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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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Keeping the Duke in the Cotswolds
The future of one of Gloucestershire’s most charismatic and threatened butterflies could be secured thanks to a grant to help restore its habitat... -
Look out for the Speckled Wood butterfly
Head into the woods to discover a butterfly success story...
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Attenborough 'soggy summer risk to UK butterflies'
Sir David Attenborough is warning that this year’s slow spring and soggy summer could pose a risk to the UK’s common butterflies.
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B&Q boost for butterflies
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is pleased to announce a new partnership with B&Q to encourage customers to take action to help butterflies and other pollinators.
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Is the UK set for a Humming-bird summer?
Is a spectacular Continental moth that acts like a Humming-bird attempting to colonise the UK?
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Titchmarsh - "Plant a pot for pollinators!"
Alan Titchmarsh launches gardening campaign to help pollinating insects
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Help hungry and homeless pollinators
Butterfly Conservation is playing a key role in a project to help our hungry and homeless pollinators.
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Small Copper slumps as butterflies struggle in cold summer
Major annual butterfly survey reveals alarming decline of Small Copper
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Help solve the riddle of back garden butterflies
A new survey aims to lift the lid on the lives of our back garden butterflies
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Retirement of Dr Martin Warren as Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive
Dr Martin Warren announces his retirement as Butterfly Conservation Chief Executive
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40 year slump for UK Butterflies
More than three-quarters of the UK’s butterflies have declined in the last 40 years with some common species suffering significant slumps, a major scientific study has revealed.
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Green giant discovered In Gloucestershire
The caterpillar of a rare migrant moth ordinarily found in Africa has been discovered in Gloucestershire! -
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Stroud Festival of Nature
The Stroud Festival of Nature is a two week celebration of nature of all forms in and around Stroud. There will be a launch event on Saturday 13th June at the Subscription Rooms in the centre of Stroud followed by a wide range of events – including butterflies and moths. -
Critically Endangered Butterfly Hits 10- Year High
One of the UK’s rarest butterflies has recorded its best year for a decade thanks to 2014’s warm spring weather and work to restore its habitat, a study has revealed.
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Continental Crusader Conquers British Winter
A spectacular European butterfly has travelled to the UK and for the first time on record, survived the British winter, Butterfly Conservation can reveal.
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A Tale Of The Hare And The Butterfly
A statue of a hare has helped raise funds for a newly opened National Nature Reserve in the Cotswolds set to become home to a previously extinct butterfly. -
Pollinators Pushed Up The Agenda
Butterfly Conservation welcomes the Government’s National Pollinator Strategy. The newly published document is a clear steer from Government that the declines in bees and wild pollinators including butterflies and moths are being taken seriously.
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Horror Moth Ghosts In For Halloween
The UK’s scariest moth caused pandemonium in a suburban street after appearing unexpectedly in a back garden, just days before Halloween.
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Globally Endangered Butterfly Needs Your Help As Numbers Fall
One of the UK’s rarest butterflies - the Large Blue - has declined this summer at its Somerset stronghold, Butterfly Conservation has revealed.
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Munching Caterpillars Secure Wessex Watermark Award
Wessex Water have handed over £750 of funds to help support Butterfly Conservation's education project 'Munching Caterpillars'.
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Small Tortoiseshell Fights Back
One of the UK’s favourite butterflies – the Small Tortoiseshell, continued its fight back this summer after years of decline, despite enduring the coldest August since 1993, results from the Big Butterfly Count have revealed.
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From Africa To The Cotswolds – Wildlife Charity Celebrates Rare Visit
One of the UK’s rarest and most spectacular moths - the Oleander Hawk-moth - has been spotted in a Gloucestershire garden. It's the first time it has been seen in the county for eight years, wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has revealed. -
Game-changing response required to tackle State of Nature crisis
A year on from the publication of the State of Nature report, Sir David Attenborough joins Butterfly Conservation and our partners to seek out game-changing solutions to the crisis facing nature.
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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.
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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.