Butterfly Conservation

Save the date! 🗓️ On 22 June, nature groups across the country are uniting in a peaceful march through London to #RestoreNatureNow We have a message for all politicians – change is needed now to save nature. 🌱📢 Everyone is welcome to join. Find out more and pledge your support 👇 https://lnkd.in/eGsVGU2u

The wonderful Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) is now on the wing! 🦋 One of our most threatened butterflies, Marsh Fritillary can be seen flying between May and June in damp or chalk grasslands where they lay large batches of eggs on their food plant, Devil’s-bit Scabious. The first of 2024 were reported in Gloucestershire and Dorset on the 11 May. Check out all the latest first sightings 👇 https://lnkd.in/ehRFhTSq 📷: Sophie Hall

Butterflies and moths can't wait. The list of supporters joining the biggest nature march in history on 22 June is growing, with 150+ groups and 1000s of people already signed up 📢 Will you join us in sending a clear message to politicians? It’s time to #RestoreNatureNow 🌿 Sign up here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eGsVGU2u

"Nature has the power to help us calm our minds from the busy world around us if we let it." 💚 This Mental Health Awareness Week, Butterfly Conservation’s Vice President Dr Amir Khan shares his top tips to embrace wild wellness wherever you are 👉 https://lnkd.in/ez8vm5dY 📷: Brimstone - Mark Searle #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We all enjoy the flash of a Brimstone butterfly on a spring day, but what about a Brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)? 😍 This bright yellow moth can frequently be seen on the wing just before dusk from April to October. 🐛 Caterpillar foodplants include a range of trees and bushes such as Blackthorn, Hawthorn, and Rowan. 📸: Iain H Leach #MothMonday #MothsMatter

Big Butterfly Count is back! 🦋 Get out for the Count from the 12 July - 4 August 2024 Last year more than 135,000 Counts took place up and down the country, with participants spending a combined total of almost four years counting butterflies! Can you help us to make this the biggest year yet? Find out more 👇 https://lnkd.in/eC6H87AK #BigButterflyCount

Could your banner join us at the #RestoreNatureNow march in London this June? We are looking for the next generation of campaigners to come up with a creative banner design that shows support for butterflies and moths and their recovery. 🦋📢 Open to anyone still in education or training, we want to see designs that are bold, funny, or emotive. 🖌️ The winner will also receive a Butterfly Conservation T-shirt! Closing date for entries is 8pm on Monday 3 June. ⏰ Details on how to enter 👉 https://butrfli.es/3wiD2xc

Meet our species of the month, the Brown Hairstreak! ✨ Scientific name 🔬: Thecla betulae Wingspan 📏: 38-40mm Flies 🦋: Mid-July to mid-September Amazing fact 🤩: The caterpillars of the Brown Hairstreak glow under UV light! This can help conservationists keep track of this usually very elusive butterfly. “The Brown Hairstreak is your quintessential hedgerow butterfly. Although difficult to spot, I particularly like its vibrant markings and distinctively shaped eggs!” – Kieran Thomas, Policy Officer Get to know this magnificent butterfly 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEzqXszw 📷: Iain H Leach #SaveButterflies #NationalHedgerowWeek

Happy 98th Birthday to our President, the legendary Sir David Attenborough 🎂🦋 Thank you for being an inspiration to millions across the globe.

It’s #NationalHedgerowWeek! Did you know a healthy hedgerow can support over 2,000 species? 🦋🦇🐦 They are an important place for butterflies and moths to find nectar, food for their caterpillars, and somewhere to shelter. Find out how to enhance your hedge for wildlife 👇 https://lnkd.in/ebKfnUNr 📷: Small Tortoiseshell - Will Langdon #WildSpaces