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We chat to Karen Goldie-Morrison, Butterfly Conservation’s new Chair.

In support of the Government's Year of Green Action and our #iwill4nature pledge, Butterfly Conservation is hoping to connect more young people than ever before with wildlife this year, teaching them about butterflies and moths and inspiring them to take part in social action to improve the natural environment. Last summer we hosted a work placement for 15-year old Harry Holyer who tells us what he learnt from his time with us.

By the time February comes around, it can seem like such a long time since anything new grew in the garden.

Caroline Nicholson, Manager of Devon Recovery Learning Community talks about getting back to nature and how working with Butterfly Conservation and our National Parks has helped improve people's mental health.

Today, an edited version of an open letter to the Prime Minister was printed in The Times. It calls on Boris Johnson to stop and rethink current plans for HS2 in light of the hugely damaging impact it'll have on our natural world. Signed by the UK's environmental charities and ambassadors, the full letter can be read here.

Northern Ireland might only be a small country perched at the North-Western edge of Europe but we think it is a very special place.

Cultivate your passion for gardening this January with our latest blog from the Secret Gardener.

Want to make eco-friendly and green New Year's resolutions that will help save our environment? Try these top tips from Butterfly Conservation staff for a better year ahead, both for yourself and our wildlife.

As our climate increasingly warms, the UK’s peatlands are put under ever greater pressure. Find out how Butterfly Conservation is working alongside volunteers to protect this unique habitat.

December tends to be a busy month for both people and birds, but for differing reasons. We have the excitement of preparing for the Christmas and New Year celebrations, whilst our garden birds will be doing all they can to survive the shorter days and much longer colder nights.

Here are CJ Wildlife’s top tips for helping your garden birds this winter.

275 years of moth recording in one publication.

Let us answer what to do with a hibernating butterfly in your home, garage or shed.  The best solution is to rehouse the butterfly into a suitable location. Catch the butterfly carefully and place it into a cardboard box or similar, in a cool place for half an hour or so to see if it will calm down.

Find out how a group of nature enthusiasts can be developed into a skilled, effective and supportive team of butterfly recorders.

One of the things I enjoy most about our Back from the Brink project is its variety. Not just the variety of species that we are working to protect, but also the variety of activities that we get to do in order to achieve these aims. After another busy year it seems like a good time to reflect on some of the highlights over the past 12 months.

The State of Nature 2019 report has recently been published by a partnership consisting of more than 50 organisations drawn from conservation NGOs, research institutes and UK and national governments working together to provide an up to date assessment of the state of the UK’s wildlife across land and sea.

Trick-or-Treat? Discover 10 Magical Moths for Halloween.

Introducing Ian Middlebrook, Butterfly Monitoring Co-ordinator at Butterfly Conservation.

The natural variability of insect populations is causes problems for Red List categories

Dr Nigel Bourn introduces a new model that could improve monitoring of the Chequered Skipper in Scotland.

Prof. Tom Brereton and Dr Emily Dennis discuss the value of producing biodiversity indicators from butterfly and moth data

Unusual traits have been found in Grayling butterflies in North Wales and a new study looks at how life cycles are affected by environmental factors.

Late season nectar for hibernating species and migrating moths

Make time for nature into your working day to boost your wellbeing.

Amateur wildlife photographer and Butterfly Conservation’s social media expert Andrew Cooper explains why respecting the environment is so important when you are out trying to capture that perfect picture.

Writer, Gardener and television presenter, Monty Don, has described using peat in your garden as an act of eco-vandalism. Read on to find out how and why you should garden without it…

Butterfly magazine editor Liam Creedon reveals how George Orwell, cannibalism, mad kings, theft and cigarettes make Hawk-moths the rock stars of UK mothing.

See the Secret Garden makeover. From paving to pollinator pots and bare earth to butterfly blooms.

Judging on behaviour alone it could be argued that the Duke of Burgundy doesn’t really deserve its aristocratic title. For despite its diminutive size, the Duke is something of a bar-room brawler, prone to outbursts of violence and lacking in the airs and graces its grand name would suggest.

Found caterpillars of the Brown-tail Moth? Know what to do if you see them!

Butterflies and moths lay their eggs where their offspring will have the best chance of survival. This usually means on the leaf of their foodplant, providing a ‘ready meal’ when they hatch. But there are always exceptions to the rule.