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Books published by British Wildlife
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To purchase any of our books, click here to go directly to our secure on-line shop.
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 Guide to Garden Wildlife
Written and illustrated by Richard Lewington
Introduction by Ken Thompson
ISBN 978-0-9531399-7-2
208 pages, paperback
Full colour throughout with more than 900 illustrations
RRP £12.95 Publication April 2008
Pre-publication special offer price: £11.95 (p&p free, UK only)
A superb new guide to the full range of wildlife in your garden. From blue tits to bumblebees and hedgehogs to hawkmoths, this guide has got it covered. Illustrated by Richard Lewington, acknowledged as one of the finest natural history artists in Europe, with the birds by his brother, Ian, one of our most respected bird artists. Extensive introduction to the ecology of the garden and the incredible array of animals that can be found there. More than 900 colour artworks and photographs of over 500 species likely to be found in a garden in Great Britain and Ireland. Easy-to-use format with artwork plates opposite text descriptions. Includes detailed descriptions and information on the life history, behaviour and occurrence of each species. Practical information on creating a pond for wildlife, making nest boxes and feeding birds.
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 Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland
ISBN: 0 9531399 0 5
Steve Brooks, illustrated by Richard Lewington
160 pages, 280 colour artworks and photographs
RRP £18.95 (paperback); British Wildlife Special e-shop price £16.00 (post free, UK only)
This highly-acclaimed guide describes and illustrates all resident and migrant species of dragonfly found in Britain and Ireland, including recent arrivals such as the Small Red-eyed Damselfly and Green Darner.
Revised 2002 edition includes revised text and maps and new artworks.
Edited by Steve Brooks of The Natural History Museum, London, with contributions from many top UK dragonfly experts. There is an extensive introduction to dragonflies and a regional guide to the best sites to watch them in Britain and Ireland. Clear lay-outs combine all the information needed to identify a dragonfly with stunning colour artworks. Also includes an illustrated key to larvae and to adult families.
The Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland was short-listed for the 1998 Natural World Book Prize.
Extracts from reviews
‘not only excellent for identification but offers a complete understanding of these fascinating insects and even includes a regional gazetteer of the best sites.’ Natural World
‘a jewel of a book . . . It is informative, authoritative, imaginative, accessible and beautiful.’ The Independent
‘If you buy only one book on dragonflies, this should be the one.’ Journal of the British Dragonfly Society
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 Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe
ISBN 0 9531399 4 8
Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra, illustrated by Richard Lewington
320 pages, Full colour throughout
£21.95 (paperback)(post free, UK only)
RRP £30.00 (Hardback) + p&p (OUT OF PRINT)
This new identification guide to all the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Europe brings some of the top field experts from across the Continent together with Richard Lewington, generally accepted to be Europe's foremost illustrator of insects.
This 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.
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 Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland
ISBN 0 9531399 1 3
RRP £9.95 (paperback), British Wildlife Special e-shop price £8.00 (post free, UK only)
Written and illustrated by Richard Lewington
A beautifully illustrated and portable guide to all of Britain’s butterflies, illustrated by one of Europe’s top natural history artists. Includes all the resident species and migrants, also up-to-date distribution maps and life-cycle charts, as well as artwork of adults, eggs, caterpillars and chrysalis. Published in June 2003, this book is already being recommended as the best field guide to Britain’s butterflies.
Extracts from reviews so far
‘Overall, a combination of portability, accuracy and ease of use should make this the first choice for anyone wanting to take a butterfly book into the field in Britain and Ireland.’ British Birds
‘It is the best guide available for beginner and experienced butterfly watcher alike.’
Somerset Wildlife News
‘This book is perfection – and at a bargain price too.’ Birding World
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 Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Paul Waring & Martin Townsend, illustrated by Richard Lewington
ISBN 0 9531399 2 1 (paperback), 0 9531399 3 X (hardback)
RRP £29.95 (paperback), British Wildlife Special e-shop price £26.00 (post free, UK only); RRP £45.00 (hardback), British Wildlife e-shop price £45.00 (post free, UK only)
A ground-breaking field guide to Britain’s macro-moths, with superb artwork for the first time showing the moths in their natural resting postures, rather than as pinned museum specimens.
