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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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One Show Presenter Opens Butterfly Reserve
A Somerset nature reserve which is home to a rare butterfly is being officially opened by wildlife presenter Mike Dilger...
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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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Rare moth in severe decline at its last English site
Numbers of a rare species of moth - found only in York in England – have tumbled in recent years, a team including researchers from the University of York have discovered.
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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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Neonicotinoid pesticides linked to butterfly declines
Neonicotinoid pesticides linked to butterfly declines
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Mediterranean blue butterfly invades south coast
A striking continental butterfly has emerged on the South Coast in record numbers for the second time in three years...
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Conservation charities support recommendations for Environment (Wales) Bill
Wales Environment Link (WEL), a coalition of 29 environmental NGOs in Wales, including Butterfly Conservation, is encouraging Assembly Members to vote to progress the Environment (Wales) Bill.
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Government must deliver a vision for nature
Nature Conservation organisations call on Government to deliver ambitious vision for nature and people
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Holly Blue defies predatory wasp - Big Butterfly Count results
Holly Blue defies predatory wasp to enjoy its best Big Butterfly Count year
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Cigarettes and alcohol ... and moths
Alcohol and tobacco lure in giant long-tongued moth from the Continent
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Droughts could cause UK butterfly extinctions
Severe drought could lead to extinctions of common UK butterflies by 2050
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Moorland Butterfly Project Receives Funding Boost
A project to protect the south west’s threatened moorland butterflies has received nearly £23,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Discover Mabie’s Precious Pearls
One of the UK’s most threatened butterflies has seen a big increase in numbers at the Mabie Forest near Dumfries in South West Scotland.