Butterfly Conservation on LinkedIn: The Kent's Magnificent Moths Project is the UK’s biggest-ever dedicated… (2024)

Our Board of Trustees play a vital role in helping us to save butterflies and moths, by influencing our strategy and supporting our expert staff and volunteers 💚 🦋 If you are passionate about being part of nature’s recovery, making a meaningful impact, and rebuilding the relationship between people and the natural world, we’d love to hear from you!Find out how you can become a trustee today 👉 https://lnkd.in/g4NaaTyj#SaveButterflies

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This #MothMonday we're putting the spotlight on one of the UK's most spectacular spring moths 🤩The Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia), with its 8cm wingspan and eyespot patterns not unlike those on the Peaco*ck butterfly, occurs in open countryside such as heathland and moorland. The male flies in the daytime, so keep a lookout for fast-flying orangey insects if you are out on a sunny walk.Learn more about this species 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-EPM38b📷: Julian Dowding#MothsMatter

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This #PeatFreeApril we're celebrating brilliant bogs! 🌱 Peatlands make up just 12% of the land in the UK, but they are an incredibly important habitat for species such as the beautiful Wood Tiger, Lunar Hornet Moth, Emperor Moth, and rare Large Heath butterfly. 🦋Peatland Restoration Project Officer, Polly Phillpot explains why going ‘peat free’ is a vital part of protecting them in our latest blog.Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eduTSrFR📷: Wester Moss Reserve - David Hill📷: Wood Tiger - James O'Neill📷: Large Heath - Tim Melling

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We're calling on political leaders to back 5 bold policies to save nature in the UK by 2030:👩🌾 Double funding for nature-friendly farming🌊 Make polluters pay🏞️ More space for nature by 2030🌱 Support green jobs🌳 A right to a healthy environmentRead more about #Nature2030 and add your name to the open letter 👇https://bit.ly/nature_2030

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Meet our species of the month, the Lunar Hornet Moth! ✨Scientific name 🔬: Sesia bembeciformisWingspan 📏: 30-38mmFlies 🦋: June to AugustAmazing fact 🤩: The Lunar Hornet Moth is a part of a group of day-flying moths known as the ‘Clearwings’ who have – you guessed it – clear wings! They use their incredible mimicry skills – impersonating other insects – to deter predators.Get to know this marvellous moth 👉 https://lnkd.in/eV_WHsZs📷: Antony Wren#MothsMatter

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If you're passionate about the environment, conservation and engaging people and communities in nature, now is the perfect time to join our team! 📢We have a range of exciting opportunities across the UK:🦋 Youth Engagement Officer🦋 Big City Butterflies Engagement Officer🦋 Wild Spaces Officer🦋 Wales Marsh Fritillary Recovery Project OfficerCould you help us to make a real difference? Find out how to apply 👉 https://butrfli.es/2KOjLdm#CharityJobs #GreenJobs

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2023 was a mixed picture for butterflies according to the latest results from the annual UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS) 🦋Half the 58 species had a better than average year while the other half were below average at monitored sites. Species that flourished included Chequered Skipper, Brimstone, and Large Blue, which all recorded their best year since the UKBMS began in 1976. 📈 Find out how other species fared 👉 https://butrfli.es/3xjIbFr📸: Large Blue - Pete Withers British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) JNCC

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This April look out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and local green spaces 🌷🌱🦋Discover more species with tips on how you can help them by signing up to our monthly enewsletter 👉 https://butrfli.es/2Td2KQg#SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

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Happy Easter! Here's a different take on the classic chocolate egg... 🦋🥚Many butterflies and moths lay their eggs on the food plant for the caterpillar, providing a ready meal for their offspring when they hatch.Later this month you should be able to sniff out Orange-tip eggs beneath the flower heads of Cuckooflower, Garlic Mustard and Honesty. Look for tiny spindle-shaped ovum that turn bright orange a few days after they are laid!Find out which caterpillar food plants you can add to your #WildSpace 👉 https://wild-spaces.co.uk/📷: Orange-tip - James Weightman

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