and welcome to Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire
Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire works with land owners, local authorities, conservation bodies, businesses and local people to raise awareness about the threats to our butterflies, moths and their habitats. We provide advice and practical help on how to protect these and our other threatened wildlife in the region.
Several butterflies in the region such as the Small Blue, Wood White and Wall Brown are particularly vulnerable due to habitat loss and population fragmentation resulting in small isolated colonies which become increasingly susceptible to local or regional extinction. Other species such as the Duke of Burgundy are already extinct in the region, last seen in 1987.
We have over 200 members, an active Committee and regular events such as field trips, habitat management work parties and much more throughout the year. You could become a member of Butterfly Conservation and help protect butterflies and moths in Warwickshire and beyond. |
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- Warwickshire Butterflies
- Warwickshire Moths
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- Orange-tip Count Project
- Dingy Skipper Egg Project
Join the Dingy Skipper egg count. Our aim is to find and record the location of at least 300 Dingy Skipper eggs across the region.
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- Gardening For Butterflies
- Save Our Butterflies Week
Help Butterfly Conservation by counting the number of butterflies which visit your garden between 19th - 27th July 2008.
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- National Moth Night
- Garden Moths Count
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An opportunity to celebrate our moths -
7th June 2008
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Find out whats in your garden and help wildlife conservation. Garden Moths Count - 21st June to 6th July 2008.
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| Online Recording and First Sightings |
Seen a butterfly or moth? Submit your sightings online.
Butterfly species first sightings - 2008 - 2007 |
| Latest Records - view all |
| 26 August 2008 |
| Garden - B34 6AH by Caroline Irwin |
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| 23 August 2008 |
| Bishop's Hill, Bishop's Itchington by Colin Bowler |
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| 24 August 2008 |
| Garden - B34 6AH by Caroline Irwin |
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| 24 August 2008 |
| Victoria Nature Reserve Studley by Robin Jarman |
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| 24 August 2008 |
| Ryton Wood Meadows by Mike Slater |
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| News in brief |
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| For all the latest branch news in detail, click here |
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| 40 Years of Butterfly Conservation |
 Butterfly Conservation was founded in 1968 by a small, dedicated group of naturalists concerned with the decline of our native butterflies and moths. Butterfly Conservation's aim is to halt and reverse these worrying declines so future generations can enjoy these wonderful insects.
Moths and butterflies are extremely sensitive to environmental change which makes them valuable indicators of the health of the countryside.
Butterfly Conservation is the world's largest research institute for butterflies and moths. |
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| Field Trip and Work Party Reports |
| The following field trip and work party reports provide an insight into the activities and events conducted by Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire. |
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| Wildlife Conservation and the Local Community |
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