Join Kent Branch President, Dick Vane-Wright, for a free talk on the beautiful new book 'Iconotypes: A Compendium of Butterflies & Moths', at Waterstones, Rose Lane, Canterbury, tomorrow evening, Thursday 28th April, from 18:30 – 19:30. All welcome! Waterstones Canterbury 📚

Great turn out last night finding the first black-veined moth larva this century in the UK. Huge thanks to sean clancy Dan Tuson for their expertise 🐛🐛

Two very fresh Campion moths, Sideridis rivularis, at Spencer House today, new records for the garden. Larvae feed in seedpods of campion & catchfly, which we planted in the meadow last year & (crucially!) allowed to go to seed. Meadow photo by Clara Molden #londonwildlife

FREE virtual event tonight: 'Virtual Butterfly Identification & Recording Workshop' 🦋 Join Steve from the Big City Butterflies project to learn how to identify common species found in London and how to record them. Register now 👉 butrfli.es/37gysmC

This would make an interesting hybrid! A Burgundy Hairstreak? Or a Green Duke? Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London

Pale Prominent from my Kent garden recently. One of the moths I most look forward to catching each year. British Moths The British Nature Guide NatureUK

It is impossible to know if this Dusky Hook-tip was a fresh immigrant last night or locally-bred somewhere in East Kent?

Tiny Cocksfoot Moths, Glyphipterix simpliciella, I think, on Speedwell KentMoths @kentbutterflies #micromoths

Heath Fritillaries are out in the Blean. Fingers crossed for another record year as a result of ongoing work by land owners & conservation organisations to bring this butterfly back from the brink Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @kentbutterflies RSPB Kent Wildlife Trust @WoodlandTrust

Terrible moth pot photos of a new moth for me, Silver Barred. It was determined to escape! KentMoths Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London

ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED to see at least half of the critically endangered Man Orchids at Save Swanscombe Peninsula SSSI strimmed away to dust this morning. Alongside Common Spotted, Pyramidal & Bee orchids. Reported to Natural England for investigation 😥

With so many people on social media asking their councils to stop mowing wildflowers, this small area on a Cambridge street shows what's possible. Don’t know whether to congratulate residents or Cambridge City Council – but thank you. Uplifting! #LetsBringNatureBack #biodiversity

Incredibly exciting to witness this Hummingbird Hawkmoth ovipositing on Lady's Bedstraw in the wildflower meadow at Spencer House this morning! Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #bigmothsafari Big City Butterflies Spencer House

More species benefiting from a landscape scale approach to wildflower grassland creation with lace border, glow worm, hobby and adder turning up across our project areas. Farmers delivering nature recovery👍

We have now seen 3-5 individual Large Tortoiseshells at Knepp these last 3 days. Here's today's @KneppWilding

Silver-washed Fritillary at Spencer House today! Incredible new record for the garden here in Central London, overlooking Green Park #urbanconservation #urbanwildlife Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Big City Butterflies BC_HertsMiddx Mission Invertebrate The Royal Parks

Our County Butterfly Recorder Mike Easterbrook is stepping down & we are looking to recruit a small team to share the work of this vital role. If you are interested in discussing this volunteer opportunity, please send us a DM or email John at [email protected] for more info

Just heard British Water on BBC Radio 4 Today . Have you built any new reservoirs ? Err , no . Have you addressed leakages ? Err , no . Have you been over-abstracting from UK rivers ? Err , yes . Have your shareholders made grotesque profits ? Err , yes . Shall we mention sewerage . .

What's the collective noun for a group of butterfly twitchers? Several Queen of Spain remaining remarkably obliging at Walmer today for enthusiasts from across the country Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Butterfly Conservation Kent & SE London

We have an exciting London-based conservation/arts volunteering opportunity available with The Colour of Transformation project! 👇 📍 North Kensington 🗓️ 26th-29th Oct 🕐 Evening For more info and to get involved: bit.ly/3dUqhjj 🦋🎬🌿 (📷: Ewelina Ruminska)