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The official account for UK wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation. Saving butterflies, moths and our environment. 🦋 butterfly-conservation.org Cover photo 📷: White Plume by Matthew Jones

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Bulbs make dazzling displays in containers or borders, and they’re also a great source of late winter/early spring nectar for butterflies and moths 🦋 Top 5 bulbs to plant: 🌷 Crocus 🌷 Alliums 🌷 Grape hyacinth 🌷 Winter aconite 🌷 Snake's-head Fritillary 📷: Rob Blanken
Two Brimstone butterflies mating underneath a purple crocus
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Are you new to the magical world of moths and want to learn more about moth recording? ✨🦋 Join moth expert Ray Barnett for a free online talk on Sunday 25 October, hosted by Butterfly Conservation Somerset and Bristol Branch and Planet House Productions. Book 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/moths-for-...
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Moths for Everyone
Dive into the magical world of moths with fun facts, cool pics, and live chats—everyone’s invited online!
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Rod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Small copper enjoying some autumn sunshine in Shelf Woods, Halifax, yesterday. #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #butterflies @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A small copper butterfly rests with its wings stretched out among large daisies.
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Andrew Fusek Peters @andrewfusekpeters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hummingbird hawkmoth in our garden @savebutterflies.bsky.social @royalent.bsky.social @swns.com @omsystem.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lambeth is already making a real difference through their Pollinator Action Plan, creating wildflower projects in allotments and community gardens, planting pollinator-friendly trees, and continuing to reduce the use of pesticides. Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...
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Lambeth becomes first London borough to make Butterfly-Friendly pledge
Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to make Butterfly Conservation’s Butterfly-Friendly Council pledge, committing to act over the next three years to help protect butterflies, moths a...
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to take our Butterfly-Friendly Council pledge 🦋 The pledge recognises the urgent Butterfly Emergency facing butterflies and moths, and sets out Lambeth's commitment to ensuring public spaces like parks and streets are more butterfly-friendly.
Representatives from Lambeth Council and Butterfly Conservation standing in front of a meadow in a park, with trees and a path behind.
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Andrew Knights @andrewknights.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A train journey from Cambridge to Brighton this morning, followed by a walk up Whitehawk Hill. At the top, I was treated to some courtship from a pair of Long-tailed Blues on the Everlasting Pea. Several other LTBs were seen. @bcsussex.bsky.social
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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
October 3rd, Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, North-east Derbyshire garden. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Derbyshire #Butterfly
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can you help us give moths their moment? 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment
Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve?
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Moths matter! 📢 Which is why we're on a mission to create the first official Red List of Britain’s Macro-moths Without this formal recognition, species risk being overlooked when national, regional and local decisions about conservation priorities and funding are made. 📷: Rob Blanken
Close-up of a Garden Tiger moth facing directly at the camera while clinging to a branch against a green background.
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alanlewiswildlife.bsky.social @alanlewiswildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fisher's Estuarine Moth - Kent - 29/09/26 - saw about 15 of these very local and stunning moths tonight on @savebutterflies.bsky.social survey, with @dartfordtrapper.bsky.social
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Rod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The brightly-coloured peacock - voted Britain's favourite butterfly - has a dark side too. Here's one at Stocksmoor Common. #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A peacock butterfly - showing its dark coloured underwing - resting on a yellow common fleabane flower.
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Geoff Campbell North Antrim Moths @gcampbellphoto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pine Carpet (Pennithera firmata) - Scotland - September 2026. A scarce moth locally, but in their hundreds in the pine forests of Scotland #moths #mothsmatter #teammoth #gcampbellphoto @ulsterwildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @europebutterfly.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hello October! Or should that be Moth-tober? 🎃🦋 With autumn well underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces.
Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in October: Speckled Wood, Brimstone moth, Comma, Frosted Orange, Peacock, Angle Shades, Red Admiral, Light Emerald, and Wall.
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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
PoMS reaches another key milestone with publication of our modelling paper and blog on the eve of the last day of our 10th survey season!! 👏🎉 Thanks as ever to all the volunteers, partners and funders who have made this possible 🙏 🌟 More details below!
