Survival strategies of butterflies and moths
The blog explores the different methods moths and butterflies have for surviving the winter, from the eggs that wait till spring to hatch, to the adults that occasionally emerge on mild winter…
The blog explores the different methods moths and butterflies have for surviving the winter, from the eggs that wait till spring to hatch, to the adults that occasionally emerge on mild winter…
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
We can confirm that the marsh fritillary butterfly is now breeding at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
The warm conditions of the last week have encouraged a profusion of the rare Scotch argus butterfly to take to the air at Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Smardale Nature Reserve, near Kirkby Stephen.
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Learn about bees butterflies, and other pollinators, and take action to help them on this fantastic family event!
Keen naturalist needed to count butterflies in an idyllic location! We're looking for someone with an interest in natural history (and preferably butterflies), plus a love of the outdoors, to…
This day-flying moth is found on flowery meadows, often in the company of other moths and butterflies.
The sighting last summer of a rare and endangered butterfly at Eycott Hill was one of many important insects recorded on the nature reserve in 2020
Pupils from Abingdon Primary School in Middlesbrough, Jon and Abdul, really enjoy learning outside the classroom, especially sketching butterflies.
The green-veined white is a common butterfly of hedgerows, woodlands, gardens and parks. It is similar to other white butterflies, but has prominent green stripes on the undersides of its wings.…