But there is some good news: as the climate gets warmer, Britain is attracting butterfly immigrants such as the Queen of Spain fritillary from Southern Europe. In the last chapter of the book, Barkham finds a pair of Queen of Spains mating (his 60th species). His companion, the butterfly expert Neil Hulme tells him not to get too excited...
"We mustn't get too close. This is British butterfly history unfolding before our very eyes"
- From The Sunday Times review of Patrick Barkham's "The Butterfly Isles"
Greek idyll
6 months ago
No comments:
Post a Comment