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Pupils from Abingdon Primary School in Middlesbrough, Jon and Abdul, really enjoy learning outside the classroom, especially sketching butterflies.
Pupils from Abingdon Primary School in Middlesbrough, Jon and Abdul, really enjoy learning outside the classroom, especially sketching butterflies.
Nestboxes can harbour parasites so it is good practice to take them down at the end of the season and give them a clean. Likewise it is important to keep bird feeders clean to stop the spread of…
This bog-loving butterfly is mostly found in the north of the UK, where it takes to the wing in summer.
Graham has been mad about butterflies all his life. He volunteers for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and records them on a local nature reserve as well as nationally.
This beautiful butterfly is one of our rarest, now mostly restricted to the western parts of the UK.
Rob’s job keeps him very busy, whether it’s building a bridge, planting an orchard, monitoring butterflies or maintaining paths. His workload is made easier, though, with the help of valued…
The brown hairstreak is an elusive butterfly that spends much of its time in the treetops feeding on aphid honeydew.
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
This dainty white butterfly is now only found in a few parts of Britain, where it flutters slowly through woodland clearings.
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
In this blog I’ll talk about some exciting micro-moths discovered at Magor Marsh in recent years, and how there may be more to come…
A marshy grassland bursting with wildflowers, butterflies, bees and birds in the summer.