East Scotland news

Expansion north linked to climate change.

Big Butterfly Count results reveal lowest numbers on record

More than 100 organisations call on Prime Minister to protect precious natural habitats.

Young moth lover may have been first person in the world to make the finding.

Charity says beautiful butterfly would already have gone extinct without its volunteers' amazing work.

Butterfly Conservation launches fundraising appeal to help keep carbon in the ground

Wet weather and low temperatures causing havoc for butterflies during Big Butterfly Count

A tapestry depicting some of Sutherland’s rarest species was unveiled at Sutherland Agricultural show last weekend.

After 700 grueling miles, and a whole lot of rain. Trustee Simon Saville has completed his 2024 Bike for Butterflies challenge! 

Leading wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is today calling on people across the UK to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count (12 July - 4 August) and help scientists understand how climate change is moving butterflies.

REFUGEES from some of the most conflicted parts of the world created a beautiful butterfly sculpture as therapy for PTSD.

On 22 June 2024, Butterfly Conservation joined over 60,000 people and more than 350 charities, action groups and other organisations to march through central London and demand that the Government Restore Nature Now.

Inspired by his success in 2021 and 2023, Butterfly Conservation trustee Simon Saville is once again pedaling for pollinators as he takes on a mammoth 700 mile journey to raise money for Butterfly Conservation. 

Butterfly Conservation appeals for more people to join the search.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.