest outside the city, enjoy the diversity of nature in the middle of meadows and groves, sunbathe by a South Bohemian pond or perhaps ski down the wild Salza, climb the Tatra peaks or travel to the sea coast, the flora and fauna of Central Europe will captivate you with its variety. In the nature guide for trips, you will find: • descriptions of 550 of the most important and well-known animals, plants and fungi • more than 800 photos with clearly visible typical signs • appendix "TO THE TRAIL OF ANIMALS": the presence of animals will reveal their tracks, bite marks, droppings, burrows or nests In each chapter, you will find the species listed in the same order: from fungi and plants to animals, and within animal species, from invertebrates to birds to mammals. Here you will find a selection of the most common, most typical, but also the most beautiful plants and animals that you are most likely to encounter in the given environment.