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spot the moth 🫥 Meet our 'Wonder of the Day', the Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina)! Its pale green colouring and black markings allow it to blend in perfectly with lichens and mosses. 📷: Clive Jones #MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
A moth perfectly blended in with pale green lichen on a tree
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Dan @wildlifedan1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm still seeing clouded yellows wherever I go and I think they look even more beautiful against the Autumn colours. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📷: Lappet - Bob Eade
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the last 120 years, we have lost over 50 species of native moths, and suspect many others are now at risk of extinction 🔴 This autumn, we're taking on a ‘moth-umental’ task to create the first-ever Red List for Britain’s macro-moths, and we need your help 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter
A large orange-brown moth with leaf-shaped wings and a long snout, resting on a dead plant stem
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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📣 New paper alert. Latest study by @mingrui-li.bsky.social as part of his PhD @uniexecec.bsky.social on the impact of public access to land on #CitizenScience butterfly recording. 🥾⛔️📋🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Modelling spatial deficits in citizen science recording: a case study from UK butterflies - Journal of Insect Conservation
Abstract Citizen science data are increasingly used to infer species distributions and monitor biodiversity at large spatial scales. However, recording effort is often uneven across space, potentially...
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fantastic! Congratulations 🎉
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Since 1900, over 50 moth species have been declared extinct in Britain, and total abundance has plummeted by 33% between 1968 and 2017. Help us give moths the recognition they deserve by creating the first official Red List for Britain’s macro-moths 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/moths-matter
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Moths Matter - Let's give them their moment
Will you help create a Red List for Britain’s macro-moths and give these overlooked species the recognition they deserve?
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's time to give moths their moment! 📢 A vital part of our planet's biodiversity, moths are important pollinators and provide an irreplaceable link in the food chain for species such as birds, hedgehogs and bats. But they are facing a challenging future. 📷: Ethan Murphy #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
A close up of a Lime Hawk-moth with a furry face and long antennae, peering over a surface with vibrant green and purple blurred background.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This year's #BigButterflyCount results show it was a very good summer for many of our widespread butterfly species. But how will the extreme heat and drought impact next year's populations? ☀️🦋 Dr Dan Hoare, Director of Nature Recovery, breaks down the results.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They are breathtaking! 🦋
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A Peacock butterfly feeding on buddleia. Text overlay reads 'The results are in' with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo in the bottom right. Image by Gundula Vogal
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An amazing achievement! Congratulations Madeleine, and thank you for championing butterflies and moths 🦋👏
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Which species do you think took the top spot in this year's #BigButterflyCount? 🦋 The numbers have been crunched and all will be revealed soon. Stay tuned! 📷: Michael Preston
Painted Lady butterfly feeding on a pink flower
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📷: Simon Whiffen
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Do you participate in nature-related citizen science, or would you like to? 📱🌿 @forestresearchuk.bsky.social want to know what encourages people to get involved in nature recording and what challenges they may encounter. Take part in the survey 👉 defragroup.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A person with a green backpack bends down in a field of tall, dry grass with scattered white flowers, examining something closely with a butterfly identification guide in their hand.
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Emma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
One of many beautiful clouded yellow butterflies I saw on the #southwestcoastpath in South Devon. #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) knows how to make a statement 🤩 Keep an eye out for this flashy moth in woodland, parkland, scrub, riverbanks and gardens. 📷: Iain H Leach, Will Langdon, David Green #MothMonday #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
A grey-brown moth with red and black hindwings on show, resting on a green leaf
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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Painted Ladies on the move - there’ve been half a dozen on our buddleia every day this week, stocking up before they head south 👋
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The seasons are changing, and so too are the butterflies and moths you can find in your wild spaces 🦋🍂 #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This bank holiday #MothMonday, we're putting the spotlight on Abraxas, otherwise known as the Magpie moths. These beautiful species are most commonly found in the woodland and moorland areas of the UK. 📷: Magpie - Patrick Clement 📷: Clouded Magpie - David Green #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
The Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata). A moth with white wings and black and orange markings. Clouded Magpie (Abraxas sylvata). A moth with white wings and orange-brown and grey splotches, resembling bird droppings.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Is it a hummingbird? Is it a hawk? No, it's a Humming-bird Hawk-moth! These impressive travellers can arrive in the UK at any time from April to December, but numbers usually peak in August and September. More are seen in hotter summers and when there are southerly winds. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth
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Levon Dymond @levondymond.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Found a field full of Fleabane that had loads of Clouded Yellows, including at least one of the white Helice form. Here's a slo-mo of one. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #insects #nature #bugsky
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Mike Smith @mikecsmiffy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Pleased to say that the first thing I saw when we got back to our garden in Dunwich after the fire was a Hummingbird Hawk-moth #moth #moths #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography @bc-suffolk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
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Drew Cooper @andrewcooperx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) in the garden last night. Just emerged with beautiful, fresh lemon yellow wings. Photographed against Buddleia flowers in Bournemouth. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #UKButterflies
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Rambling Ray @rayrambling.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Special visit this week to Anchor Bottom, Where BC Sussex Recorded 2148 Male Adonis Blue Butterflies a day earlier with estimated 8-10k across vast Chalk Downland. Saw hundreds myself, their Magnificent Sky-Blue colour really does catch your eye! @savebutterflies.bsky.social
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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#MothMonday with my first ever red underwing at #PowisCastle #MothsMatter @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A red underwing moth, this beauty is rather large at around 1.5/2 inches
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Penny Relf @celastrina59.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A fun day at Burnby Hall Gardens for their very well attended Owl Adventures family event. Whisper the Barn Owl perched happily on the @bcyorkshire.bsky.social flag watching the admiring crowd! Thanks to Rose from @eastyorkshirebatgroup for the photo.
