Our first Pearl-bordered Fritillaries are on the wing!

Fifty years of data reveal specialist butterflies disappearing across UK An extraordinary dataset of over 44 million records from 782,000 volunteer surveys has revealed what has happened to the UK's butterflies as the national landscape has changed over the past 50…

UKBMS results out today!

Results from fifty years of butterfly monitoring! The UKBMS data reveals declines in 33 species over the last 50 years.

Check out the full story below butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

And the full 2025 statistics can be found here: jncc.gov.uk/our-work/off...

WEEK ONE!
The UKBMS surveys officially kick off today 🎺 🥳 🦋
If you're taking part, check the weather and choose a good day for your survey this week - temps above 13degrees, sun and light winds are best. Weeks run from each Wednesday to the following Tuesday this year.
Good luck!

Lovely fresh Holly Blue on the coast path near Falmouth in Cornwall today. And my first Swallows to grace the spring

Thanks Hertfordshire & Middlesex!

Great to see you too, Warwickshire!

Hi Edward,
That's brilliant - thanks so much!

Thanks Cambs & Essex!

Thanks James!

Thanks Dorset!

Thanks Warwickshire!

Thank you!

A Marsh Fritillary butterfly roosting with closed wings on a grass stem. The underside of its wings are intricately chequered with orange and ochre.

Cornwall Butterfly Conservation have made the move to Bluesky!

We'll use this account to share Branch news, events, and conservation activities, and we would love to hear about your butterfly and moth sightings from across Cornwall.