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By meteorological, astronomical and ecological terms, Spring will have started by the end of March. Many species are emerging so it's a great time to dust down the trap or take up mothing.

Providing nectar for spring's early arrivals will get your garden off to a flying start.

Butterfly Conservation’s first ever Branch Youth Engagement Officer, Apithanny Bourne, explains why children are key to a butterfly-friendly future.

Conservation expert and blogger Miles King explains why saving Rampisham Down in Dorset is vital for all wildlife.

The cherry blossom season is short but the flowers provide vital early nectar for the few butterflies and moths to be found in gardens and parks in March and April.

With St Valentine's Day just around the corner it seemed the perfect time for Richard Fox to reveal the secrets of Lepidoptera love...

The RSPB’s Harry Bellew reveals why he’s looking forward to his first Big Garden Birdwatch.

Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

Butterfly Conservation's Chief Executive starts the new year by reflecting on some of the highlights for butterflies and moths in 2014.

The Winter Moth is one of the few species that can flutter through frosty nights. But several other moths have special abilities which according to Richard Fox makes them far superior to butterflies.

Median Farm was a site earmarked for development but thanks to Natural Resources Wales we have been able to rescue the land and start restoring vital habitat for Marsh Fritillary butterflies.

The dramatic decline of the Wall, previously a common species across England and Wales, is one of the biggest butterfly mysteries of the last forty years. Now, scientists in Belgium think they might have the answer.

2014 proved to be the year of the continental crusader following an influx of beautiful and exotic butterflies into the UK.

Butterfly Conservation Northern Ireland teamed up with Ulster Wildlife to deliver the first work party of the season

BC Europe is ten years old this year, so a good time to take stock of what has been achieved and what challenges lie ahead.

We need your help to stop a major building development that could risk the future of rare butterflies and other wildlife.

Richard Fox, Butterfly Conservation's Surveys Manager, talks about the unusually mild autumn and how it has allowed many butterflies to continue their flight periods or prolong their stay in Britain...

All our Big Butterfly Counters are champions for butterflies and moths but some stand out for going the extra mile in this summer's Count.

Gardens can act as important stepping stones between nature reserves and other natural habitat by offering abundant supplies of nectar for butterflies and moths. So, what about hedges...

Chief executive of Butterfly Conservation, Dr Martin Warren, discusses why a new Nature Act is essential to securing our future as well as our precious wildlife.

Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

Meet our new Conservation Officer for the Farmland Butterfly Initiative, Katie Cruickshanks.

Autumn can be one of the most exciting times of the year for nature lovers, migration is in full swing and wild, unpredictable weather can deposit rare species in the most unusual of places.

The nectar-rich flowers of alliums will attract butterflies, bees and hoverflies. Now is the perfect time to plant them for a lovely spring display.

No matter how long you have been interested in butterflies and moths, they always retain the ability to surprise us.

Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

There should still be plenty of plants in flower in your garden, providing nectar for butterflies, moths and bees.

Big Butterfly Count may be over but butterflies are still flying. If you enjoyed watching butterflies this summer, why not download our free iRecord Butterflies app and carry on counting?

Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.