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Event

Llynclys Common Butterfly walk

This link will open on the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website.

Simon Spencer will be leading a butterfly walk through Llynclys Common nature reserve.

Species

Common blue

The common blue butterfly lives up to its name - it's bright blue and found in all kinds of sunny, grassy habitats throughout the UK! Look out for it in your garden, too.

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Talk: AGM & Member's Photos

This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.

Members of the Boston Area Group are meeting for their AGM and member's photos evening.

Species

Large blue

Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.

Species

Common blue damselfly

Living up to its name the Common blue damselfly is both very common and very blue. It regularly visits gardens - try digging a wildlife-friendly pond to attract damselflies and dragonflies.

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Blue butterflies

See blue butterflies around the UK this summer! Marvel at the once extinct, still rare large blue at a handful of locations, or the more widespread common blue can be found throughout the country.
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Local Wildlife Sites

Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
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Swallowtail butterfly

The Norfolk broads are home to the UK's largest butterfly, the rare swallowtail. On a still summer's day, the swallowtail can be seen flying fast and feeding mainly on yellow and purple flowers, while its caterpillars hide among the milk parsley leaves they feed on.
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Butterfly Identification Workshop

This link will open on the Essex Wildlife Trust website.

Learn the different species of butterfly that can be found at The Naze followed by a walk to put your new knowledge into practice.