This autumn NHBS has set up shop at various meetings and conferences across the UK. Anneli and Karen were presenting some of our latest books and field kit at the Butterfly Conservation Meeting at Cheltenham Race Course last Saturday, whilst Anneli will be at the BTO Annual Conference in early December. We always love the [...]
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Four great books for wildlife gardeners
With wildlife conservation high on everyone’s agenda, here are some recommendations to introduce you to the natural diversity of your garden, and help you to create a haven for wildlife on your doorstep: Guide to Garden Wildlife, by Richard Lewington, is a field guide to all the wildlife you might expect to encounter in the [...]
Book of the Week: Butterflies of Britain and Europe: A Photographic Guide
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Butterflies of Britain and Europe: A Photographic Guide by Tari Haahtela, Kimmo Saarinen, Pekka Ojalainen and Hannu Aarnio What? The definitive photographic guide to all 444 species of European butterflies. Why? The macro photography in this volume is simply stunning. The immediacy of the [...]
Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars – new reprint edition in stock
This comprehensive guide remains the most thorough source of information on the larval stage of the majority of the lepidoptera of the British Isles. This new reprint edition maintains the photographic quality of the original, and continues to be an indispensible companion to Bernard Skinner’s Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. Also [...]
Butterflies: Nets, Kits, Hints & Tips
When it comes to investigating the wonderful world of butterflies the first thing you’ll need is a butterfly net. When choosing a net, the most important thing is being able to use it! Practice makes perfect when it comes to safely and successfully netting butterflies. Not only do you want to avoid injuring yourself and others around you, [...]
Butterflies of Britain & Ireland
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.
Insects of Britain – Now Back in Stock at NHBS
The bestselling Insects of Britain and Western Europe by Michael Chinery has just been reprinted and is now back in stock at NHBS! Order your copy today. Over 2000 of the most commonly observed and most distinctive insect species of Britain and western Europe, from all orders and most families, are illustrated in this essential [...]
New! British Insect and Butterfly Field Guides
Hot off the press from Collins are two great identification guides – the new edition of the Collins Complete Guide to British Insects, and the immensely popular third edition of the Collins Butterfly Guide – now available in paperback! The new edition of the Collins Complete Guide to British Insects is a photographic field guide to [...]
Hot off the Press! British Moths and Butterflies
British Moths and Butterflies – an instant bestseller! Packed with the stunning photography of Chris Manley, this new photographic guide is the perfect guide to Britain’s moths and butterflies. Its coverage is broad, including all of the 800 or so macro-moths (within which the butterflies are placed), including all vagrants, and many of the micros, [...]
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