Green-veined White seen at Birk Bank, Quernmore on 2 May 2024.

Green Hairstreak seen at Birk Bank, Quernmore on 2 May 2024.

Speckled Wood seen at Home Garden, Darwen on 2 May 2024. Photo © Sarah Fletcher.

Our Craft Club is BACK! 🙌

Join artist Kate Moby live on the 1 June to create your very own inky Peacock butterfly greetings card 🦋✒️

Unleash your creativity while raising critical funds for butterflies and moths in the UK.

Order your craft kit here 👉 katemoby.com/store/p998/1st…

Anyone taking part this May? Let’s help our native pollinators 🦋 Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Speckled Wood seen at Fishmoor Reservoir, Blackburn on 1 May 2024.

Orange-tip seen at Fishmoor Reservoir, Blackburn on 1 May 2024. Contribute your own sightings at: lancashire-butterflies.org.uk/report.

Brimstone seen at Fishmoor Reservoir, Blackburn on 1 May 2024.

Are you taking part in @Love_Plants' #NoMowMay ? 🌱🌼

Our recent study has proven that letting your grass grow long can boost butterfly numbers by up to 93%, with the biggest benefits found in urban areas and intensively farmed landscapes!

Read more 👇
butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

Missed this year's UK Butterfly Recorders’ Meeting?

All the brilliant talks from the day are now available to watch back on our YouTube channel! 🙌 Grab a cuppa and catch up here 👇
youtu.be/02Pc6VAZNhU

📷: Nick Edge
#UKBRM #SaveButterflies

The delicate Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) is a vital food plant of Orange tip (Anthocharis cardamines) There is only one brood each year and they lay their eggs underneath the calyx or on the stalk.

📸 Alex Hyde

The most frequently reported species for the branch this week is Orange-tip! Following behind are Speckled Wood and Brimstone. See the records here: lancashire-butterflies.org.uk/sightings (file photo).

Green Hairstreak seen at Noyna Hill, Foulridge on 21 Apr 2024.

Let it grow! 🌿

New research proves that letting parts of your garden grow wild with long grass can increase butterfly numbers by up to 93% and attract a wider range of species.

Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/…

📷: Will Langdon
Richard Fox Lisbeth Hordley

We're looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our Board of Trustees 📢

If you are passionate about being part of nature’s recovery, making a meaningful impact, and rebuilding the relationship between people and the natural world, we want you on our team!

Wild Spaces can be created by anyone, anywhere – from gardens to shared community spaces, balconies, terraces, or patios. No matter the size or location, every Wild Space can contribute to the recovery of butterfly populations and support wild-spaces.co.uk

Orange-tip seen at SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows, Heywood on 21 Apr 2024.

Small White seen at SW Gristlehurst Wood Meadows, Heywood on 21 Apr 2024.

The most frequently reported species for the branch this week is Orange-tip! Following behind are Brimstone and Peacock. See the records here: lancashire-butterflies.org.uk/sightings (file photo).

Speckled Wood seen at Fog Lane Park, Manchester on 21 Apr 2024.