Much ado about mothing : a year intoxicated by Britain's rare and remarkable moths /
Lowen, James.
Much ado about mothing : a year intoxicated by Britain's rare and remarkable moths / James Lowen. - London : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2021. - 384 pages ; 22 cm.
Although mostly unseen by us, moths are everywhere. And there are a lot of them. Inspired by a revelatory encounter with a Poplar Hawk-moth - a huge, velvety-winged wonder wrapped in silver - James Lowen embarks on a year-long quest to celebrate the joy of Britain's rarest and most remarkable moths. By hiking up mountains, wading through marshes and roaming by night amid ancient woodlands, James follows the trails of both Victorian collectors and present-day conservationists. Seeking to understand why they and many ordinary folk love what the general public purports to hate, his investigations reveal a heady world of criminality and controversy, derring-do and determination. From Cornwall to the Cairngorms, James explores British landscapes to coax these much-maligned creatures out from the cover of darkness and into the light.
9781472966971 (hbk.) : 18.99 147296697X (hbk.) : 18.99
Lowen, James--Travel--Great Britain.
Moths--Great Britain.
Popular Science.
Popular Science and Nature.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Biology, life sciences.
Wildlife: general interest.
Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders: general interest.
Great Britain--Description and travel.
QL555
595.7809 LOW
Much ado about mothing : a year intoxicated by Britain's rare and remarkable moths / James Lowen. - London : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2021. - 384 pages ; 22 cm.
Although mostly unseen by us, moths are everywhere. And there are a lot of them. Inspired by a revelatory encounter with a Poplar Hawk-moth - a huge, velvety-winged wonder wrapped in silver - James Lowen embarks on a year-long quest to celebrate the joy of Britain's rarest and most remarkable moths. By hiking up mountains, wading through marshes and roaming by night amid ancient woodlands, James follows the trails of both Victorian collectors and present-day conservationists. Seeking to understand why they and many ordinary folk love what the general public purports to hate, his investigations reveal a heady world of criminality and controversy, derring-do and determination. From Cornwall to the Cairngorms, James explores British landscapes to coax these much-maligned creatures out from the cover of darkness and into the light.
9781472966971 (hbk.) : 18.99 147296697X (hbk.) : 18.99
Lowen, James--Travel--Great Britain.
Moths--Great Britain.
Popular Science.
Popular Science and Nature.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Biology, life sciences.
Wildlife: general interest.
Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders: general interest.
Great Britain--Description and travel.
QL555
595.7809 LOW