Butterflies and Moths
Butterfly Conservation Nature Reserves
Butterfly Conservation is the UK's leading charity that works to save butterflies and moths. They own and manage more than 30 nature reserve for the benefit of butterflies.
Click here to read more about Butterfly Conservation, and to see thir Nature Reserves.
Volunteers offered free trip to help butterflies in Europe
A new project is inspiring budding naturalists to take a closer look into the world of butterflies in Europe.
Online guide to British Butterflies
If you need so me help identifying a British Butterfly, we suggest you look at http://www.britishbutterflies.co.uk/, a good clean and easy to use online guide.
Recent Butterflies & Moths news
- Unpredictable UK weather bad for wildlife in 2008
- Dunsdon National Nature Reserve expansion a boost for butterflies
- Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies
- Rare moth reintroduction a success – with cows help
- Garden wildlife survey results - Free advice on how to improve your garden
- WildCare scheme boosting rare birds on UK farms
- How to help wildlife in your garden through the winter
- Natural History Museum acquires huge Hawkmoth collection – potential new species
- Butterfly boom on the New Forest
More Butterflies & Moths news
- Large Blue butterfly thriving on Somerset’s hills
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
- £88,000 project to boost Wood White butterfly in Herefordshire
- Lancashire Wildlife Trust starts new butterfly management project
- David Attenborough launches UK Butterfly Survival Zones
- Iconic silver studded blue butterfly thriving after the fire at Thursley National Nature Reserve
- Giant 'extinct' British Beetle found in Gloucestershire
- Canada, Mexico and the United States act to protect Monarch butterflies from illegal logging
- Very rare and elusive moth re-discovered by accident in the Scottish Highlands.
WildCare scheme boosting rare birds on UK farmsFigures released by the wildlife habitat scheme, WildCare, show that declining species such as brown hares, yellowhammers and even the humble house sparrow are making a dramatic comeback on participating farms.
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Giant 'extinct' British Beetle found in GloucestershireAn amazing giant insect, thought to be extinct in the UK, has been discovered on a pavement in Gloucestershire.
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Nomads of the Wind and Other Wonders of the Butterfly World - Photographic Story of the Monarch Butterfly MigrationThere is a great deal that we still do not know about the Monarch Butterfly, but this book presents the extent of our knowledge in stunning fashion. Many of the secrets of the extraordinary migration that the Monarchs make are yet to be
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New species of butterfly discovered in ColombiaDec 07. A new species of butterfly has been discovered in the Yariguies Highlands of Colombia by scientists from the Natural History Museum.
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Adonis unexpectedly reappears in the CotswoldsThe beautiful Adonis Blue butterfly has unexpectedly reappeared in the Cotswolds having become locally extinct more than 40 years previously.
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Butterflies prefer some counties more than others.A mixture of intensive farming practices, urban sprawl and lack of woodland management have led to a major decline in the UK butterfly population in the last 100 years, with 17 species having disappeared from our shores in that time, and most other species having suffered a huge decline in their range.
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New butterfly discovered in Mexico, naming rights being auctioned.A large new butterfly species has been discovered in the Sonoran desert in Mexico.
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Insects of Britain and Western Europe
Now you can tell the difference between a bed bug and a pine cone bug.The new 2007 edition is the answer to all parents glazed looks when little Johnie/Janey asks what sort of caterpillar/beetle is this? Over 2300 illustrations and an instant guide as to whether you might see them in the UK or not.
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Top ten National Trust properties to see butterflies.
The National Trust is the largest and most important landowner for butterflies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. All (but two) of the resident British butterfly species live on National Trust land. It has many of the best UK sites for individual butterfly species, and many of the rich butterfly sites are home to scarce species.See the ten best sites.
Enjoying Moths - All you need to know about Mothing.
This is a hardback book all about 'Mothing', the increasingly popular pastime of studying moths. 96% of all British Lepidoptera species are moths. That is 24 moths for every butterfly.
This book tells you how to collect them, where to find them, how to identify them, where to look for their caterpillars and pupae, and how to help conserving them.
Although packed with photos and tips on how to identify them, this is not a identification guide (There are good ones available), but it does tell you pretty much everything else you need to know about how to study moths in the UK.
Available from Alana Ecology for £29.95.
