The Oak Beauty lives up to its name, with large, feathered antennae and beautiful mottled patterns on its wings which help it blend in with the trees it lives in. The moth tends to favour mature Oak woodland as its caterpillars feast on Oaks and a host of other trees, including Hazel, Alder, Elms and other broadleaved trees and shrubs. 🌳 📷: Hannah Rowsell, Philip Barry Forsyth, Mark Parsons #MothMonday #MothsMatter
Butterfly Conservation
Environmental Services
Wareham, Dorset 20,722 followers
We are a leading wildlife charity working across the UK to conserve butterflies, moths and our environment.
About us
Butterfly Conservation is a leading charity and the world’s largest organisation dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths. Our mission is to halt and then reverse the decline of butterflies and moths. By achieving this goal we can help create a healthier environment in which we all can live. Butterflies and moths are a vital part of our wildlife heritage and they are valuable indicators of the health of our environment. Our surveys reveal that they continue to decline at a rate that is faster than most other well-documented groups of plants and animals. Our work will benefit other wildlife and the ecosystems upon which all life depends. Butterfly Conservation’s research advises people how to conserve and restore habitats. We run programmes for more than 100 threatened species and are involved in conserving hundreds of sites and reserves. To find out more about our work and how you can get involved or become a member please visit www.butterfly-conservation.org.
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External link for Butterfly Conservation
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Wareham, Dorset
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
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Manor Yard
East Lulworth
Wareham, Dorset BH20 5QP, GB
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Today is the day of our annual UK Butterfly Recorders' Meeting! 🙌 We're looking forward to a packed programme of fascinating talks, including the latest updates from the Butterflies for the New Millennium recording scheme and the official 2024 butterfly population trends from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. If you are unable to join us today, don't worry! The meeting will be available to watch back on our YouTube channel soon. 📷: Purple Hairstreak - Mark Searle #UKBRM #SaveButterflies
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The Spring edition of Butterfly magazine has emerged and should now be with Butterfly Conservation members! 🙌 Features include... 🦋 50 years of butterfly monitoring 🦋 How to help in a Butterfly Emergency 🦋 Bridging habitats in the East Midlands 🦋 Moth migrations and more! Not a member yet? Don't miss out 👉 https://butrfli.es/2X3U7oi 📷: Glanville Fritillary - Andrew Fusek-Peters #UKBMS50
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A banquet for butterflies 🌳 The mighty Willow is a firm favourite for many butterfly and moth species. As many as 130 different types of caterpillar feed on Willow, including the stunning Puss Moth! 🐛 Look out for spring butterflies, like this Peacock, visiting the catkins (flowers) on sunny afternoons in March and early April. They are also irresistible to moths flying by night.
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Will you be switching off your lights at the office for #EarthHour tomorrow?💡 Find out how you can reduce light pollution at your workplace with our free guidance 👇 https://lnkd.in/eSE5DpNv #BiggestHourForEarth #MoonMeadows #MothsMatter
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Looking like a butterfly at rest, the Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) flies after dusk and is common and well distributed throughout the British Isles 🦋 The caterpillars feed on a variety of deciduous trees, including Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Hazel, Silver Birch, Alder and Sallows. 🐛 📷: Rachel Scopes, Les Evans-Hill, Patrick Clement #MothMonday #MothsMatter
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Are you a PR pro with a flare for delivering successful media campaigns? 🦋📢 We're looking for an exceptional PR Campaigns Manager to deliver an exciting programme of campaigns this summer, including our Big Butterfly Count. This is a temporary role covering maternity leave until 30 September 2025. Find out if this role is for you 👉 https://lnkd.in/gDm896tG 📷: Brimstone - Matt Berry #Hiring #PRJobs #CharityJobs
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Butterflies and moths in Scotland need our help 📢 Butterfly Conservation are joining Scottish Environment LINK to demand that the Natural Environment Bill sets strong, meaningful targets to help nature recover. Have your say at https://lnkd.in/eSFgBMWn #ScotlandLovesNature
Nature is struggling, and desperately needs our help. We need the Natural Environment Bill, currently being examined by MSPs in the Scottish Parliament, to set strong, meaningful targets to help nature recover. Will you tell our leaders how much this matters, and why you love Scotland’s nature? Anything goes – a personal experience, a story from your local area, or a fact about why we need to help nature recover. Declare your love for nature: https://lnkd.in/eSFgBMWn #ScotlandLovesNature
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The abundance of butterflies across the United States fell by an alarming 22% in just 20 years, a new study has concluded 📉 The results mirror the picture in the UK, where 80% of butterfly species have decreased in abundance, distribution or both since the 1970s. Butterfly Conservation Head of Science Richard Fox said: "These results from the US are hugely concerning, and help to prove that butterflies are declining across the whole world at an alarming rate. "As the authors of this paper point out, we already know the major causes of butterfly decline - habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide use. We sounded the alarm about butterfly declines 25 years ago, and that's why Butterfly Conservation is working with landowners across the UK to protect butterflies and moths, raising awareness about climate change and successfully campaigning for stricter regulation of dangerous pesticides." Read the full story 👇 https://lnkd.in/eJkSDZbB 📷: Danaus eresimus - Korall
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Meet our Species of the Month, the charismatic Puss Moth! ✨ Scientific name 🔬: Cerura vinula Wingspan 📏: 45-70mm Flies 🦋: Between April and July “Puss Moths are incredible! The caterpillars look out of this world with their colourful markings which mimic a big face, and the adults are these super cute fluffy things with massive antennae – a weird and wonderful contrast.” – Pip Gray, Campaigns Officer Get to know this magnificent moth 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7-pvUhz 📷: Sophie Hall, Antony Wren, John Bebbington #MothsMatter
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