
An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 24. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-913679-89-7 (ISBN)
Description
An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe is a photographic identification guide to 150 species of insect most commonly found in the gardens of Britain and North-West Europe. Packed with
information, written with huge enthusiasm and illustrated with incredible
close-up photos, this guide shines a spotlight on the insects in your garden.The introduction covers how to attract insects to your
garden, the insect lover's year, a description of the parts of an insect and
details of the insect orders described. For each species there is a keenly
observed description to help you identify even the smallest creature, as well
as one or two photographs labelled with distinguishing features. There are details
of its life cycle from egg to adult, a calendar showing the time of year when
the adult can be seen and star facts that give further proof of insects'
fascinating lives.
information, written with huge enthusiasm and illustrated with incredible
close-up photos, this guide shines a spotlight on the insects in your garden.The introduction covers how to attract insects to your
garden, the insect lover's year, a description of the parts of an insect and
details of the insect orders described. For each species there is a keenly
observed description to help you identify even the smallest creature, as well
as one or two photographs labelled with distinguishing features. There are details
of its life cycle from egg to adult, a calendar showing the time of year when
the adult can be seen and star facts that give further proof of insects'
fascinating lives.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
180 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 188 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
288 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913679-89-7 (9781913679897)
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Dominic Couzens is an
award-winning nature writer with 40 books and hundreds of published articles to
his name. His best-known books include The Secret Lives of Garden Birds,
Britain's Mammals (WildGuides), Songs of Love and War and Save
Our Species, while he contributes to magazines and newspapers, such as Bird
Watching, Nature's Home, BBC Countryfile and The Guardian.
Gail Ashton is an award-winning wildlife
photographer, writer and illustrator specialising in invertebrates,
particularly insects and spiders. Her work has been published in books,
magazines and nature journals.
award-winning nature writer with 40 books and hundreds of published articles to
his name. His best-known books include The Secret Lives of Garden Birds,
Britain's Mammals (WildGuides), Songs of Love and War and Save
Our Species, while he contributes to magazines and newspapers, such as Bird
Watching, Nature's Home, BBC Countryfile and The Guardian.
Gail Ashton is an award-winning wildlife
photographer, writer and illustrator specialising in invertebrates,
particularly insects and spiders. Her work has been published in books,
magazines and nature journals.