Richard Lewington rlewington2

Thanks Sarah, I hope you get plenty of chances to put it to use in the next few months.

25.02.2026 22:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pleased it’s finally out now, Stephen and good to hear you like it.

23.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Thanks Claire.

23.02.2026 21:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes please, Steph, sorry.

09.02.2026 19:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just received an advance hardback copy of ‘Dragonflies’ with masses of fantastic new photos, mostly by Steve Cham, and many new artworks. Also received, a reprint of ‘Bees’, both excellently printed in China.

09.02.2026 18:06 — 👍 49 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1

Pleased you are pleased, Nick. Thanks for your endorsement.

04.02.2026 14:42 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Toon, hope you like this one.

26.01.2026 17:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Adrian

07.12.2025 12:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

and thanks for your help, David.

06.12.2025 15:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

G. bimaculatus can't survive British winters but would be a silly idea to randomly release any

05.12.2025 20:41 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Vanna

05.12.2025 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Official or unofficial, tell me more?

05.12.2025 16:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Glassy looking wings suggest a teneral female Banded Demoiselle

05.12.2025 14:58 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It's been a long wait but an advance copy of 'Grasshoppers' has finally arrived. It's been worth the wait with excellent printing

05.12.2025 14:45 — 👍 165 🔁 40 💬 7 📌 6

Yes, Alan, agree with Satellite.

09.11.2025 08:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It's my pocket guide to butterflies.

02.11.2025 17:00 — 👍 34 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Unexpected 3rd brood Holly Blue in the garden this morning.

02.11.2025 14:25 — 👍 50 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Marc. It will be available in the spring, just as the first dragons are emerging

29.10.2025 07:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Out in the spring, in time for the first dragonflies of the year

28.10.2025 18:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Proofs of Field Guide to Dragonflies & Damselflies of GB&I have arrived and look good. Written by Steve Brooks & Steve Cham with many new artworks, photos and detailed maps, make it the most complete guide to British Odonata. The 6th edition in 28 years

28.10.2025 15:49 — 👍 76 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2

It seems that Robins are partial to Box Tree Moths!

17.10.2025 17:02 — 👍 144 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 1

Yes, the spider is a Xysticus, which doesn’t burrow or make a web. The holes have been excavated by wasps or bees.

05.10.2025 13:36 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks Linden

02.10.2025 18:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - Ornithoptera alexandrae, the world's largest butterfly, male wingspan 19cm female 24 cm. Swallowtail - Papilio machaon, Britain's largest butterfly, wingspan 7cm. Print from a recent painting www.richardlewington.co.uk/album.php?id...

01.10.2025 16:18 — 👍 34 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

I've just added a few original invertebrate originals to my website www.richardlewington.co.uk/album.php?id...

01.10.2025 16:02 — 👍 36 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0

It’s a Pieris species, I’d say Large White - Pieris brassicae

26.09.2025 11:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The holy grail this morning and then it was away - Clifden Nonpareil

18.09.2025 16:27 — 👍 66 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

That makes sense

18.09.2025 10:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nice Matt. What’s the camera?

18.09.2025 06:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Could do with a bit more detail

13.09.2025 21:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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