{"product_id":"atlas-of-britain-irelands-larger-moths","title":"Atlas of Britain \u0026 Ireland's Larger Moths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Zoë Randle, Les J Evans-Hill, Mark S Parsons, Angus Tyner, Nigel AD Bourn, Tony Davis, Emily B Dennis, Michael O'Donnell, Tom Prescott, George M Tordoff, and Richard Fox. Foreword by Sir David Attenborough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver 25 million moth records from Butterfly Conservation's National Moth Recording Scheme and Moths Ireland have been combined to produce this landmark publication – the first-ever atlas of all macro-moths in Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe atlas includes accounts for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e866 macro-moth species\u003c\/i\u003e, each with a distribution map showing current and historical occurrences, trends, status, a phenology chart and colour image. A further\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e25 species,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich were former residents but have not been recorded from 1970 onwards, have a distribution map. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrief introductory chapters detail the long-standing tradition of moth recording and the development of the National Moth Recording Scheme, methods used to collect and analyse the data, an overview of trends since the 1970s and the environmental drivers of change in moth populations and distributions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with over\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e800 colour photos\u003c\/i\u003e, the atlas charts the changing fortunes of resident and immigrant moths with distribution maps showing current and historical occurrences for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e893 species,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand up-to-date information on status, trends and phenology. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"[...] The photographs are superb – the pristine colours of the fast-fading geometers in particular are a revelation. [...] The atlas is a magnificent piece of work. For moth fans, it is the book we have been waiting for all our lives.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e- Peter Marren, British Wildlife 31(3), February 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Wilderness Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57770823025022,"sku":"9781874357827","price":38.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/4096\/7550\/files\/AtlasofBritain_Ireland_sLargerMoths.jpg?v=1785421511","url":"https:\/\/wildernessbooks.co.uk\/products\/atlas-of-britain-irelands-larger-moths","provider":"Wilderness Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}