Although a third of the UK in terms of land area, Scotland has less than one-tenth of the population, so ensuring our butterflies and moths are well-recorded can present quite a challenge to our volunteers and staff. Despite the seemingly unfavourable weather, our butterflies and moths are generally faring better in the uplands than in the intensively-farmed east.

Our Scottish Conservation Strategy identifies 106 priority species (10 butterflies, 55 micro-moths and 41 macro-moths) that will be the focus of our conservation effort over the coming years.

We have enjoyed excellent long-term support from Scottish Natural Heritage for most of our activities in Scotland.

The BC Branches in Scotland are:

East Scotland Branch
Glasgow and SW Scotland Branch
Highlands and Islands Branch

Look for leaf-mining moths this autumn

Many species of tiny moth called 'leaf-minining moths' have caterpillars that live inside leaves. They eat their way through the leaves making patterns that can often be used to identify the species. Click the link below to download our guide to spotting the six easiest leaf-mining moth species in Scotland.

Create Wildflower Meadows

Our Helping Hands for Butterflies Project will continue work to create meadows in parks in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Blantyre, Hamilton and Lennoxtown this autumn and winter. To find out more visit the project page or contact Project Officer Anthony McCluskey on amccluskey@butterfly-conservation.org