Comprehensive coverage of nearly every species of macro-moth that has been recorded in Great Britain and Ireland (including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands)
More than 1,600 superbly detailed colour artworks of over 880 species, showing also various colour forms and subspecies
More than 80 colour photographs of larvae
Detailed texts for each species, including: field characters, similar species, flight season, life cycle, larval foodplants, habitat, status and distribution
General introduction to identifying and studying moths
Extracts from reviews so far
‘This book will become the bible for both beginners and experts in the world of moths. I am sure there is a vast number of people looking forward to mothing in 2004 with this book beside them.’ BirdingWorld
‘It is the most important book on moths published since 1984. . . This groundbreaking publication will be an indispensable guide to anyone already interested in the subject, but it will surely follow ‘Skinner’ in introducing a whole new generation to moth identification.’ British Birds
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 Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Martin Townsend & Paul Waring, illustrated by Richard Lewington
ISBN 0 9531399 6 5 (paperback)
RRP £12.95 (paperback)
A great practical solution for every active moth enthusiast...
a guide with all the illustrations of the classic Field Guide in a portable wiro-bound format with concise descriptions opposite the plates, all contained in a durable PVC wallet.
Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths illustrated and described.
Artwork by Richard Lewington, showing moths in their natural resting postures.
Concise field descriptions written by leading moth experts.
215 x 136mm, 160 pages. Full colour throughout, wiro-bound paperback
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Other titles available from British Wildlife Publishing
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 Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain & Ireland
Mike Edwards & Martin Jenner
ISBN: 0 9549713 0 2
108 pages, over 90 colour photographs, maps and identification key.
RRP £9.99 (paperback); British Wildlife e-shop price £9.99 (post free, UK only)
Newly published by Oscelli, this comprehensive photographic field guide to the British bumblebee is written by leading bumblebee authority, Mike Edwards, and former secretary of the Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society, Martin Jenner.
The photography is by the well-known insect photographer and author, Ted Benton.
Contains over 90 colour photographs, including both the sexes of all the currently known 22 species, and all the male genitalia, together with a quick identification chart and information on how to attract bumblebees to your garden.
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 Orchids of Britain and Ireland - A field and site guide
Anne & Simon Harrap
480 pp - Published by A & C Black 2005
RRP £29.99; British Wildlife e-shop price £25 (post free, UK only)
This new guide is illustrated with a large collection of excellent photographs by Simon Harrap and provides both a comprehensive identification guide to our orchids, as well as useful tips on how to find them, including a regional site guide.
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The Wild Flower Key
Francis Rose, revised an updated by Clare O'Reilly
576 pages (Frederick Warne 2006)
British Wildlife e-shop price £16.50 (post free, UK only)
This highly acclaimed field guide to British and Irish wild flowers has beenthoroughly revised, with many new illustrations and additions, including a completely revised text. Covers over 1,600 species.
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Insects Of Britain and Western Europe
Michael Chinery
Paperback 320 pages
RRP: £14.99
British Wildlife e-shop price: £14.00 (post free UK only)
This is a new revised edition of the classic 'Chinery guide' containing over 2,000 colour illustrations of the most commonly observed and distinctive insect species of Britain and western Europe.
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Crow Country
Mark Cocker
Hardback 216 pages
RRP £16.99
British Wildlife special offer: £16 (p&p free UK only)
A search for members of the crow family in the British countryside that is part prose-poem, part meditation on the relationship between modern man and nature.
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Crossbill guides
by Dirk Hilbers
Published by KNNV, Amsterdam 2005
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 Nature Guide to Biebrza marshes (107 pages)
ISBN 90-5011-209-9
RRP Euros 17.95 paperback
British Wildlife e-shop price £13.95 post free (UK only)
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 Nature Guide to Coto Donana (159 pages)
ISBN 90-5011-210-2
RRP Euros 19.95 paperback
British Wildlife e-shop price £14.95 post free (UK only)
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 Nature Guide to Bialowieza primeval forest (144 pages)
ISBN 90-5011-215-3
RRP Euros 19.95 paperback
British Wildlife e-shop price £14.95 post free (UK only)
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 Nature Guide to Extremadura (222 pages)
ISBN 90-5011-233-4
RRP Euros 24.95.
British Wildlife e-shop price £19.95 post free (UK only)
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This is an exciting new series of practical guides to some of Europe's best wildlife areas. Each guide includes a detailed background to the ecology, landscape and habitats of the area; there is then a section highlighting the special animals and plants of the location. The main part of the guide is a series of suggested tours and trails around the area. The guides are illustrated throughout in colour. 30% of profits from sales go to nature conservation organisations mainly in the area covered by each guide.
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Nature Guide to Camargue, La Crau and Les Alpilles (198 pages)