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The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland (2nd Edition)
Hardback
ISBN 978-0 - 9564902 - 0 - 9
Written by Jeremy Thomas, illustrated by Richard Lewington
£24.95 (+ p&p)*
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 The Butterflies of Britain & Ireland is an authoritative account of our butterflies, accessibly written and beautifully illustrated. First published in 1991, it sold out in the early 1990s and was never reprinted. This completely revised edition includes substantially revised species accounts, all including the latest information and research. Also contains nearly 100 new artworks painted by Richard Lewington.
Provides comprehensive coverage of all the resident and migratory butterflies found in Great Britain and Ireland, including the latest information on newly discovered species such as Réal’s Wood White and the Geranium Bronze.
- Written by Jeremy Thomas, one of Europe’s most accomplished butterfly experts.
- More than 900 ‘exquisitely detailed’ colour artworks by Richard Lewington, Europe’s leading butterfly artist, providing the most complete collection of images of British butterflies.
- The ‘beautifully rounded and balanced essays’ on each species include fascinating details of life history and ecology, information on identification, distribution, conservation status and folklore.
- Includes a general introduction, further reading and index.
- Information for each species includes, life cycle and up-to-date map of distribution – based on latest data from Butterfly Conservation.
- A donation will be made to Butterfly Conservation for each copy sold.
*p&p per book, FREE UK only; for overseas orders : Europe £5 per book; Rest of the World £10 per book; or please telephone or email: subs@britishwildlife.com
Here is what people have been saying:
Simon Barnes, The Times
‘This is probably the best butterfly book of them all: sumptuous, readable and marvellously complete.’
Mark Cocker, award-winning author of Birds Britannica
‘When The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland was first published in 1991 it was the best single-volume work on its subject in more than a generation. Part of the success involved the collaboration of an outstanding scientist, Jeremy Thomas, with a peerless illustrator, Richard Lewington. Between them these two have probably done more to awaken a sense of the social, cultural and environmental importance of insects in general, and butterflies in particular, than anyone alive. With this new edition (by British Wildlife Publishing) they have achieved something wonderful - a classic work of natural history that has just got a whole lot better.’
Peter Eeles of www.ukbutterflies.co.uk
‘. . .a seriously beautiful and seriously informative piece of work and I can't recommend it highly enough.’
Adrian Hoskins of www.learnaboutbutterflies.com
‘The most complete, up to date and best illustrated book about British butterflies, bar none!’
Michael McCarthy, The Independent
‘Britain's best-loved butterfly book’
Peter Marren, The Weekend Telegraph
‘. . . what promises to be our best butterfly book for 20 years, by our top expert Professor Jeremy Thomas and acclaimed butterfly artist, Richard Lewington’
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