Shortlisted for the 1998 BP Natural World Book, this highly successful title is widely considered as the definitive guide to the dragonflies and damselflies found in Britain and Ireland. With over 23,000 copies sold, this best-seller in its field has been revised and updated to include recent additions to the British list, ensuring it is up to date and lives up to its reputation of being the best guide on the subject.

The comprehensive species descriptions, written by a team of UK experts, include field characters, jizz and similar species, status and conservation, ecology and behaviour, including habitat, larval form, flight season, feeding, territorial and mating behaviour. The superbly detailed artworks by Europe''''s leading entomological artist, Richard Lewington, include males and females, immature and over mature forms, as well as dorsal views and details of diagnostic features, making identification much easier than with photographs.

• Illustrated with more than 270 superbly detailed colour artworks, plus many additional line artworks

• More than 50 colour photographs

• Full descriptions and ecological notes and distribution maps for the 39 resident (plus 3 extinct) species and 13 migrants

• Comprehensive introduction includes sections on the fossil record, world perspective, biology, flight, life history, distribution, habitats and dragonflies and the law

• Illustrated keys to both adults and larvae

• Information on creating ponds for dragonflies, conservation, field craft and study

• Site guide to the best places to watch dragonflies throughout Britain and Ireland, compiled by regional experts

Even the smallest garden can be an important haven for wildlife, and this essential guide will enable everyone to fully explore this wealth on their back doorstep. It covers all the main animal groups, including pond life, likely to be found in a garden in Great Britain and Ireland, and is richly illustrated throughout with over 900 colour artworks and photographs.

• Detailed descriptions and information on the life history, behaviour and occurrence of over 500 species of animals and insects that can be found in gardens

• Written and illustrated by Richard Lewington, generally accepted to be one of Europe''''s leading natural history artists. For the first time, Richard has teamed up with his brother, Ian, who has painted the birds

• Fascinating general introduction to the ecology of the garden by Ken Thompson, author of the highly acclaimed book on garden wildlife, No nettles required

• Practical information on creating a pond for wildlife, making nestboxes and feeding birds

• An essential guide for anyone interested in their garden wildlife, presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format

• A perfect gift!

This ground-breaking identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe brings some of the top field experts in Odonata from across the Continent together with Richard Lewington, widely accepted to be Europe's foremost illustrator of insects. The guide covers all of Europe, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean basin, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and the Azores, Canaries and Madeira.

All 160 species are described, with detailed field descriptions, notes on similar species, information on behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season. Where necessary, simple keys and tables of similar species are provided. Distribution maps indicate species'' ranges. Each species is lavishly illustrated with artworks of males and females, immatures, colour varieties, detailed side views, and close-ups of important characters. Photographs and line drawings of key features such as genitalia are additional identification aids.

• Almost 1,000 superbly detailed colour artworks, line drawings and photographs of all 160 species of Odonata recorded from Europe, western Turkey and North Aftica

• Includes field descriptions and keys by some of Europe�s leading dragonfly experts, under the general editorship of Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra

• Comprehensive texts, innovative keys and identification tables include field characters, hand characters, variation, behaviour, range and status, habitat and flight season

• Artworks illustrate males and females, immatures, varieties, side views and details of important characters

• Up-to-date, newly researched distribution maps for every resident species

• Comprehensive introduction to studying and identifying dragonflies

• Country-by-country guide to finding dragonflies, written by a team of regional experts, containing much information not published before

• An essential guide for trips to Europe

This handy pocket-sized book has become the essential guide to identifying the butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. More than 600 superb illustrations of all the life stages of each species, together with beautiful artworks of the butterflies in their natural settings and pertinent species information, distribution maps and life history charts make this the only book you will need on the subject.

• Includes information of all our resident and migrant species of butterfly, together with a selection of day-flying moths

• Beautifully illustrated with Richard Lewington''s classic artwork, showing all stages of the life cycle

• Presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format

• An ideal guide for beginners, as well as for more experienced butterfly enthusiasts

This is the most comprehensive guide to the larger moths of Great Britain and Ireland, with superb artworks by Richard Lewington showing the moths in natural resting postures, for easy identification. There are also paintings of different forms, underwings and details that will help in identification. The thoroughly updated text includes up to date research on species distribution, and the field characters have been rewritten to include the latest information on identification techniques. As well as field characters and similar species, there is detailed information on flight season, life cycle, larval foodplants, habitat, status and distribution for all species. With over 20,000 copies sold, this is arguably the most popular guide to this subject, used by keen amateurs and experts alike.

• More than 1,700 colour artworks of over 880 species, shown in their natural resting postures, displayed as a series of stunning artwork plates for easy comparison of species and identification

• More than 80 photographs of larvae

• Includes comprehensive descriptions by leading moth experts of almost every macro-moth known to have occurred in Great Britain and Ireland (including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands)

• General introduction to identifying and studying moths

A great practical solution for every active moth enthusiast - a guide with all the illustrations of the classic Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland (Waring & Townsend 2003) in a portable wiro-bound format which allows spreads to lie flat for ease of use. The concise descriptions are opposite the stunning colour plates which, together with the durable PVC wallet, make this the perfect identification guide to use when identifying macro-moths in the field.

• Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths illustrated

• 1,600 superbly detailed colour artworks by Richard Lewington, showing almost 880 species in their natural resting postures, making identification much easier than pinned specimens

• Includes brief field descriptions written by leading moth experts

• Easy-to-use presentation with the descriptions on the same spread as the artwork plates

• Wiro-binding allows spread to lie flat for quick use in the field or at home, with a durable PVC wallet

• A perfect companion to the classic Field Guide