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Desert crossing for high flying butterfly
Much has been learned in recent years about the amazing migration of the Painted Lady.
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Performing Peacocks
The depths of winter are typically a quiet time for butterflies and moths but this doesn’t mean there’s nothing of interest going on in the world of Lepidoptera.
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Dig It – February tips from the Secret Gardener
Being a committed wildlife gardener means compromising a little on the tidiness of your garden to protect the overwintering sites of insects and other creatures.
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Dig it – December Tips from the Secret Gardener
Holly is one of the plants most strongly associated with Christmas, but it is also a useful resource for butterflies and moths.
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Joint working protects the Silver-studded Blue
Butterfly Conservation and the Dorset Wildlife Trust have been working together to protect the rare Silver-studded Blue on its island stronghold.
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Dig it – November's tips from the Secret Gardener
Heather is an attractive, evergreen shrub that can bring colour to your garden all year-round. It's also a useful nectar source for butterflies and moths and the foodplant of several caterpillars.
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Look out for: moths in November
Butterflies are tucked away for winter or have emigrated to warmer climes, but for some moths the year is just getting started.
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Dig It – October’s Tips from the Secret Gardener
Create a bulb lasagne for butterflies by layering bulbs in a container. Follow the Secret Gardeners recommendations and your plants will flower in succession from February to July.
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Improved green farming schemes are vital to save butterflies when we leave the EU
Improved green farming schemes are vital to save butterflies when the UK leaves the EU
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Autumn Butterflies
Summer is behind us but the butterfly season isn't over yet. Discover how to watch, record and enjoy butterflies into autumn.
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Dig It – September Tips from the Secret Gardener
Seed harvesting is a cost effective way of preserving and increasing your stock of plants. Any surplus can be shared or swapped with friends or family.
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Dig It – August tips from the Secret Gardener
The Secret Gardener takes a look at what's available in garden centres this month for some last-minute, low maintenance, butterfly-friendly gardening.
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Dig It – June Tips from the Secret Gardener
Despite their exotic looks, Hawk-moths and their caterpillars don't have particularly fancy tastes. Most of their food plants are commonly found in gardens.
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Get The Hots For Hawk-moths
This year’s Moth Night, the UK’s annual celebration of moths and moth recording, stars some of the largest, fastest and most colourful insects, the hawk-moths. -
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The power of the plant pot
Butterfly Conservation Ambassador and gardening writer Kate Bradbury explains why and how to plant a pot for pollinators. -
Happy Birthday Sir David
Butterfly Conservation President Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 90th birthday -
Dig It – April Tips from the Secret Gardener
You might not associate a garden rockery with butterflies and moths but actually the hot and dry microhabitat, with well-drained soil, can offer conditions suitable for some great nectar plants.
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The April Fritillary
One of our most rapidly declining species is 'on the wing' in April. Neil Hulme, Fritillaries For The Future Project Officer introduces the Pearl-bordered Fritillary .
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Butterfly Recording Gets Smart
iRecord Butterflies, is a new free app, available for iOS and Android devices.
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Start Surveying Your Garden This Spring
With springtime garden butterflies expected to emerge over the coming weeks, it is the perfect time to get involved with the Garden Butterfly Survey.
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Dig It – March tips from the Secret Gardener
The large, flat, flower heads, which give Umbellifers their name (think umberella), sit atop tall stems, providing excellent perches for butterflies and moths in need of nectar.
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Dr Martin Warren - 23 years of saving butterflies and moths
Dr Martin Warren charts his career as Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive
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Saving the High Brown Fritillary
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Wild Work Places
Matt Doogue is a man on a mission: to introduce wildflowers to barren work spaces and support the wildlife that so desperately need our help.
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Good news for Cornwall’s butterflies
Roger Hooper is a member of Butterfly Conservation's Cornwall Branch - here he is talking about the butterflies you can see across the county and how some species are actually doing really well...
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Dig It – February Tips from the Secret Gardener
Plant the right pollinator-friendly seeds now and you could also benefit. The Secret gardener introduces some plants that provide nectar for butterflies and moths and are also suitable to cut for flower arranging.