Garhwal & Kumaon: A Trekker's and Visitor's Guide

Almost at the centre of the Himalayan chain culminating in Nanda Devi. Garhwal consists of rugged mountains and valleys; Kumaon is more gentle. Easily accessible, the region includes some of India’s most sacred sites. 30 routes from short and straightforward to very strenuous treks with glaciers and cols to cross at 5000m.

Flora
Polunin, O & Stainton, A. (1984 & later reprints) Flowers of the Himalaya. Oxford University Press.ISBN 0 19 2176234 pp580

Stainton, A. (1988) Flowers of the Himalaya, a supplement. OUP. ISBN 0 19 561981.1 pp86

Bole, P.V. & Yogini, V. (1986) Field Guide to the Common Trees of India. Bombay. OUP.

Fauna
Salim, A. & Ripley, S.D. (1995 (2nd edn)) A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Bombay Natural History Soc.ISBN 0 19 5616340 106 plates by John Henry Dick depicting 1241 spp.This is the most useful field guide to the birds of India, reproducing the plates from the Compact Edition without the text.

Salim, A. & Ripley, S.D. (1987) Compact Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. OUP. ISBN 19 5620631 104 plates by John Henry Dick pp820
This is the best single volume guide to the birds of India but is far too weighty for use in the field.

Prater, S.H. (1971) The Book of Indian Animals. Bombay Natural History Soc. OUP.
ISBN 0 19 5621697 pp324

Daniel, J.C. (1983) The book of Indian Reptiles. Bombay Natural History Soc. OUP.
ISBN 0 19 5621689 pp141