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  • Moth Night 2022 - Public urged to hunt for woodland moths

    17 May 2022

    Moth enthusiasts, conservationists and the public will be heading for the woods for the UK's largest annual Moth Night event - running on days and nights from 19th - 21st May.

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  • TV Gardener Alan Titchmarsh calls on people to create a Pit Stop for Pollinators this spring.

    26 Apr 2022

    TV gardener, and Butterfly Conservation's Vice-president, Alan Titchmarsh, calls on people to create a Pit Stop for Pollinators this spring, and provide butterflies and moths with the plants they need for survival.

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  • Working to save Scotland's peatlands

    22 Apr 2022

    Scotland’s lowland bogs are vital habitat for butterflies and moths, but sadly many are in poor condition due to historic drainage for agriculture and forestry.

    Green Match Fund - Bog Squad
  • Butterfly Conservation: Interview with Dr Richard Fox

    06 Apr 2022

    Dr Richard Fox has been part of Butterfly Conservation for almost 24 years. Now Head of Science, we met with Richard to discuss his role and the importance of recording and collecting data, as well as his own love of butterflies and moths.

    Dr Richard Fox with a moth on his finger
  • Threatened butterfly species cope well in below-average butterfly year

    30 Mar 2022

    Results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) show that while the overall picture for butterflies in 2021 was poor, species that are the focus of targeted conservation efforts have fared well.

    Heath Fritillary (upperwing) - Bob Eade
  • What causes fluctuations in Painted Lady numbers?

    23 Mar 2022

    The abundance of Painted Lady butterflies seen in the UK varies hugely from year to year, and more so than for any other butterfly species.

    Surrey painted Lady Sept
  • Documenting the biodiversity benefits of habitat creation on a road scheme

    23 Mar 2022

    Phil Sterling, Building Sites for Butterflies Programme Manager, looks at how new road verges are set to change in coming years.

    Weymouth Relief Road - Andrew Cooper
  • Database brings together all known ecological facts about UK butterflies and moths for the first time

    08 Mar 2022

    A new database that holds a wealth of information on all the butterflies and larger moths found in Great Britain and Ireland has been published, enabling researchers and conservationists to have ecological information about butterflies and macro-moths in the same place for the first time.

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  • Butterfly Conservation joins forces with other organisations to call for a swift end to the sale of peat in the UK

    03 Mar 2022

    A joint statement from NGOs campaigning for an end to peat sales says there is no time to waste in protecting our peatlands.

    Go Peat Free
  • UK Government allows use of butterfly-harming pesticides

    02 Mar 2022

    The UK government has authorised the emergency use of neonicotinoid pesticide - which is almost entirely banned in the EU because of the known harm it can cause butterflies, bees and other wildlife.

    Small Tortoiseshell on Dahlia - Steve Maskell
  • We need nature for everyone

    28 Feb 2022

    Everyone, everywhere, should be able to grow up, and grow old, with nature. This is why Butterfly Conservation, along with more than 60 other organisations to demand a legal right to nature.

    A family in a park
  • Missing moth returns to Savernake Forest after 120 year absence

    03 Feb 2022

    The rare moth was sighted during a survey by Butterfly Conservation.

    Light Crimson Underwing - Peter Maton
  • Location of re-introduced Chequered Skipper butterfly revealed

    27 Jan 2022

    Public able to see the rare butterfly in England for the first time in more than 40 years.

    Chequered Skipper
  • New Year resolutions to help you get closer to nature in 2022

    04 Jan 2022

    Want to reconnect with the wild in 2022? We have some suggestions for ways to bring a little bit of nature into your life this year.

    Silver studded blue butterfly against the sunset
  • What's in your leaf litter?

    07 Dec 2021

    The leaves in your garden could be hiding a multitude of insects this winter.

    Leaves on the ground
  • Top tips for helping butterflies and moths this winter

    07 Dec 2021

    Our guide to helping butterflies and moths through the coldest months of the year.

     

    Frosted leaves on the ground
  • Doing nothing for nature? Some ideas for alternatives to tidying the garden this winter...

