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Saving butterflies and moths for 50 years
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).
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Butterfly breeds for first time in 130 years
A declining butterfly may have started breeding in Scotland for the first time in 130 years, after eggs were discovered by amateur naturalists in Berwickshire earlier this month...
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Helping the UK's rarest butterfly
BC to work on new project to help the High Brown Fritillary in Devon
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BC welcomes 25 Year Environment Plan
Butterfly Conservation welcomes publication of long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan
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Munching Caterpillars - Wild in Winchester
Schools across Hampshire are being invited to sign up for an innovative new project to reconnect children with nature.
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Major new project will collaborate to help the Marsh Fritillary across borders
A major new conservation project spanning Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland will help butterflies, birds and other species.
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Inspirational tree-planter’s legacy delivers £1.9m windfall for nature
Charities benefit from Patsy Wood Trust legacy grants
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Back from the Brink gets off to tree-mendous start
Ground-breaking conservation project launched to reverse extinctions
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Red Admiral thrives despite wet summer
The Red Admiral enjoyed a record summer in this year's Big Butterfly Count...
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New Species Champion for the Wood White butterfly
Conservative MP for Ludlow, Philip Dunne, has ‘adopted’ the Wood White butterfly in a bid to boost its numbers...
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Can autumn offer a butterfly boost?
Gardeners are being urged to keep their eye out for a potential butterfly bonanza this autumn
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Rare butterfly wins Hampshire MP’s vote
As part of the national Species Champion project, Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North, Caroline Nokes, is the latest to ‘adopt’ one of the UK’s most threatened butterflies in a bid to boost its numbers...
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Butterfly Conservation report reveals some butterflies are thriving at National Trust sites
Marsh Fritillary thriving at some National trust sites, Butterfly Conservation report reveals
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Butterfly discovered in Scotland after 130 year absence
White-letter Hairstreak discovered in Scotland for the first time in 130 years
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Have you seen the comeback kid?
Wildlife lovers are being asked to head to their local canals and riversides this summer to chart the astonishing progress of the comeback kid of the butterfly world.
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Julie Williams elected as Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive
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.
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Sir David Attenborough warns of a 'critical' summer for butterflies
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.
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Butterfly man awarded in Queen's Birthday Honours
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.
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City children connect with nature
An innovative project to reconnect inner-city kids with nature in Bristol looks set to benefit more than 5,000 children by the end of the year...
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Find the UK’s most pollinator-friendly county
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.
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BC welcomes B&Q move to drop neonicotinoids
Butterfly Conservation welcomes B&Q's decision to stop using controversial pesticides
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Butterflies crash in fourth worst year on record
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.
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Legal history made as butterfly collector sentenced
Butterfly Conservation has strongly welcomed the sentencing of a collector found guilty of illegally catching and killing the UK’s rarest butterfly.
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Partnership helps species come back from the brink
Butterfly Conservation involved in partnership that will help threatened species come back for the brink of extinction
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Collector convicted for illegally catching and killing the UK's rarest butterfly
Collector convicted of catching and killing the UK's rarest butterfly
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Butterflies declining faster in urban areas
Butterflies in towns and cities declining faster than their countryside counterparts
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Caterpillar café heads into the city
A caterpillar café will appear on the streets of Bristol as part of an innovative project to reconnect inner-city children with nature...
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Cold-loving butterflies threatened by climate change and habitat loss
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.
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Dr Martin Warren awarded OBE
World-renowned butterfly scientist Dr Martin Warren has been awarded with an OBE for services to the environment.