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Saving butterflies and moths for 50 years
Sir David Attenborough is urging people to take action for butterflies and moths this year, to mark the 50th anniversary of wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation (BC).
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Helping the UK's rarest butterfly
BC to work on new project to help the High Brown Fritillary in Devon
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BC welcomes 25 Year Environment Plan
Butterfly Conservation welcomes publication of long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan
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Major new project will collaborate to help the Marsh Fritillary across borders
A major new conservation project spanning Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland will help butterflies, birds and other species.
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Inspirational tree-planter’s legacy delivers £1.9m windfall for nature
Charities benefit from Patsy Wood Trust legacy grants
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Red Admiral thrives despite wet summer
The Red Admiral enjoyed a record summer in this year's Big Butterfly Count...
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Can autumn offer a butterfly boost?
Gardeners are being urged to keep their eye out for a potential butterfly bonanza this autumn
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Julie Williams elected as Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive
Julie Williams has been elected as the new Chief Executive of wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation (BC), taking on the role after Dr Martin Warren OBE retired from the post last year.
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Sir David Attenborough warns of a 'critical' summer for butterflies
Sir David Attenborough has warned that UK butterflies face a critical summer after a string of poor years has seen the numbers of many common species decline.
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Butterfly man awarded in Queen's Birthday Honours
A naturalist who almost single-handedly saved a rare butterfly from extinction in Sussex, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his long-standing services to wildlife conservation.
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Find the UK’s most pollinator-friendly county
Gardeners are being asked to help the UK’s beleaguered butterflies, bees and moths by making their county the most pollinator-friendly in the UK.
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Saving The Tamar Valley’s Rarest Butterfly
Nature lovers in Devon and Cornwall are being asked to create a home for a rare and declining butterfly in the hope of boosting its numbers... -
BC welcomes B&Q move to drop neonicotinoids
Butterfly Conservation welcomes B&Q's decision to stop using controversial pesticides
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Butterflies crash in fourth worst year on record
UK butterflies suffered their fourth worst year on record in 2016 with the majority of species experiencing a decline in numbers, a study has revealed.
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Legal history made as butterfly collector sentenced
Butterfly Conservation has strongly welcomed the sentencing of a collector found guilty of illegally catching and killing the UK’s rarest butterfly.
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Partnership helps species come back from the brink
Butterfly Conservation involved in partnership that will help threatened species come back for the brink of extinction
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Collector convicted for illegally catching and killing the UK's rarest butterfly
Collector convicted of catching and killing the UK's rarest butterfly
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Make Devon Home for Struggling Skippers
Nature lovers in Devon are being asked to help create habitat for the Grizzled Skipper butterfly before it emerges this spring... -
Butterflies declining faster in urban areas
Butterflies in towns and cities declining faster than their countryside counterparts
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Cold-loving butterflies threatened by climate change and habitat loss
Some of the UK's best-loved birds and butterflies could be wiped out as there is not enough habitat for them to cope with the effects of a warming climate.
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Dr Martin Warren awarded OBE
World-renowned butterfly scientist Dr Martin Warren has been awarded with an OBE for services to the environment.
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BC Devon Branch Web Site Moves To BC In Your Area
The Devon branch web site has now moved to this BC In Your Area web page, for more information read our full article. -
Environmental organisations unite for a Greener UK
BC is pleased to join Greener UK, a coalition of 13 organisations who have come together to make sure that the environment doesn't get forgotten about post-Brexit.
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Julie Williams announced as Acting Chief Executive
Julie Williams has been announced as Butterfly Conservation Acting Chief Executive...
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All the better for moorland butterflies
The decline of three of the UK’s most threatened butterflies could be reversed across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset with the launch of a ground-breaking conservation project.
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Extreme weather can lead to butterfly declines
Extreme weather can hamper UK butterflies, study reveals
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Fracking threatens biodiversity, study reveals
Several areas of the UK earmarked for fracking support some of the country’s richest wildlife, a new study involving Butterfly Conservation has revealed.
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Mystery of butterfly disaster summer
Big Butterfly Count results reveal tough summer for UK butterflies
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One in 10 UK species threatened with extinction, study finds
State of Nature 2016 report paints bleak picture
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Look out for the Speckled Wood butterfly
Head into the woods to discover a butterfly success story...