    07 Dec 2021

    We're asking people to help butterflies and moths by leaving leaf litter, keeping branches and letting plant stems go uncut in the garden this winter. So here are some ideas for alternatives to gardening this winter.

     

    Man sleeping in a wheelbarrow in a garden
  • Fascinating facts about winter moths

    01 Dec 2021

    Most insects in the UK take a break in the winter months. Unlike mammals and birds they can't easily heat themselves up, and their sources of food from plants dwindle. But a few hardy butterflies and moths can be seen during this time, with some moths only appearing as adults during the months when few other insects are on the wing. 

    December Moth (Phil Lee)
  • New Red List of British butterflies

    23 Nov 2021

    A new Red List assessment of the extinction risk of butterfly species in Great Britain has been produced by Butterfly Conservation.

    Chalk Hill Blue Butterfly. Photo taken by Bob Eade.
  • Woodland and hedgerow creation will be crucial to support pollinators in Wales

    17 Nov 2021

    The largest survey of pollinator abundance in Wales has found that woodland and hedgerow creation can play a crucial role in action to reverse declines in insects that are essential for crop yield and other wildlife.

  • Brownfield sites promote biodiversity at a landscape scale

    08 Nov 2021

    A new paper, led by Callum Macgregor and colleagues at the University of Hull, UKCEH and Butterfly Conservation researched the species richness of birds, plants and insects in relation to historical landfill sites.

  • Butterfly Conservation: Interview with Lisbeth Hordley

    08 Nov 2021

    We interview Butterfly Conservation's Ecological Statistician, Lisbeth Hordley, and find out about the projects she is working on.

     

    Lisbeth Hordley in pink jumper with binoculars against a hilly background.
  • The use of data in policy

    08 Nov 2021

    The use of data in our policy and advocacy work - the Quinquennial Review of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (QQR) and the Oak Processionary Moth.

    Oak Processionary (Karen and Sarah Hand)
  • Big Butterfly Count 2021 sees lowest ever number of butterflies recorded

    07 Oct 2021

    Wildlife charity warns that we must act now if we are to save the UK’s butterflies and moths for future generations.

    ID guide featuring butterflies
  • Tribute to Douglas Boyes

    01 Oct 2021

    We at Butterfly Conservation, Newcastle University and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology were shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the recent sudden loss of Douglas Boyes. A supremely talented, enthusiastic and dedicated young scientist he was also a kind and generous colleague to those he worked with, and a young man who had already achieved so much in his career and life to date.

    Douglas Boyes
  • Butterfly Conservation’s Craft Club is Back

    29 Sep 2021

    Our craft club returns on January 20th 2022 and this time you can felt your own Red Admiral butterfly.
    Suitable for complete beginners as well as more experienced crafters, you’ll receive all the materials you need to take part.

    Red Admiral Felt Butterfly
  • Call to landowners to help save threatened West Wales butterfly

    20 Sep 2021

    The threatened Brown Hairstreak butterfly’s range in South-west Wales has more than halved in the last decade, a new study by Butterfly Conservation South Wales Branch reveals. 

  • Galw ar berchnogion tir i helpu i achub glöyn byw sydd dan fygythiad yng Ngorllewin Cymru

    20 Sep 2021

    Welsh edition of "Call to landowners to help save threatened West Wales butterfly" article - Mae dyfodol y Brithribin Brown yn y fantol yn Ne Orllewin Cymru wrth i wasgariad ei diriogaeth grebachu o fwy na’i hanner dros y degawd diwethaf, yn ôl astudiaeth newydd gan Gangen y De o Gwarchod Glöynnod Byw (BC).  

  • Streetlights reduce moth populations

    26 Aug 2021

    A new ground-breaking study from Butterfly Conservation, the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Newcastle University has shown streetlights in southern England reduce the abundance of moth caterpillars.

    LED streetlights by a field at night
  • Butterfly species hard hit by changeable weather patterns

    16 Jul 2021

    Where have the butterflies gone? Butterfly Conservation launches this year’s Big Butterfly Count with urgent appeal for public’s help after disastrous spring weather. 

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