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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.
Woodland butterflies
Head to the woods to enjoy some of Britain’s most dramatic and endangered butterflies. Caterpillars have particular plant requirements which restricts species to handful of special spots. Find one near you this summer.
Learn to identify Butterflies
This link will open on the Shropshire Wildlife Trust website.
Butterfly expert Dr Simon Spencer will show how to identify a variety of butterflies through their markings, flight patterns, and other behaviours.
Identify British butterflies
Spotted a butterfly but not sure what it is? Here are some common British butterflies you might see in your garden, and how to identify them.
Butterflies without borders
Patrick Barkham reveals the secrets of how some butterflies, like the painted lady, are able to migrate from Africa to the UK.
Grow a secret garden for butterflies!
• The Wildlife Trusts and RHS urge gardeners to help butterflies and moths for this year’s Wild About Gardens campaign
• Make a pledge for butterflies from 12th March!
• Campaign…
Bugs and Butterflies (4+)
This link will open on the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust website.
Join us this Summer for some outdoor fun!
Learn to survey series - Butterflies
This link will open on the Norfolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join us at Cley Marshes this summer to learn how to identify and survey butterflies, and support conservation
Butterflies in the house in winter
What to do if you find a butterfly in your house in winter
Where do bee and butterflies go in winter
Insects are less obvious in winter, but where do the bees and butterflies go?
Butterflies & Wildflowers at Hexton
This link will open on the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust website.
Join us for a wildflower walk around Hexton Chalk Pit...
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.