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My friends garden has a rash of Convolvulus Hawkmoths at the moment! At least three last night around her Tobacco plants in Corfe Castle. Several other people have seen them locally too. I love all the pollen stuck to that huge proboscis. @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @dorsetmoths.bsky.social
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Chris Corrigan @chriscorrigan3.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Spot the Grayling! Master of disguise... #NewForest @savebutterflies.bsky.social @arc-trust.bsky.social @newforestnpa.bsky.social
Grayling
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Butterfly Conservation's Head of Conservation for England, Dave Wainwright, who has spent his life searching for a second colony, described it as 'one of the highlights of my career'. Read the full story 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo... 📷: Charlotte Rankin, Emily Johnson
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Conservationist describes 'highlight of his career' rediscovering rare moth colony after 70 years
A Butterfly Conservation ecologist who has spent his life searching for a second colony of one of England's rarest moths has said it was the 'highlight of his career' when he achieved his dream.Dr Dav...
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Rare moth makes a comeback after more than 70 years! For decades, the only site where the Dark Bordered Beauty could be found in England was Strensall Common in Yorkshire. Now a second population has been rediscovered at the National Trust's Wallington estate, providing new hope for the species.
A Dark Bordered Beauty moth, with yellow and brown patterned wings, resting on a green leaf amongst grass
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Have you spotted the vibrant flash of a Clouded Yellow this summer? These powerful fliers are regular summer visitors to the UK from North Africa and southern Europe, sometimes arriving in large waves to brighten our coasts and countryside. 💛 📷: Philip Hambly, Leigh Prevost, Will Langdon
Two Clouded Yellow butterflies are perched on Common Bird's-foot Trefoil. One butterfly is resting, wings open, while the other hovers above it. The background is a soft blur of greenery and flowers.A Clouded Yellow butterfly rests with wings closed on a thin stem against a blurred purple background.A Clouded Yellow butterfly flying above a patch of Common Bird's-foot Trefoil
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martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Nice video of @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social work with many partners to save Duke of Burgundy in Dorset, thanks to funding by @dorsetlandscape.bsky.social. Lets hope all the good work by our volunteers pays off. dorset-nl.org.uk/dorset-downs...
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Duke of Burgundy Butterfly critical site management | Dorset National Landscape
The natural beauty of this AONB is described by a suite of special qualities that together make it unique and outstanding, underpinning its designation as a nationally important protected landscape.
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
As well as raising vital funds for Butterfly Conservation, Pete also aims to raise awareness of the effects of climate change on Scottish species and their habitats. Read more about Pete's mission and donate to his JustGiving page here 👇 www.justgiving.com/page/pete-mo...
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Pete's Highland Butterfly Bike Challenge, raising funds for Butterfly Conservation.
Help Pete Moore raise money to support Butterfly Conservation
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
21 weeks, 760 miles cycled, 25 miles walked 🚵 Congratulations to Pete Moore, Chairman of our Highlands and Islands branch, for completing his epic mission to see all 29 resident butterflies in the Highlands this summer, ending with the elusive Large White! @bchighland.bsky.social
Butterfly Conservation Highlands and Islands branch chairman Pete Moore is wearing a red fleece, binoculars and a white bike helmet. He is riding his bike on a gravel track through birch trees and heath, with a hill in the background.
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