Help bees, Butterflies and Pollinators
Tips for attracting and helping bees, butterflies and pollinators in your garden.
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Local wildlife enthusiasts spot rare and endangered butterflies
We can confirm that the marsh fritillary butterfly is now breeding at Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
How to conserve water
If we all do our part in saving precious water supplies, we can make a huge difference for the environment.
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…
Making Peatlands work for butterflies and moths
In the talk we will explore how peatland exploration can support threatened butterflies and moths
How to attract butterflies to your garden
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.
'Great places to see spring butterflies' free guide
Receive your free 'great places to see spring butterflies' guide.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Scotch argus butterflies take to the air at Smardale 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.
Birds, bees, and butterflies suffer as Brexit farming promises broken today
Rescue rivers, wildlife and climate faster say three largest nature charities
New warden to protect rare terns at Foulney Island
After a difficult year for terns on Foulney Island Nature Reserve, we once again have a seasonal warden to help protect these rare seabirds
Help UK wildlife
Ways you can help UK wildlife at home including how to help wildlife in your garden, how to make your garden bee friendly, how to help red squirrels, how to report a wildlife crime, how to help injured wildlife and what to do if you find a dead animal. Thank you for taking action to help wildlife.