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How To Identify White Butterflies
Richard Fox will help guide you through the pitfalls and make sure you’re all right with the whites.
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Are wet winters bad for butterflies?
Wet winters can bring flooding misery to many homeowners and leave large swathes of land underwater. But how does this affect our butterflies?
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Year of Green Action
This month marks the start of the #YearofGreenAction, a year-long campaign to see more people from all backgrounds get involved in projects to improve the natural world as part of the government’s 25 year environment plan.
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Butterfly and moth recording with the Brilliant Butterflies team
Butterfly Conservation Project Officer Steve Bolton shares why surveying and recording species is so important for butterfly and moth populations.
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Dig It - December Tips From The Secret Gardener
Ivy is believed to have magical properties but it has also been proven to have more practical qualities for wildlife - especially in winter.
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Meet the Much-maligned Oak Processionary
It sometimes seems that the Oak Processionary generates more bad press than all the other 2,500 plus moth species combined.
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Gardening in January: Thinking Ahead
Along with all the other resolutions you may be making this month, why not jot down some ideas for helping butterflies and moths in your garden this year.
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Look Out For: Tigers
Tigers are arguably our most striking and charismatic moths with beautiful patterns and fascinating life styles.
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Vital Volunteers
This week is Volunteers’ Week, the annual celebration of the positive difference that volunteers make to many aspects of life across the UK, day-in day-out, throughout the year.
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The Big Garden Birdwatch: Gardening Tips
January might not be the best month for butterflies but you can still help the conservation cause by turning your hand to birds instead.
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Dig It – October tips from the Secret Gardener
Cheerful sedums are a delightful addition to an autumn garden. Their bright pink flowers and succulent green, grey or purple leaves light up the flowerbeds.
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10 easy ways you can help our environment
Find out how you can help wildlife with our 10 simple tips. Even doing something small can make a big difference.
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Go Peat Free with Monty Don
Writer, Gardener and television presenter, Monty Don, has described using peat in your garden as an act of eco-vandalism. Read on to find out how and why you should garden without it…
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Meet The Death’s-head Hawk-moth
The Death’s-head Hawk-moth is the rebel of the moth world. Strikingly large, with a skull-like marking on its thorax and the ability to squeak when alarmed, the moth was traditionally seen as an omen of death.
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Christmas Surprises
The survival of some species of butterfly and moth may depend on their ability to remain dormant, sheltered and out-of-sight throughout the winter months. But they may need a bit of help to find a decent hiding place.