Brilliant Butterflies: the story so far
Nature Reserves Assistant Anna Guerin gives an update on the Brilliant Butterflies project.
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peregrine falcon credit Bertie Gregory - Bertie Gregory/2020VISION
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Butterfly and moth recording with the Brilliant Butterflies team
Butterflies Conservation Project Officer Steve Bolton shares why surveying and recording species is so important for butterfly and moth populations
Brilliant Butterflies Family Day at the Centre for Wildlife Gardening
A fun family day finding out about butterflies in our garden nature reserve for Southwark residents.
Discovering how Brilliant Butterflies are by Keeping it Wild Trainee Alan
Butterflies are uniquely beautiful creatures that represent new beginnings and the coming of spring season. You may have already spotted some colourful butterflies during your nature walks. But is…
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.
Volunteer with us and help wildlife across London
Our volunteers help London's wildlife thrive – without them we wouldn't be able to continue protecting and enhancing nature
A dry summer brought purple rain: the butterflies of the Great North Wood in 2018
Great North Wood, project officer Edwin Malins looks back at the summer of 2018 as efforts to survey butterflies across the area were stepped up and hot weather saw purple hairstreaks leave their…
How climate change is affecting butterflies in the UK by Keeping it Wild Trainee Manpreet
The threat from climate change gives a sense of urgency to Butterfly Conservation’s strategy of conserving species at a landscape scale, making existing habitats bigger, better managed and more…
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.
The role of Butterflies in art - Keeping it Wild Trainee Jess looks into their significance
“Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another” (Maria Sibylla Merian, 1647 – 1717)
London Butterfly Spotter
See which London butterflies you can spot!
Sydenham Hill Wood Butterfly Walk
A guided walk looking at the butterflies found in the Wood.