Lincolnshire news

Pigs and cows open up new habitat for High Brown Fritillary.

Urban educators and wild woodsmen celebrated at ceremony.

Wildlife and Countryside Link - a coalition of over 80 charities including Butterfly Conservation - is challenging all political parties to set out how they would halt wildlife decline by 2023, ahead of the General Election.

A major fundraising campaign begins on 12 June and your donations will be doubled. Will you help save butterflies and moths?

Primary pupils make a big difference for Small Blue.

Do you love nature and want to make sure it’s protected? Enter our competition to design a banner for the Restore Nature Now demonstration in London.

Our brand new Butterfly Conservation quiz launches today, test your knowledge on a wide variety of butterfly and moth related questions! 

Nature lovers asked to get photos of beautiful ‘colour-changing’ moth.

Almost half of gardeners do not plan to mow their lawn more than once in May, a survey suggests, as Plantlife’s annual campaign to boost nature in gardens kicks off.

Join us online on Saturday 1 June at 10am where we will be joined by the incredible artist Kate Moby for the return of Butterfly Conservation’s online craft club.

The Big Butterfly Count is back from 12 July - 4 August 2024

Letting parts of your garden grow wild with long grass can increase butterfly numbers by up to 93% and attract a wider range of species, according to new research from leading wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation.

From today, for just 7 days, your donations to support our critical conservation work will be doubled!

Volunteers counted moths on White Cliffs of Dover, created new habitat and even found new moth populations.

Congratulations to Chris from Derby who recently scooped £1,000 in the Butterfly Conservation lottery.

The latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS), led by wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), show that 2023 was a mixed picture for butterflies, with some species soaring while others continued worrying declines.

Project will offer mental and physical health benefits for pupils and help vulnerable wildlife survive nature and climate crisis.

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has today revealed that counting butterflies reduces anxiety by almost 10%, in new scientific research published in collaboration with the University of Derby. 

By leaving a gift in your Will, you’ll ensure your legacy can contribute to a solution to the climate crisis, creating an environment that nurtures butterflies and moths for future generations to enjoy.

Leading wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is celebrating the discovery of a new breeding group of rare White-spotted Sable moth near Canterbury.

Dr Emily Dennis discusses the headlines from the latest State of Nature report, including the latest data on butterflies and moths.

A new study, led by the University of Northumbria and involving Butterfly Conservation, has carried out the first nationwide assessment of the combined impacts of long-term land-use and climatic change on species distributions. Lead researcher, Dr Andy Suggitt, explains how a new map of land-use change for Great Britain helped improve our understanding of how species respond to multiple threats.

Patrick Cook gives an update on his research into how alternative forest management techniques could better support biodiversity in conifer plantations.

Ecological statistician, Dr James Clarke, discusses his PhD research into butterfly abundance and lifespans, explains why citizen science is so important for conservation, and reveals his favourite butterfly.

Accomplished artist and Wisbech resident, David Housden, has revealed a brand new painting inspired by his experience counting butterflies for Butterfly Conservation’s 2023 Big Butterfly Count. 

Hundreds of trees are being planted in South Derbyshire as part of a groundbreaking initiative to attract one of the UK’s most iconic butterflies to the region for the first time.

Highland Council votes to grant permission for golf course development despite overwhelming opposition.

Controversial plans to build a golf course on one of Scotland’s last undeveloped dune systems have suffered a significant set-back this week. Planning Officers from Highland Council have recommended the plans be refused by the North Planning Applications Committee at its 6 December meeting, a move welcomed by the Conservation Coalition campaigning to save Coul Links.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Amir Khan has joined Butterfly Conservation as one of its Vice Presidents.