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This fantastic product of many years work by many people is still available at £27. Over 1600 plants are commented on, most with accompanying distribution maps covering the BRERC region of North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset.
There are chapters on a range of habitats including the Cotswold and Mendip limestone grasslands, saltmarshes along the Severn Estuary, rivers such as the Avon and Frome and the levels and moors of North Somerset. Further chapters include sites of botanical interest, the geography, climate and geology of the region and of the history of the Avon Flora Project. It is illustrated with drawings and a cover painting by Brin Edwards and includes photographs of many plants of particular interest.
The book is available in many bookshops, from the publisher, the Nature bureau and from the shop within the City Museum and Art Gallery in Bristol. The ISBN number is 1-874357-18-8.
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Price cut!!!
For a limited period, the book is available direct from the publishers at the special price of £14.95 including postage and packing: Please make cheques payable to Bristol City Council, mark your order The Butterflies of the Bristol Region and send to:
Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (BRERC)
Third Floor
Bristol Central Library
College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TL
This book follows the Flora of the Bristol Region, and presents the results of the Avon Butterfly Project’s survey of the butterflies to be found in the region over the last decade. Furthermore it reviews all the known historic records of butterflies in a comprehensive summary.
It is illustrated throughout with superb colour photographs of the adult butterflies, certain life-stages and habitats and distribution maps as well as line drawings of those species no longer found in the region.
The text highlights the worrying decline in many species at the end of the 20th century. The loss of fritillary butterflies, blue butterflies and their respective habitats has been dramatic, their ecology and conservation is discussed.
Despite the parlous state of some species, The Butterflies of the Bristol Region guides the butterfly watcher to sites where it is possible to find the approximately 40 different species that occur. This includes sites within, and close to, the major cities of Bristol and Bath.
The publication of this book is sponsored by the Bristol Magpies, Bristol Naturalists’ Society and the British Entomological & Natural History Society.) Published by the Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (BRERC) 2003.