Bristol Wild Spaces project will offer mental and physical health benefits for pupils and help vulnerable wildlife survive nature and climate crisis.

More than 2,000 children across Bristol and Weston-super-Mare are to help create Wild Spaces for butterflies and moths at their schools.

Pupils at 47 primary schools will create mini meadows, plant window boxes full of wildflowers and count the butterflies and moths that come to visit.

From bringing butterflies back from extinction to making it known that moths matter, this International Women’s Day, we meet some of the brilliant women making a difference for butterflies, moths, and the environment at Butterfly Conservation.

Dr Caroline Bulman – Head of Ecology

Each month we’ll be finding out more about a species of butterfly or moth.
This month, we’ll be meeting the High Brown Fritillary.

Common name: High Brown Fritillary

Scientific name: Fabriciana adippe

Size: Its wingspan is 60-67mm

When does it fly: Between mid-June and late July

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, has today revealed that counting butterflies reduces anxiety by almost 10%, in new scientific research published in collaboration with the University of Derby.