We have had a record number of sightings sent into this website this week. Continue reading
Butterfly influx

We have had a record number of sightings sent into this website this week. Continue reading
The national Big Butterfly Count ends on Sunday 11 August. The number of counts sent in stands at 95,262, so please help us reach the 100,000! Continue reading
The Big Butterfly Count just asks for 15 minutes of your time, to help Butterfly Conservation record butterflies all over the UK. Continue reading
This fantastic and fun citizen science effort is with us again. It only takes 15 minutes, so please join in.
Common butterflies saw their numbers collapse over the summer despite the UK experiencing weather conditions that usually help them to thrive, results from the Big Butterfly Count have revealed. Continue reading
A butterfly locked into an evolutionary struggle with its parasitic wasp nemesis, Listrodomus nycthemerusa, has bounced back this summer following a series of steep declines, results from the Big Butterfly Count have revealed! Continue reading
We urge all readers of this website to do at least one 15-minute count for the ‘Big Butterfly Count’, which runs from 17 July to 9 August. This asks people all over the country to record butterflies over one quarter of an hour in any location they choose and send in the results via the Big Butterfly Count website. Continue reading