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Sir David Attenborough has spoken of the mental health benefits of watching butterflies as he urged the public to take part in the world’s biggest butterfly survey over the next three weeks.

In the UK, since 1976, the habitat specialists butterflies index has fallen by 77%, whilst wider countryside abundance is down by 46%.

An increasing number of new moth species are arriving and settling in the UK as a result of the global reach of the horticultural trade and the changing climate, moth experts today revealed.

The Chequered Skipper has been returned to England after 40 year absence

Alan Titchmarsh is calling on gardeners to make a metre for wildlife this summer by providing a refuge for struggling butterflies, moths and other pollinators.

Major study reveals another tough summer for UK butterflies

Climate change has provided a window of opportunity for a previously extinct butterfly

Spot butterflies and moths to earn i-SPY points

Sir David Attenborough is urging people to take action for butterflies and moths this year, to mark the 50th anniversary of wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation (BC).

Butterfly Conservation welcomes publication of long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan

A major new conservation project spanning Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland will help butterflies, birds and other species.

Charities benefit from Patsy Wood Trust legacy grants

The Red Admiral enjoyed a record summer in this year's Big Butterfly Count...

Gardeners are being urged to keep their eye out for a potential butterfly bonanza this autumn

Julie Williams has been elected as the new Chief Executive of wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation (BC), taking on the role after Dr Martin Warren OBE retired from the post last year.

Sir David Attenborough has warned that UK butterflies face a critical summer after a string of poor years has seen the numbers of many common species decline.

A naturalist who almost single-handedly saved a rare butterfly from extinction in Sussex, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his long-standing services to wildlife conservation.

Gardeners are being asked to help the UK’s beleaguered butterflies, bees and moths by making their county the most pollinator-friendly in the UK.

Butterfly Conservation welcomes B&Q's decision to stop using controversial pesticides

UK butterflies suffered their fourth worst year on record in 2016 with the majority of species experiencing a decline in numbers, a study has revealed.

Butterfly Conservation has strongly welcomed the sentencing of a collector found guilty of illegally catching and killing the UK’s rarest butterfly.

Butterfly Conservation involved in partnership that will help threatened species come back for the brink of extinction

Four organisations are working with Butterfly Conservation to support a monitoring scheme for this rare moth in Dungeness in Kent - the only place it is now found - in the hope of ensuring its survival...

Collector convicted of catching and killing the UK's rarest butterfly

Butterflies in towns and cities declining faster than their countryside counterparts

Some of the UK's best-loved birds and butterflies could be wiped out as there is not enough habitat for them to cope with the effects of a warming climate.

World-renowned butterfly scientist Dr Martin Warren has been awarded with an OBE for services to the environment.

BC is pleased to join Greener UK, a coalition of 13 organisations who have come together to make sure that the environment doesn't get forgotten about post-Brexit.

Julie Williams has been announced as Butterfly Conservation Acting Chief Executive...

Extreme weather can hamper UK butterflies, study reveals