• Rare Butterfly Flutters Into Festival

    Wildlife-lovers are invited to spot one of Scotland’s rarest butterflies - the Chequered Skipper - at this year’s Wild Lochaber Festival in the West Highlands.
  • Rare Moth in Strathcarron

    An exciting find in Strathcarron of Ethmia pyrausta, only the 5th British record of this moth!
  • Flightless Beauties

    Many thanks to Highland Branch member Jane Bowman for sending in her wonderful photographs of the females of two of the moth species in which the females are naturally flightless - the Belted Beauty and Rannoch Brindled Beauty ...
  • Watch Out For Gold Swifts! Especially In The Daytime!

    Have you seen Gold Swift moths flying in the day? Probably not, but if you do, we would like to hear from you.
  • Spring Has Arrived In The Highlands!

    Spring has officially arrived in the Highlands with the first butterflies of the season ...
  • Rare Sighting of Elusive Female Pale Brindled Beauty

    Although the Pale Brindled Beauty is not uncommon, the flightless females are very rarely seen ...
  • First Decent Moth Count

    An interesting first decent catch of the year was reported by Brian Neath in Wester Ross on 12th March including 35 Mottled Grey...
  • Early Moths

    The milder winter has brought some earlier than usual moth sightings.

  • Art of Butterflies and Moths

    As an artist as well as a naturalist I thought I'd post a short piece about how moths and butterflies inspire my work.
  • New Scottish Moth

    Highland Branch has discovered a species of moth never previously seen in Scotland. (Article first published in "Butterfly" Issue 114 Autumn 2013).
  • Ivy lifeline for autumn moths

    UK braced for influx of rare continental moths looking for ivy to feed upon

  • Butterfly Conservation’s Craft Club is Back

    * THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED*

    Join us on 9 September at 10am for an ink-tastic online drawing class with illustrator Kate Moby. Inspired by the natural world, Kate’s work sits in two categories, inky animals and inky botanicals. Stocked in stores both on the high-street and online, many of you will have already spotted her wonderful designs out and about.

    PURCHASE YOUR CRAFT KIT HERE HERE

    The focus of this exciting class will be moths you can see in your garden at home. We will be focusing on two common species, the Elephant Hawk-moth and the Garden Tiger. Both of these moths can be spotted throughout the summer, with the Elephant Hawk-moth on the wing from May through to July and the Garden Tiger July and August. Kate will begin by showing you how she creates the hand carved pens in the craft kits, before then guiding you through creating a moth masterpiece using the powdered inks in the kit.  

    With a focus on sustainability, Kate grows her own bamboo which is cut and hand carved by her into dip pens. These are then used in the ink to create her wonderful designs. Championing eco friendly British manufacturing in a sustainable way the kits you receive from Kate will be plastic free and contain only FSC certified paper materials.

    In your kit you will receive:

    ·         X1 Hand carved bamboo pen in illustrated recycled card sleeve (please specify whether you are left or right handed on your order form)

    ·         X3 Glassine sachets of powdered ink in Prussian Blue, Red and Yellow. Glassine is made from PEFC certified pine resin which makes them fully biodegradable yet archival and waterproof

    ·         Sheets of Cold Pressed, acid-free cotton watercolor paper to draw onto

    ·         Worksheets and reference materials

    ·         A voucher for katemoby.com worth £5

      PURCHASE YOUR CRAFT KIT HERE - Please note kits will be dispatched within 14 days of the event. 

  • Tackling anxiety and isolation at home with Butterfly Conservation

    As we’re all being encouraged to spend more time in our homes and feeling the worry and anxiety of 24/7 news coverage of the global pandemic, Butterfly Conservation is suggesting a way to look after your mental health by spending time in your garden or local outdoor spaces.

  • Launch of new Moth Atlas for the West Midlands

    Moth recorders in the West Midlands are celebrating the completion of an online atlas covering Birmingham & the Black Country, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire.