BELOW IS A SELECTION OF BOOKS THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO ALL FERN LOVERS ESPECIALLY BEGINNERS.
| Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Ferns | ||||
 | The Ferns of Britain and Ireland | C N Page | Cambridge University Press 2nd edition 1997 | Now a little outdated but still the definitive work on the ferns of the British Isles. Expensive |
 | Ferns, Clubmosses, Quillworts and Horsetails of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | R J Murphy, C N Page, R E Parslow & I J Bennalick | ERCCIS 2012 | Although strictly speaking covering only Cornwall, much of the information applies to the rest of the country as well |
 | The Fern Guide | J Merryweather | Field Studies Council 3rd edition 2007 | User-friendly and cheap identification guide based on keys |
 | New Atlas of Ferns & Allied Plants of Britain & Ireland | A C Wardlaw & A Leonard | British Pteridological Society 2005 | Distribution maps of all the British & Irish species |
| Garden Ferns | ||||
 | Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns | Sue Olsen | Timber Press 2007 | Comprehensive, fully illustrated and readable guide to ferns suitable for US & UK gardens |
 | The Planthunter's Guide to Garden Ferns | Martin Rickard | David & Charles 2000 | Excellent guide to ferns for UK gardens. Out of print but worth hunting out second-hand |
 | Fern Grower's Manual | Barbara Joe Hoshizaki & Robbin Moran | Timber Press 2001 | Encyclopedic handbook including descriptions of 700 species |
 | Gardening with Ferns | Martin Rickard | David & Charles 2005 | Practical guide to choosing and growing ferns |
 | Polystichum Cultivars | Jimmy Dyce, Robert Sykes, and Martin Rickard | British Pteridological Society 2005 | A guide to the huge number of garden varieties in this most beautiful family |
| Fern History | ||||
 | Fern Fever - The Story of Pteridomania | Sarah Whittingham | Frances Lincoln 2012 | Fascinating history of the Victorian fern craze |
 | Who Found Our Ferns? | John Edgington | British Pteridological Society 2013 | The history of the discovery of Britain's ferns, clubmosses, quillworts & horsetails |
 | Fern Books | Nigel Hall & Martin Rickard | British Pteridological Society 2006 | A bibliography of all the books on ferns published in English before 1900 |
| More specialist books | ||||
 | A Natural History of Ferns | Robbin C Moran | Timber Press 2004 | Informative, entertaining and readable |
 | Tree Ferns | Mark F Large & John E Braggins | Timber Press 2004 | The definitive guide to tree ferns |
 | Some Taxa within the Dryopteris Affinis Group: a Field Guide | Ken Trewren | British Pteridological Society 2014 | A photographic guide to this most difficult group |
