The Butterfly Isles: A Summer In Search Of Our Emperors And Admirals

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The Butterfly Isles: A Summer In Search Of Our Emperors And Admirals"A beguiling book Wonderfully catching the spirit of these ethereal creatures" Richard Mabey Butterflies animate our summers but the fifty nine species found in the British Isles can be surprisingly elusive. Some bask unseen at the top of trees in London parks; others lurk at the bottom of damp bogs in Scotland. A few survive for months, while other ephemeral creatures only fly for three days. Several are virtually extinct. This bewitching book charts

chanterelle puffs

Build a shelter

"An entertaining and eclectic anthology of nature writing by women about the 'east Atlantic archipelago' or British isles

environmental insight and personal observation

and personal transformation

Through conversations with other hermits across the world

Journey with Scottish wildlife cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin

the Norse - came to the British Isles in longships made of oak

Over the centuries

a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8

This book celebrates what happens when we step aside and let nature repair the damage

A bothy is a simple hut in the wilderness