Butterfly Conservation Suffolk

I would have thought this was a bit premature? They turn up in small numbers but we cannot rule out releases for many sightings. I would have thought Clouded Yellow was a better candidate as we have larvae confirmed breeding on cliffs of Bournemouth most winters @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

'Extinct' butterfly spotted across England A butterfly classed as extinct in the UK for more than 30 years has been seen at sites across southern England.Eagle-eyed nature lovers have captured photographs of Large Tortoiseshells in Kent, Hamps...

Large Tortoiseshell has been recorded at six counties in the south of England in the last few weeks.
Its been recorded on a handful of UKBMS transects in the south east in the last few years. Will we see it expand and consolidate its foothold this year..?

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Smoothed trend 1992-2025 of most Dutch butterflies from Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects. The color indicates the linear trend over the whole period. Each line starts at a value of 100. The black dot gives the 2025 index value.

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Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity

Good news! Thrilling news! Keep a lookout...
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Buglife News: Love Your Pet, Not Pesticides: New Report Warns of Flea and Tick Treatment Threat to Rivers Read more of our latest news related to invertebrates, insects and bugs.

A new report from wildlife charity Buglife reveals that pesticides from common flea and tick treatments are now widespread in rivers across Britain and may be contributing to major declines in freshwater invertebrates bit.ly/4b1Pu50

After the extremly hot and dry summer of 2018 numbers of the Dark green fritillary (S aglaja, grote parelmoer) on Dutch Butterfly Monitoring transects crashed and has not recovered. I fear it could get extinct in NL soon, what is amazing for a species that can live in so many different habitats.

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Native flower Dandelion is an important early nectar source for butterflies. Our Secret Gardener lists more plants that support butterflies at this time of year.https://buff.ly/JgVFKar📷 Pete Clark

I love what they are doing at the Ipswich Golf Course.
I was looking over the Gogmagog course near Cambridge last weekend and dreamed of the chalk downland they could restore if they cared.
So much potential for wildlife on golf courses.

Heathland restoration in full swing at Ipswich Golf Club now rain has eased. Seed collected on site used on areas prepared at 3rd, 5th, 9th on 18 hole course. A successful technique we have used for many years here @golfgreenkeepers.bsky.social @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

A female Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) egg-laying on Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

Two eggs of the Small Copper butterfly (Lycaena phlaeas) on Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

Excited to see one of my PhD chapters now published! We found a trade-off between the quality of host plants and how warm they were for a declining grassland butterfly (Small Copper, Lycaena phlaeas) and looked at how this shaped their egg-laying choices: doi.org/10.1111/een....

Later this month new Government legislation comes into force clamping down on harm caused by dogs in the countryside.

The SSSI and Ancient Woodland is home to a range of rare wildflowers, birds, butterflies and other species.

685 reactions · 103 shares | Despite all the information signs at Waxham beach this is what a lot of people were doing today. There are a large number of seals on the beach and they should be given sp... Despite all the information signs at Waxham beach this is what a lot of people were doing today. There are a large number of seals on the beach and they should be given space. Advice is available...

The results of the advertising and promotion of the seals in East Norfolk as a tourist attraction for the income it generates.

And better than posting on Facebook, have a word and stop it.

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Once purely migratory, these have started overwintering in this country

Yorkshire Dales sheep and cattle swap boosts biodiversity - studies Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.

"There's five times as many butterflies on cattle grazing sites compared with sheep grazed sites,"

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Dotted Chestnut

Lead-coloured Drab

Two moth highlights from earlier this week in Long Melford, Suffolk: DOTTED CHESTNUT and LEAD-COLOURED DRAB. Thursday (5th) was very productive with 119 moths of 15 species in two and a half hours of trapping on the edge of an ancient wood. #mothsmatter

Field margin with wildflowers that can support butterflies in arable farmland

Livestock grazing is essential to maintaining grasslands in the mountains of Europe. Extensive cattle grazing has been shown to be the most beneficial but any extensive system is good

Grassland butterflies are declining across Europe, but how do we reverse that trend? We have just produced a report with some simple guidance to land managers and policy makers on how to 'Bend the curve' and help increase butterflies and other pollinators. www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...

UK Butterfly Recorders' Meeting Butterfly Conservation holds an annual meeting for butterfly recorders in the UK.  These meetings provide a great opportunity to hear about progress with the Butterflies for the New Millennium (BNM)…

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This free event is perfect for butterfly enthusiasts, taking place online on Sat 28th March. Discover the 2025 UKBMS findings and enjoy insights from leading butterfly experts.
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Cowslip Wednesday March 4. #CuerdenValleyPark Lancashire @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

First Clouded Drab of the season which is an extremely variable species.

📣 New paper 🎉 Proud to have helped with this nice study by @wlangdon12.bsky.social showing a trade-off between nutritional quality & microclimate of host plants for Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas). Here in England, they choose warmth over nutrition resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

After working at Dungeness ,seemed a shame not to nip into Orlestone.......as I was passing,on the way home .Arrived at half past three ,and back in the car by four, still lucky enough to see two Large Torts .Heres those two plus one from a couple of days back .

First Bluebell - North Dorset woods.
March 3rd.
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Two attempts to photo fast flying Brimstones today plus a posing Peacock in the #Suffolk #Brecks today.
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The effect of different grazing managements on butterfly abundance, diversity and composition at a calcareous upland site Research from an upland calcareous site in the Yorkshire Dales finds light cattle grazing supports 4.9× as many butterflies and 1.7× as many butterfly species as light sheep grazing, while ungrazed a...

Here is the full paper
#conservationevidence
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What do this ancient oak, this swallowtail, this natterjack have in common?

1) They live on Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserves.

2) They benefit from people buying This Wild Dream. ALL profits go to NWT (nothing to me).

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Or for those of you who insist we should not capitalise species names here is a large wall brown

Photo of the Large Tortoiseshell seen yesterday at Ballard Down by Shona Refoy. An exciting spot after one seen at Baiter in Poole a few days ago. Please report any other sightings on our website or here

Large Tortoiseshell, Hengistbury Head Two photos from Mike sent in telling us: I finally got to see the Large Tortoiseshell at Hengistbury Head today,  05/03/2026. It didn’t hang around for too long and was very active – a …

Another Dorset Large Tortoiseshell, this time at Hengistbury Head www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2026/03/larg...