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Tales From The Trap - December 2013
Les Hill sums up his mothing year and shares a selection of species you might spot through the winter.
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Dig It: December tips from the Secret Gardener
Mistletoe isn't just for Christmas kisses. It can provide a home and food source for the Mistletoe Marble Moth.
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Nature Check
The government is failing to deliver a third of its commitments to protect the natural environment
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Dig it – November tips from the Secret Gardener
It is very easy to provide winter homes for wildlife in your garden – simply creating a log pile can benefit many creatures including moths.
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Big Butterfly Count in the Garden
Whatever the biological links between our flower beds and borders and the success of local butterflies, it is undoubtedly true that gardens are very important for the relationship between people and butterflies. -
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Wild About Gardens Week
Gardeners across Britain are uniting in an effort to halt the decline of UK wildlife during a week-long event.
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Are moths killing Horse Chestnut trees?
A micro moth with a massive media profile. Does the infamous Horse Chestnut Miner deserve its reputation?
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Be Tick Aware!
Most ticks are little more than an irritation, but a few can transmit Lyme disease. It is therefore important to be informed and take some simple precautions.
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Save The Belted Beauty
Butterfly Conservation is supporting a campaign to help save one of the UK’s rarest moths in one of its remaining strongholds.
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RSPB's Best Butterfly Reserves
The RSPB love butterflies, and butterflies love their reserves! Find out which are the best for your Big Butterfly Count.
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Dig It : Sit In The Sun
August is the month for sitting back in the garden and enjoying the bright colours as the bees and butterflies explore the nectar-rich flower borders.
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Not Just Wildfowl and Wetlands!
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) is proud to support the Big Butterfly Count 2013.
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Attenborough - "Get Out For The Count"
Butterfly Conservation President Sir David Attenborough is urging all wildlife lovers to help take the pulse of UK nature by taking part in the Big Butterfly Count this summer.
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Look out for: Don’t forget the moths
In spite of the name, we’re asking people to look out for two day-flying moths as part of Big Butterfly Count 2013.
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Dig It - June tips from the Secret Gardener
There is still time to get planting in preparation for next month’s Big Butterfly Count.
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Let’s Talk About Sex
It’s spring at last, butterflies are emerging and love is in the air. Butterfly lifecycles are neatly divided when it comes to the important things in life - Richard Fox explains.
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Richard Fox’s Look Out For: Dingy Skipper
This small, moth-like butterfly is one of the first of our threatened species to emerge in the year.
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Ask Your MP To Stand Up For Moths
You can help moths by asking your local MP to sign up to an early day motion which calls on the Government to take urgent action to save our dwindling moth populations.
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Dig It - May tips from the Secret Gardener
Nettles are important foodplants for the caterpillars of several butterflies and moths. They have also been grown in herb gardens for centuries and can provide many benefits for people too.
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Airport Extension Threatens Rare Moths
The Government’s decision to give the go-ahead for the expansion of Lydd Airport in the area is one of those decisions that leaves us aghast and dismayed.
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Shifting Butterfly Baselines
So the results are out. 2012 was the worst year for butterflies in the UK since detailed national population monitoring began in 1976.
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Dig It - April tips from the Secret Gardener
Our "Secret Gardener" reveals their top tips on getting your garden ready for the next month ahead.
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Richard Fox’s Look Out For: Orange-tip
Richard Fox gives the low down on his pick of what you can see in April.
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Tales From The Trap - March 2013 Week 3
Les Hill explains why some recorders who would normally record all year round still haven’t switched their traps on at all as it’s so cold! -
Tales From The Trap - February 2013 Week 4
Les Hill gives his verdict on February 2013, and how it compares to records over the years. Will things get better or worse?
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Conservation Car Crash Coming?
Since the 1950s, the UK has developed a world leading system of conserving its natural heritage. But these hard won gains are now being steadily eroded in the rush to save money and deregulate.