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Publications available; to place an
order e-mail
info@northwalesbutterflies.org.uk or buy direct with credit card at
www.7wells.co.uk Profits from most go to the North Wales Branch of Butterfly Conservation. Postage and packing will be added to orders at cost
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 New book ; A country Diary for North Wales by Jan Miller is a collection of her columns from the Denbighshire Free Press over the last two years, plus much additional material. The book gives a month-by-month guide to different wildlife to be seen in the region including butterflies and moths. It includes illustrations by Alan Wagstaff, in memoriam. A donation from the sale of each book will go to Branch funds.
REVIEWS OF "A COUNTRY DIARY FOR NORTH WALES" by Jan Miller " I really did enjoy it, and se ..\publications.htm it very much in the tradition of naturalist writing that helps keep people both informed and passionate about places and wildlife. And there can be few more important things than that!" Jonathon Porritt OBE, Forum for the Future "This delightful and charismatic little book is a compilation of Butterfly Conservation North Wales Branch volunteer Jan Miller’s column in the Denbighshire Free Press, but this is more than a parochial book. Choice quotations are scattered through the text, from DH Lawrence to John Cooper Clarke, while the authors own observations range from Dutch windmills to global warming. There’s some lovely humour, too. Of hedge-laying she notes that sharp tools and unswerving confidence are the basic requirements for success, adding that the same could probably be said of most things in life. And the tale of her phone call to the Countryside Council for Wales to report a dead polecat had me laughing out loud best to let you read that one yourself. Newts and woodlice, bumblebees and badgers all amble through this entertaining and articulate book, but its the butterflies and moths that are the heroes, many illustrated by the late Alan Wagstaff, to whom the book is dedicated. All in all, whether or not you’re familiar with North Wales, this is a lovely piece of nature writing that you’ll thoroughly enjoy." Malcolm Tait, Editor, ‘Butterfly’magazine "North Wales is a large patch, and Jan Miller stretches her canvas wide by introducing current affairs, literature, local history, folklore and anything else that takes her fancy into her diary. The author’s warm and curious personality comes to the fore, as does her enthusiasm for the delights of her home territory. With its chatty style, this is an easy read. For me what marks it out is the author’s insatiable appetite for involving others in the pleasures of contact with, and working for wildlife. The diary is full of addresses and contact details, pointers to local activities and events, and other suggestions about what to look out for. There is plenty of material here to feed an interest in the natural world. Highly recommended." James Robertson, editor, Natur Cymru, Normally £7.95, members can order a copy for £6.95 from info@northwalesbutterflies.org.uk including post and packing!
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 Butterfly Gardening by Jenny Steel, 2003 £3.50 (postage and packing extra) A new book by wildlife writer Jenny Steel. This one includes more detail about larval foodplants, but does not have planting plans for gardens as M. Vickery's book does. |
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 Saving Butterflies - a Practical guide to the conservation of butterflies. £5.00 (p+p. extra) edited by David Dunbar, published by Butterfly Conservation 1993 This is the definitive book for anyone interested in the different kind of habitats needed for all British native butterflies and the management of land with these different habitats. It has great relevance for gardeners also.
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 Pocket Identification Chart of all the British Native butterflies. £3.00 (postage & packing extra) published by the Field Studies Council This chart folds out from A4 size into three panels showing all the British species, top wing and underwing, in careful detail, painted by Richard Lewington. It is laminated so it doesn't matter if it gets wet and it is much lighter to carry on a walk than an ID book. There is a companion guide to caterpillars.
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North West Wales Moth Reports 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Adroddiad Gwyfynod Gogledd Orllewin Cymrr 2001, 2002,2003
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North West Wales Moth Report 2001, 2002 and 2003.
compiled by John Harold and Andrew Graham. Contact John Harold; tel; 01248 361126 jhmoths@yahoo.co.uk Three separate large volumes listing all the moths recorded in North West Wales in each year . This book does not have pictures, but is meant for moth enthusiasts and recorders.
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 Butterflies of Europe, by Tristan Lafranchis (in English) to order by post, send a cheque for £24 payable to T. Lafranchis to the Publisher; Diatheo, 35 rue Broca F-75005 Paris (France) enquiries; e-mail : lafranch@otenet.gr - or ask your bookseller. ISBN 2-9521620-0-X
At last a field guide which allows the identification of all the butterflies flying in Europe with confidence. This pocket field guide (13 x 19 cm, 352 pages, 1300 colour photos, softcover) has everything to become the ideal companion of your travels and excursions. This book is basically a subdivided determination key. The beginner can follow it step by step untill he gets the name of the butterfly, the keen entomologist can directly go to the relevant genus or species. There are about 1300 colour photos of living butterflies with useful lines pointing to distinguishing features. For each species the text, photos and distribution map are presented together. The distribution maps are precised and updated, with detailed maps for local species. The author’s aim is to enable the identification of all species in the field without killing them, and there are genitalia drawings for the more difficult species with a method to check them without killing. SOME REVIEWS; " This lovely book presents a quantum leap of an advance in field guides on butterfly identification (…). The photographs are simply excellent and the accompanying keys are clear and simple, the print large and easily read in the field. (…) Almost everything in this book is innovative (…) This book is manifestly something special for butterfly recording. The proof of its value will gradually emerge over the next decade or so." Roger L. H. Dennis, ENTOMOLOGIST'S GAZETTE " (…)
excellent photographs (…) and a key to the diagnostic features of each
butterfly make this book a must for anyone interested in identifying
butterflies." David Withrington, ENGLISH NATURE
MAGAZINE " All told if you are looking for a book to get you started on the butterflies of Europe this will do the job well, and if you are familiar with the common species already and looking to extend your expertise then this book will also serve your purposes well. Highly Recommended" Gordon Ramel, www.earthlife.net |
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Calendar
with a different wild butterfly on each monthly page. £6.00 including post
and packing with £1.00 donated to Branch funds from every sale; from;
Shirley Roulston via, 
New
Butterfly Identification Chart available - with just North Wales and
Northern England species, 4-panel concertina fold-out laminated card so
lighter to carry than a book and doesn't matter if it gets wet. Diagnostic
identifying features of each species plus a monthly table showing when
each adult species flies in the year, printed on the reverse.. Very
popular.; free to new members, or £3.00 each.