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Our unique fascination with butterflies has been a gloriously British pastime since the early 18th century, through the Victorian butterfly mania of the 1890s and two World Wars, and is now the popular pastime it has become today. This is a wonderful celebration of great British butterflies, whether you are tracking the elusive Green Hairstreak, Painted Lady and Purple Emperor in the wild or identifying the more common Small Tortoiseshell, Orange Tip and Chalkhill Blue from the comfort of your garden chair. This fascinating guide to the British butterfly will delight both beginners and enthusiasts alike, with practical tips on all aspects of attracting, tracking and identifying butterflies and how to protect these beautiful creatures for future generations.
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Matthew Oates is one of the leading countryside advisers at the National Trust and a world expert on butterflies. He has contributed to a number of natural history titles, including The National Trust Book of the Countryside. He lives in Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a wonderful book. It is very easy to read, but it stays with you long after you have put it down - in its first half he describes interesting historical nuggets and explains the allure of butterflying. In its second half he describes each butterfly in turn in such a delightful way I found myself sitting and reading it from cover to cover; rather than just having it as a reference book.
Format:Hardcover
As other reviewers have mentioned, this is not a field guide and the illustrations of butterflies are very limited.
However it is a very insightful resource into the history of 'butterflying' from the expert Matthew Oates. I read it cover to cover and feel I will return back to it again and again during the butterfly season.
However it is a very insightful resource into the history of 'butterflying' from the expert Matthew Oates. I read it cover to cover and feel I will return back to it again and again during the butterfly season.
Format:Hardcover
In 2011 The National Trust sneakily produced a new book " Butterflies - spotting and identifying butterflies." No mention on the front cover that the author was Matthew Oates! And if this had just been a book on butterfly identification it would have been like having John Constable paint the back bedroom ceiling! Indeed as far as butterfly guides go there are far better ones around! But it is worth finding room on your bookshelf for this because it is a delightful read.
If you think you've been to a lot of trouble to see a special butterfly read the account of I.R.P. Heslop searching for Large Copper and think again! The book has much to entertain and amuse. And there is good advice too - like tips for beginners and sections on butterfly photography, gardening for butterflies and of course the section on identifying butterflies, which includes behavioural information that helps spot species. Mind you the book is not entirely good reading! Matthew points out that most people's eyesight deteriorates with age so that anyone taking up butterflying after the age of about 50 may have missed their best window of opportunity. He concludes "Sadly butterflies seem to become smaller as one ages"
Apart from that this book will give endless pleasure to readers.
If you think you've been to a lot of trouble to see a special butterfly read the account of I.R.P. Heslop searching for Large Copper and think again! The book has much to entertain and amuse. And there is good advice too - like tips for beginners and sections on butterfly photography, gardening for butterflies and of course the section on identifying butterflies, which includes behavioural information that helps spot species. Mind you the book is not entirely good reading! Matthew points out that most people's eyesight deteriorates with age so that anyone taking up butterflying after the age of about 50 may have missed their best window of opportunity. He concludes "Sadly butterflies seem to become smaller as one ages"
Apart from that this book will give endless pleasure to readers.
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