Synopsis
Cornwall is still very much alive with butterflies and this hardback book reveals to the reader where and when they might be found. Opening with a preface by Jeremy Thomas, Vice-President of Butterfly Conservation, the preliminary chapters se the scene, describing the Cornish environment and the history of butterfly conservation and monitoring in the country. Informative accounts of all species ever recorded in Cornwall are accompanied by distribution maps and flight-period graphs. Many rich colour photographs capture Cornish butterflies in their natural habitat, provding a wonderful complement to the detailed deiscriptions of the text. A chapter on the butterfleis of the Isles of Scilly and another on where best to see them on the mainland, a comprehensive bibliography and a gazetteer complete the book.