Devon news

British luxury footwear brand Sophia Webster has released two new designs in collaboration with Butterfly Conservation to help raise awareness and funds for threatened butterfly species.

Join us for our Butterflies of the Lake District webinar and learn about the common and rare species you can find here. Plus, by signing up you'll be helping fund on-the-ground conservation work in nearby Morecambe Bay.

A new project called Kent’s Magnificent Moths will save and celebrate some of the UK’s most unique and special moths which are found in the county.

In the wake of the inter-supermarket caterpillar cake debacle, Iceland has announced it will launch brand-new Iceland Bonny the Butterfly Cakes to promote the importance of biodiversity, with all profits going to Butterfly Conservation.

Residents of Norton in Stourbridge are set to see a boost to numbers of the striking Scarlet Tiger moth thanks to a £3,938 grant from Ibstock Enovert Trust (IET).

Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is launching its Nurture for Nature campaign today, in partnership with Dobbies Garden Centres, in a bid to encourage more people to look after themselves by looking after the natural world this spring.

2020 hailed as a ‘good’ year for butterflies - but conservation scientists warn that our view of what is ‘good’ might be shifting

Butterfly Conservation's (BC) Chief Scientist Dr Nigel Bourn highlights some significant publications in which BC scientists are involved in.

Climate change raises a great deal of uncertainty for the future of many species, including Lepidoptera. Discover the effects of Climate Change on the Grizzled Skipper butterfly.

Moths are the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse insect taxon for which considerable abundance and distribution data exist in various parts of the world. A new paper sheds light on global insect declines.

Britain’s moths provide a rare opportunity to assess trends for a species-rich insect group.

Northern Ireland is a wonderful place, full of beautiful landscapes and special wildlife including 25 species of butterfly and around 1100 species of moth. Sadly, in common with every other part of the planet, our butterflies, moths and other wildlife face the growing threat of climate change.

New report shows Britain's moths decline by one third: A crucial indicator of the health of our wider environment.

Butterfly Conservation is teaming up with a coalition of environmental organisations to put nature’s recovery in law and we need your help.

Threatened moth is being brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to a project in Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

There are over 60 unique and exciting experiences and items available in Butterfly Conservation's Spring Auction. Bid to help give butterflies and moths a boost!

Neonicotinoid pesticides have once again made the headlines following a decision by the Government to allow the emergency use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2021.

A view on post-Brexit 2021 – a crucial year for action on pandemics, nature and the climate.

Following the success of our online identification sessions in 2020, the sessions will re-run in 2021.

Despite a decline of 99% in the past 40 years, western monarch butterflies have been denied endangered species listing.

Butterfly Conservation has received a grant of £240,900 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund for Morecambe Bay project.

Join us for this free one-hour long presentation on Thursday, December 3rd to learn more about the butterflies you can discover in London.

Please note that Butterfly Conservation will be closed from 4.30pm on Friday 18th December until 9am on Monday 4th January 2021.

Please get in touch if you’re interested in helping with a survey of Devon’s hedgerows, hunting for the beautiful eggs of the Brown Hairstreak butterfly. Keen eyes and patience required—but it is very rewarding! No experience necessary, full training and instructions can be found on YouTube here. 

If you did want to get out there and start monitoring please email Jess Smallcombe at Devon Wildlife Trust with your postcode and she’ll send you everything you need. Her email address is @email. 

Sign up to a free webinar, The Atlas: Mission Accomplished, and learn about the landmark publication – the Atlas of Britain and Ireland’s Larger Moths.

Big Butterfly Count 2020 sees lowest numbers of butterflies recorded in 11 years.

HS2 on Calvert Jubilee nature reserve: Statement from Butterfly Conservation

Nature is in crisis with extinctions happening at unprecedented rates as a result of our abuse of the planet. But this is no longer just about nature. As Butterfly Conservation President, Sir David Attenborough made clear on Sunday's ‘Extinction – The Facts’ on BBC One, we are not apart from nature, we are an integral part of it.

First Purple Hairstreak butterfly recorded in South Lanarkshire for 175 years by conservation volunteer

Bookings are now open for our latest webinar, Gardening for Butterflies, Moths and Other Insects. Spaces are limited and can be booked on a first-come-first-served basis.