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  • A recipe for moths: Sugaring & wine roping

    Moth Night 2015 might be over, but there are still plenty of moths to see and you don't need a traditional moth trap to attract them - take a look at this recipe for moths...

  • Farmers And Landowners Working Together To Save Butterflies!

    Conservation Officer Katie Cruikshanks talks about BC's recent funding success to help farmers and landowners work together to restore key habitats for butterflies.
  • Dig It – August Tips From The Secret Gardener

    Gardeners might traditionally view caterpillars as pests but our Secret Gardener is happy to nurture the babies of a butterfly at the expense of a few leaves that will grow back.

  • Moths of the Month: August

    Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

  • Sowing the seeds for farm wildlife

    Dr Katie Cruickshanks investigates how farming can work for wildlife in the future
  • Through the looking glass with the Large Blue

    Meet the UK's rarest butterfly with the world's most fascinating life cycle
  • Moths of the Month: July

    Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

  • Dig It – July Tips From The Secret Gardener

    July is a great time to sit out and enjoy the rewards of your gardening efforts. Many plants will be in full bloom, providing a feast for the eyes as well as a nectar buffet for butterflies and other beneficial insects.

  • Dig It – June Tips From The Secret Gardener

    Foxgloves are shrouded in folklore but they bring more than enchantment into your garden.

  • Changing The Guard

    Wave goodbye to spring butterflies and welcome in some new species for summer.

  • Night at the opera

    Our reserves our well known for their butterflies and moths but Liam Creedon’s late night trip to Alners Gorse in Dorset’s mysterious Blackmore Vale reveals a memorable springtime spectacle.

  • Down to the woods

    Meet the May butterfly that is setting up home in a disaster zone
  • Mid-winter Blues

    The bleak mid-winter is the key time to help conserve the Large Blue
  • Caterpillars in the mist

    Explore the weird and wonderful world of the Silurian.

  • Record-breaking Butterflies

    Will 2015 be a record breaking year for the Painted Lady butterfly? Keep your eyes to the skies towards the end of May in anticipation of this year's migration.

  • Dig It – May Tips from the Secret Gardener

    Give butterflies a warm welcome even in the smallest of spaces with container gardening. Plant pots up now and they will be in full flower for the Big Butterfly Count.

  • Moths of the Month: May

    Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.

  • Dig It - April Tips From The Secret Gardener

    The Secret Gardener reminds us that moths need nectar too and recommends some seeds to plant this spring in preparation for Moth Night 2015.

  • Easter Eggs

    Chocolate eggs aren't the only ones to keep an eye out for this Easter. Richard Fox reveals more about the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle.

  • RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results

    Every year there is a buzz of excitement around this time of the year at the RSPB.

  • Spring Moths Are In the Air

    By meteorological, astronomical and ecological terms, Spring will have started by the end of March. Many species are emerging so it's a great time to dust down the trap or take up mothing.

  • Dig It – March Tips From The Secret Gardener

    Providing nectar for spring's early arrivals will get your garden off to a flying start.

  • A Butterfly Future

    Butterfly Conservation’s first ever Branch Youth Engagement Officer, Apithanny Bourne, explains why children are key to a butterfly-friendly future.
  • Save Rampisham Down

    Conservation expert and blogger Miles King explains why saving Rampisham Down in Dorset is vital for all wildlife.

  • Dig It – February Tips from the Secret Gardener

    The cherry blossom season is short but the flowers provide vital early nectar for the few butterflies and moths to be found in gardens and parks in March and April.

  • Lepidoptera Love

    With St Valentine's Day just around the corner it seemed the perfect time for Richard Fox to reveal the secrets of Lepidoptera love...

  • A Big Garden Birdwatch first

    The RSPB’s Harry Bellew reveals why he’s looking forward to his first Big Garden Birdwatch.

  • Moths of the Month: January-February

    Continuing the monthly series by Roy Leverton illustrating several characteristic moths to look out for in our area.
  • Celebrating The Successes of 2014

    Butterfly Conservation's Chief Executive starts the new year by reflecting on some of the highlights for butterflies and moths in 2014.
  • Median Farm - For Marsh Frillitary and Dormice

    Median Farm was a site earmarked for development but thanks to Natural Resources Wales we have been able to rescue the land and start restoring vital habitat for Marsh Fritillary butterflies.