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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As part of @naturalengland.bsky.social Species Recovery Programme, @savebutterflies.bsky.social are assessing planted Barberry to evaluate planting success & target management for Barberry Carpet moth. Drought likely impacted numbers, so we were excited to see this larva in Wiltshire! #WildAgain

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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Nice to get out in the field with some @savebutterflies.bsky.social colleagues in Dorset on Tues - mapping Marsh Fritillary caterpillar webs, taking part in #BigButterflyCount & moth trapping. A very fresh Small Elephant Hawk-moth was surprising in early Aug. #teammoth @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Marsh Fritillary larvae munching their way rapidly through Devil's-Bit Scabious in Dorset. Late July seems the norm now for annual web counts here. Web numbers seem ok, but Devil's-bit Scabious is struggling with the drought on some sites.

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Sandhill Rustic (Luperina nickerlii ssp Leechi) is known from one site & is highly vulnerable to climate impacts. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social funded Species Recovery Project aims to reduce its vulnerability with opportunities to get involved on this exciting project!

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Fascinating evening planned by @nationaltrust.org.uk and Adrian Spalding to learn more about Loe Bar's rarest resident, Sandhill Rustic moth - find details here: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwa...

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Tough choice voting in @savebutterflies.bsky.social Britain's Favourite Butterfly. The Peacock, which sparks childhood memories of busy buddleia? The stunning Marsh Fritillary, which hooked me into butterflies? Lulworth Skipper edged it, find out why here: butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Good photos, I saw a lot of feeding damage at a chalk site near Sutton Poyntz yesterday, it is another early site, I'd suspect adults to certainly be flying there before the end of May.

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Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch) @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

lets start the New Year with some good news. Many thanks to all our wonderful volunteers who have helped manage this crucial site with help of the fabulous private owner www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Rare butterfly numbers reach record levels says charity

Marsh Fritillary butterfly numbers have more than doubled at Lydlinch Common during an annual survey

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Commentary provided by my miniature survey support (practising his field ID)

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Dan Hoare @djhbutterflies.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Job Alert! 🌿🐛🦋📢 Could you be @savebutterflies.bsky.social new Head of Ecology Services? Leading and building our role providing advice and technical services, this role puts you at the heart of our nature recovery work! Please apply or DM for a chat about it. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Black-veined Moth by Butterfly Conservation/Mark Parsons. The image shows a creamy white moth with fine black lines across its wings, perched on a plant stem against a grassy green background

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Results support the use of low intensity or frequency management for Lulworth Skipper, and show that cutting or rotovation management could be helpful management tools when managing for this mid-successional species, particularly on sites where grazing is tricky.

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Monitoring over four years showed recovery of the habitat was faster on cut plots, but larval occupancy recovered more rapidly on rotovated plots, where plant species diversity was also higher.

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Using rotovation and cutting management, we investigated their effects on the height and structure of vegetation containing Tor-grass, the larval host plant for Lulworth Skipper.

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

This research with Nigel Bourn, @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social, @ilyamaclean.bsky.social, @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social and support from National Trust staff and volunteers investigates the effects of rotovation and cutting management on the Lulworth Skipper butterfly.

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Rachel Jones @rachjo23.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I've been unsure of what to post first here but thought I'd start with my recent (ish) paper.

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