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.
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Large white
The large white is a common garden visitor - look out for its brilliant white wings, tipped with black.
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.
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.
Evening Cruise on the Fleet Explorer
This link will open on the Dorset Wildlife Trust website.
Join us for an evening cruise on the Fleet Explorer to discover the fascinating wildlife of Chesil and the Fleet Lagoon.
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…
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?
Talk: Butterflies of the Cambridgeshire chalk.
This link will open on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust website.
Join Edward Pollard from Butterfly Conservation for this fascinating talk.
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.