The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland - Softcover

Jeremy Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956490263 ISBN 13: 9780956490261

Publisher: British Wildlife Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland is widely considered not only the best butterfly book ever published but also one of the classic nature books. When first published in 1991 it won the Natural World Book of the Year Award and won plaudits from all quarters. Fully revised, considerably expanded and reset in 2010, it was judged that year's Guardian Nature Book of the Year. Now revised again to reflect the latest research findings, and with up-to-date distribution maps, this remarkable book is THE guide to the appearance, behaviour, life cycle and ecology of the butterflies of Britain and Ireland.

About this title

Review:

'This is probably the best butterfly book of them all: sumptuous, readable and marvellously complete... I don't want to overpraise it, but it's perfect, sometimes anecdotal, and packed with the right information.' --Simon Barnes, The Times 'What promises to be our best butterfly book for 20 years, by our top expert Professor Jeremy Thomas and acclaimed butterfly artist, Richard Lewington.' --Peter Marren, The Weekend Telegraph

'Britain's best-loved butterfly book.' -- Michael McCarthy, The Independent 'For me, this is still the best butterfly book ever written and a `must have' for every serious butterfly enthusiast.' --Martin Warren, Chief Executive, Butterfly Conservation

'There are many books on British butterflies, but this is the ultimate butterfly handbook, with all the detail one could possibly want... Richard Lewington's illustrations are absolutely astounding. How can anyone paint so well?' --Steve Gantlett, Birding World

'Britain's best-loved butterfly book.' -- Michael McCarthy, The Independent 'For me, this is still the best butterfly book ever written and a `must have' for every serious butterfly enthusiast.' --Martin Warren, Chief Executive, Butterfly Conservation

'There are many books on British butterflies, but this is the ultimate butterfly handbook, with all the detail one could possibly want... Richard Lewington's illustrations are absolutely astounding. How can anyone paint so well?' --Steve Gantlett, Birding World

'Britain's best-loved butterfly book.' -- Michael McCarthy, The Independent 'For me, this is still the best butterfly book ever written and a `must have' for every serious butterfly enthusiast.' --Martin Warren, Chief Executive, Butterfly Conservation

'There are many books on British butterflies, but this is the ultimate butterfly handbook, with all the detail one could possibly want... Richard Lewington's illustrations are absolutely astounding. How can anyone paint so well?' --Steve Gantlett, Birding World

About the Author:

Jeremy Thomas, one of Europe s most accomplished butterfly experts, is Professor of Ecology and a Fellow of New College at the University of Oxford, and the President of the Royal Entomological Society (2012 14). He previously worked as a research scientist at the Nature Conservancy s Monks Wood laboratory, at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology s Furzebrook Research Station, and at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology s Dorset laboratory. He initially helped devise the methods used to monitor change in the distributions and abundance of butterflies, and for four decades has led research teams across Europe to study the ecology of threatened species, including the interactions between ants and butterflies. He has applied his research results widely to conserve declining European butterflies, including the five species of Large Blue. Thomas s work has attracted a variety of awards, including leading prizes for advancing the sciences of both Conservation Biology and Ecology, for natural-history writing and for practical conservation. Over almost forty years, Richard Lewington has built up a reputation as one of Europe s finest wildlife illustrators. He first became interested in butterflies as a child when he inherited a cabinet of insects from his father. He studied graphic design at the Berkshire College of Art, and since leaving in 1971 has specialised in natural-history illustration. His meticulous paintings of insects and other wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including Insects of Britain and Western Europe, Collins Butterfly Guide, Field Guide to Dragonflies of Britain and Europe, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, Pocket Guide to Butterflies of Britain and Ireland and Guide to Garden Wildlife. He was, for many years, the principal artist on the multi-volume series, The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. He has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for a number of countries, including a set of ten stamps of British butterflies for Royal Mail in 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: British Wildlife Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0956490263
• ISBN 13: 9780956490261
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288
• Illustrator: Richard Lewington