Andrew Fusek Peters has spent five years travelling round the UK to document and celebrate British butterflies. In Butterfly Safari, he shows butterflies in a new light, capturing close-ups of wing scales and the delicate structure of eggs, eyes and antennae. He has also pioneered never before-seen flight shots and astonishing aerial sequences.

Andrew Fusek Peters has spent five years travelling round the UK to document and celebrate British butterflies.

In Butterfly Safari, he shows butterflies in a new light, capturing close-ups of wing scales and the delicate structure of eggs, eyes and antennae. He has also pioneered never before-seen flight shots and astonishing aerial sequences. Many of these photos have already appeared in the national papers and magazines. He has been on commission for the National Trust for the last eight years on the Long Mynd and Stiperstones nature reserves. His photos are regularly published in magazines and the national papers.

‘With so many of our butterflies in decline, this is a very timely book by one of the country’s best photographers. It’s a must-have for the bookshelves!’ Iolo Williams

‘This book captures the glorious beauty and heart-lifting spirit of butterflies better than any other.’ Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles

‘This book captures the beauty and movement of butterflies like no other. The flight sequences are sublime – they are pure poetry in motion.’ Dr Martin Warren, former Chief Executive of Butterfly Conservation

'An extraordinary book. Every page WILL make you gasp with wonder.' Nicola Davies, author and zoologist

’One man’s incredible photos of all 58 of Britain’s native butterflies’ Patrick Barkham, The Guardian

Pushing the boundaries of technology, and his own capabilities, has led Andrew Fusek Peters to create a butterfly book like no other.’Tracy Calder, Amateur Photographer Magazine'This book is a stunner, and anyone interested in getting up close and personal with Britain’s 58 native butterflies will appreciate its imagery and explanations. Dare we say, it would make a wonderful gift.' Rewildling Magazine