The Visitors Centre holds a small stock of books of direct interest to visitors to the area and these may be purchased when visiting the Centre.

The book of the Chesil Beach. John P. Kemp, Nigel J Clarke Publications. ISBN 0-907683-18-5. £2.50.

Collins WIld Guide - Birds. Peter Holden, ISBN 978-0-00-717782-9. £8.99. More info.
Collins Wild Guid - Flowers. John Akeroyd, ISBN 0-00-220004-X. £7.99.
Collins WIld Guide - Wild Flowers. John Akeroyd, ISBN 0-00-717793-3. £8.99.

Collins Gem - Seashore. R&K Preston-Mafham. Harpers-Collins. ISBN 0-00-717859-X. £4.99.
A pocket-sized guide covering a host of animals and plants that may be encountered on a walk along the shoreline.

Ancient Portland - Archaeology of the Isle. Susann Palmer. ISBN 0953811-0-8. £6.00

The birds of Chesil Bank, the Fleet and Portland Harbour. Chesil Bank and the Fleet Nature Reserve, ISBN 0-9524022-0-2. £3.99.

Discover Dorset - Fossils. Richard Edmonds. £4.95
Discover Dorset - Geology. Paul Ensom. £4.95
Discover Dorset - Portland. Stuart Morris £4.95
Discover Dorset - Coast and Sea. Sarah Welton. £5.95
Discover Dorset - Downs, Meadows and Pastures. Jim White. £5.95
The Discover Dorset series are published by the Dovecote Press and are all written by local experts in the particular topic.

Dorset decoys - Abbotsbury and Morden. E. Prendergast, Friary Press Ltd. £0.75.

All about Ferrybridge. Doug Hollings. £3.00.

Field Studies Council Keys and Guides. These are handy foldout field guides using water-resistant plastic sheets. Subjects available are:
Common seaweeds £2.50.
Saltmarsh plants of Britain £2.50.
Common animals and plants on rocky shores £2.50.
Wetland Birds £3.00.

Fossils and rocks of the Jurassic Coast. Robert Westwood. Inspiring Places Publishing, ISBN 0-9552061-1-1. £3.99.

The explorers guide to the Jurassic Coast. Anon. Dorset CC,Devon CC, & English Nature. ISBN 0-9544845-1-7. £2.95. More info.

The wildlife of the Jurrassic Coast. Bryan Edwards. Coastal Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9544845-3-8. £4.95. An excellent pictorial guide to the wildlife along the Dorset Coast. More info.

The official guide to the Jurassic Coast - a walk through time. Anon. ISBN 0-9544845-0-9. £4.95.
More info.

Lyme Bay fossils - Finding fossils in Lyme Bay. Robert Coram. Ocean Colour Press. £1.20.
The study of fossils. Robert Coram. ISBN 5-060104-582272. £0.99.

The marine and coastal pocket guide. Dorset Coast Forum. £2.50.

WIld flowers of the Dorset coastal footpath. Peter & Margaret Cramb. ISBN -9537746-1-9. £5.95.
Wild flower walks in Dorset. Peter & Margraet Cramb. ISBN 0-9537746-2-7. £7.95.

We also keep a selection of leaflets, maps, tide tables, and postcards which can be purchased during your visit to the Chesil Beach Centre.

Postcards available from the Chesil Visitors Centre.