Butterflies of Northamptonshire is the first book exclusively on the butterflies of the county. It contains descriptions of the butterfly habitats of Northamptonshire with details of ten important sites with public access to see the butterflies of the county. The core of the book contains descriptions, life cycles, trends, and distribution maps of the 36 species resident in the county plus historical summaries of rare migrants and extinct species. Also featured is the work of the Butterfly Conservation and management for key species, Gardening for Butterflies, ‘BB’ and the Purple Emperor.