We’ve got lots going on over summer. Keep an eye out for further information and get the dates in your diary!

Conservation club for young people aged 14-18 years
8 June, 10am - 1pm
Come and find out about how we record butterflies and moths on the reserve! For more information, visit:
luct.org.uk/events-1/2024/…
The National Lottery Heritage Fund North The National Lottery Heritage Fund YNU

Some Pearl-bordered Fritillaries seen yesterday in N. Yorkshire.
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Yorkshires Wildlife

I managed to film one of the migrated Painted Lady butterflies today and noted it was moving between its larval foodplant, Thistle.
On analysing my film later I see it laid an egg!
Pitsford, Northamptonshire
Beds and Northants BC Alan Neale Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Three species of hawk-moth in the trap was a surprise, it's only mid May! From top - Lime, Poplar and Eyed. Also, earliest-ever date (by 8 days) for Eyed since my first here in 1985! Ripon, VC64 Charles Fletcher Diane Smiley Celina 🦋🕊️ Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire VAL NORMINGTON

Dingy Skipper A site first! this morning at Low Moor Banks, Low Moor Bradford.
Never recorded it before at any south Bradford site.
Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire YNU

Spruce Carpet NFY #Cottingham on St.Mary's Church Hall this morning Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire British Moths

On the butterfly transect this morning a splendid Lackey caterpillar grazing on Poplar suckers we were impressed by the bright blue! Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire Forestry England Yorkshire Wildlife Trust YNU

Today is the day - it's #NoMowMay !🌷🎉

Let it grow this year and give nature the boost it deserves this summer!🌱🐝

Join the movement and register NOW!
👉 bit.ly/3UWii6B

Are you taking part❓

#NoMowMay 24

Damp conditions for our butterfly survey today! Allerthorpe Woods Forestry England Bog-trotter Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire

Last night I found a whopping 19 White-letter Hairstreak caterpillars across 4 brand new locations in Exmouth! Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Devon Branch Exmouth Wildlife Group

UV-LEDs outperform actinics for standalone moth monitoring. Open access at
link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our well attended Butterfly course last week is followed by a Day Flying Moth Identification zoom on 13th May 7.30pm Aimed at butterfly surveyors not currently recording moths we target the common species you will encounter and tips for ID. Message if you havent had a invite yet

My first ever roosting Brimstone butterfly. Look at that eye! OM1m2, 90mm macro, handheld focus stack. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation Butterfly Conservation 🦋 RSPB BBC Springwatch Shropshire Wildlife Trust Close-up Photographer of the Year OM SYSTEM Cameras

Celebrating the arrival of the 'April Fritillary' 🦋📣

The Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) is now on the wing, first recorded on the 23rd April in Cornwall.

Keep up with all the first sightings as they happen 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/fi…

📷: Bob Eade

For St George... 4th instar Purple Emperor cattie feeding today in the forest - he's about 3 weeks ahead of the norm, not that there are norms anymore... 1/2

The campaign to save Severus Hill, Holgate, York as a nature reserve by purchasing it from the water company before it is developed has now launched here - crowdfunder.co.uk/p/severushill Help protect rare calcareous grassland and several scarce species of butterfly before it scrubs up.

Allowing grass to grow long in your garden can greatly boost butterflies. Along with having Holly or Ivy present plus if you live in a city or arable farming area can boost numbers upto 90%. This research by BC involved 600 gardens in the Garden Butterfly Scheme. Proof at last!

Very excited about our new paper! Lisbeth Hordley & I show that if you have long grass in your garden you’ll see more butterflies, that more long grass is better & that the effects are greater for gardens in more urban & arable landscapes. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… 🧵

We combined with YWT to record a Butterfly Identification Training zoom. Aimed at new transect walkers as well as a refresher it takes a deep dive into the problem species and techniques you can use to improve your accuracy with lots of handy tips.
youtu.be/6Bl_9V3BvaI