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  • Managing land for butterflies and moths

    05 Dec 2019

    Our work seeks to help the development of new land management support schemes by combining the latest scientific evidence and Butterfly Conservation’s practical experience of working with farmers and land owners on the ground.

    Duke of Burgundy on Cowslips - Bob Eade
  • Make your vote count!

    26 Nov 2019

    The campaign for the Westminster General Election is now well and truly in full swing! This time it feels different, and not just because of the intense debates around Brexit. After years of trying to secure political attention, the environment has finally burst through onto the political stage.

    Small Tortoiseshell - Tim Melling
  • British and Irish moths are on the move

    25 Nov 2019

    Scientists from Britain and Ireland who have been involved in compiling the newly published Atlas of Britain and Ireland’s Larger Moths have revealed that our moths are on the move.

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  • Dig It – Gardening tips for November

    05 Nov 2019

    As gardeners, we always tend to have one eye on the present, while looking forward to the future. It rarely stops, except in the depths of winter when everything that can be done, is done.

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  • Scientists identify British butterflies most threatened by climate change

    24 Oct 2019

    Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue and High Brown Fritillary butterflies.

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  • No place like home

    21 Oct 2019

    No place like home: species are on the move, but many have nowhere to go.

    Comma (upperwing) - Bob Eade
  • The Butterfly Effect

    16 Oct 2019

    The Butterfly Effect. In Gloucestershire, we've borrowed a term associated with Chaos Theory, a curious idea that postulates that a butterfly flapping its wings in one place could cause a massive storm elsewhere.

    Common Blue - Tim Melling
  • No let-up in net loss of UK’s nature

    04 Oct 2019

    The UK’s wildlife continues to decline according to the State of Nature 2019 report. The latest findings show that since rigorous scientific monitoring began in the 1970s there has been a 13% decline in average abundance across wildlife studied and that the declines continue unabated.

    High Brown Fritillary (upperwing) - Iain Leach
  • Holy Grail of moth recording reappears in Britain

    26 Sep 2019

    Numerous recent sightings of a moth that became extinct in the UK in the 1960s, suggest that it has recolonised and is now breeding across southern Britain.

    Clifden Nonpareil - Andrew Cooper
  • The Year of the Painted Lady

    13 Sep 2019

    In just three weeks this summer, nearly half a million Painted Lady butterflies were counted as part of the 10th UK-wide Big Butterfly Count, run by Butterfly Conservation and sponsored by B&Q.

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  • On the verge of something big

    09 Sep 2019

    UK wildlife charities have teamed up with England’s government advisor on natural environment to persuade local councils and landowners to help save our pollinators.

    Adonis Blue butterfly on road verge in Dorset
  • Mediterranean Blue Butterfly Invades Britain

    28 Aug 2019

    Climate change is causing a striking butterfly from southern Europe to appear in record-breaking numbers across the south of England, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation can reveal.

    Long-tailed Blue (male/upperwing) - Bob Eade
  • Winnie the Pooh takes part in the Big Butterfly Count

    08 Aug 2019

    Winnie the Pooh is encouraging families to enjoy the great outdoors this summer by joining Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count.

    Winnie the Pooh taking part in the Big Butterfly Count
  • Blue Butterfly Boom in Summer Heatwave

    05 Aug 2019

    A beautiful blue butterfly which has been struggling for the last 40 years could be making a comeback.

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  • Spot a once in a decade butterfly phenomenon

    19 Jul 2019

    Chris Packham is urging wildlife lovers to take part in the world’s largest insect citizen science survey to help reveal if the UK is experiencing a once in a decade butterfly phenomenon.

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  • Extinct butterfly breeds in English first

    28 Jun 2019

    A previously extinct butterfly has bred successfully in an English woodland for the first time in more than 40 years as part of the ambitious conservation project, Back from the Brink.

    Chequered Skipper (male) - Bob Eade
  • UK moths battling unfair reputation

    27 May 2019

    Around three quarters of the UK population (74%) have some negative opinion of moths, with many people believing the majority eat clothes and are pests, a study has revealed.

    Humming-bird Hawk-moth - Ervin Szombathelyi
  • Lost cable release at Warton Crag

    19 May 2019

    A branch member lost their Panasonic cable release at Warton Crag on 13 May 2019.  If you come across it please email webmaster@lancashire-butterflies.org.uk

  • Butterflies bounce back in heatwave summer

    08 Apr 2019

    UK butterflies bounced back in 2018 following a string of poor years, thanks in part to last year’s heatwave summer, a study has revealed.

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  • 'Pathways To Butterfly Conservation in North West England' conference - 23 March 2019

    24 Mar 2019

    BC's Cumbria and Lancashire Branches, in conjunction with Lancaster University, held a free 'Pathways to Butterfly Conservation in North-West England' conference.

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  • Hot off the press! New 'Butterflies and Day-flying Moths of Lancashire' book

    17 Mar 2019

    The new 'Butterflies and Day-flying Moths of Lancashire' book is now available to buy.

    Butterflies and Day-flying Moths of Lancashire book cover
  • Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey newsletter

    04 Mar 2019

    The Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) annual newsletter for the 2018 season is now available to download.

  • Event postponed - ‘Behind the scenes’ visit to Liverpool World Museum

    19 Feb 2019

    The ‘Behind the scenes’ visit to Liverpool World Museum due to take place on 9th March 2019 has been postponed and will be rearranged for later this year.  

  • Street lights affect wildflower pollination

    21 Jan 2019

    Street lighting operating all night can alter the natural pollination of a common wildflower, a study involving Butterfly Conservation (BC) has revealed.

    White Campion - AnemoneProjectors
  • Volunteers wanted for Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey in Lancashire

    21 Jan 2019

    Could you help with the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey in Lancashire?

  • Volunteers wanted for Belted Beauty survey in Lancashire

    21 Jan 2019

    Could you help with a survey of rare Belted Beauty moths in Lancashire?

  • Environment Bill

    04 Dec 2018

    In July 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the Government would bring forward an Environment Bill. Butterfly Conservation (BC) understand that Defra are working on the draft of the Bill, to cover England and reserved matters in devolved countries, and this will be published before Christmas.

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  • The nocturnal pollinators: scientists reveal the secret life of moths

    26 Sep 2018

    Scientists have discovered that moths may play a much broader role as plant pollinators than previously suspected.

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  • Small Tortoiseshell crashes despite heatwave

    24 Sep 2018

    Numbers of one of the UK’s best known garden butterflies have plummeted this summer despite the record-breaking hot weather, results from the Big Butterfly Count have revealed.

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  • Scottish Ministers step in to make final decision on controversial golf course proposals

    24 Aug 2018

    Scottish Ministers have “called-in” plans for a golf course at Coul Links near Embo, East Sutherland after deciding that the case is of ‘national importance’.

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