Great day to start the duke of burgundy season off this year with 1st dukes emerging on this arable reversion area along with black veined moth larvae, green hairstreak, wall and adders tongue fern. Thx to Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London vols for hunt for BVM larvae

Missed this year's UK Butterfly Recorders’ Meeting?

All the brilliant talks from the day are now available to watch back on our YouTube channel! 🙌 Grab a cuppa and catch up here 👇
youtu.be/02Pc6VAZNhU

📷: Nick Edge
#UKBRM #SaveButterflies

March with us on the 22 June as we tell the Government it’s time to act and #RestoreNatureNow 📢🌿

Butterfly Conservation CEO Julie Williams (Julie Williams) explains why it's vital that we unite for nature 🧵👇 (1/4)

Are you taking part in @Love_Plants' #NoMowMay ? 🌱🌼

Our recent study has proven that letting your grass grow long can boost butterfly numbers by up to 93%, with the biggest benefits found in urban areas and intensively farmed landscapes!

Read more 👇
butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

Recent paper led by Emily Hickinbotham uses Butterfly Conservation 🦋 & Garden Moth Scheme data to investigate phenology changes in 149 moth species in Eng & Wales. Unsurprising headline = moth phenology is changing over time. But many nuances 1/5🧵link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Good to see Steve Reed recognise that the next Government must redouble action to halt wildlife decline, with a promise Labour would do it.

Hints here about policies, but lots left unsaid. We'll need much more detail ahead of the election, please.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Last night I discovered yet another new location for White-letter Hairstreaks in East Devon - over 3 miles from the nearest record! Easy peasy! BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋 ClintonDevonEstates

Thanks to our amazing supporters we have reached our Big Give target! 🎉

That's £40,000 that will help us to increase our work in Northern Ireland for butterflies, moths, landscapes and people. 🦋🏞️

#GreenMatchFund

Simply amazing to see migratory tracks of birds as they fly across our planet connecting people & #criticallyimportant #wetlands
Conservation action by all along a #flyway network of sites is of highest priority so these international travellers survive
African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) Wetlands International

The lovely little micro-moth Incurvaria masculella, photo taken by my son because it was on my glasses where I couldn’t see it. Meanwhile my daughter explained the ID features of a Robin on our walk to school. Feel like their education is progressing well! #mothsmatter

Match funded donations - please give if you are able to support Butterfly Conservation 🦋 efforts to boost Northern Ireland’s Butterflies & Moths, including threatened species such as Marsh Fritillary, Cryptic Wood White, Irish Plume & Scarce Crimson & Gold.... 🦋 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a0569…

Familiar w/ Dingy & Grizzled Skipper or Wood White? Can you donate a couple of hours to survey a Rockingham Forest or South Northants #SpeciesRecoveryProgramme wood this May-June? If so, DM me or email [email protected]! Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Beds and Northants BC

Holly Blues have kicked into gear this past week. Females are already out and laying eggs on Holly flower buds. BC Devon Branch Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Less than 48 hours left to double your impact for Northern Ireland's butterflies and moths 💚🦋

We are so close to reaching our Big Give target of £40,000! Can you help us raise the final £5,000 to unlock £5,000 in match funding?

Donate today 👇
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But seriously , what has nature ever done for us ? You know , apart from the air we breathe , the food we eat , making us healthier . . .

Brilliant new ad from Zero Hour to promote their Climate & Nature Bill campaign , take action at zerohour.uk

#EarthDay

If you ran the #LondonMarathon yesterday you may have noticed this short segment of the course which highlighted how the climate of London has warmed from 1850 to 2024.
ShowYourStripes.info
#ShowYourStripes