Cows come to the butterfly ball at Brockholes
Traditional farming methods are enhancing grassland for butterflies, bees and many other creatures at Brockholes Nature Reserve.
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The march of the large heath butterfly
Peatlands Project Manager, Helen Earnshaw, takes us through a day surveying for the rare large heath butterfly on Winmarleigh Moss earlier this year.
Carrots, cows and butterflies
It’s been gloriously hot this June and while certain flowers and some people too, are wilting heat, there are others that are positively basking in the sunshine.
Moth and butterfly survival strategies
Discover the different ways that moths and butterflies spend the winter.
How do you reintroduce an extinct butterfly?
Locally known as the Manchester argus, habitat destruction forced the large heath butterfly into extinction across Greater Manchester well over 100 years ago, but through our Species…
My first encounter with the rare large heath butterfly
Summer is finally here and so are the butterflies. Their return means it’s time for the Lancashire Wildlife Trust peatlands team to head out and survey the rare large heath butterfly on our…
Quiz: Match the caterpillar to the moth or butterfly
How well do you know your caterpillars? Take our quiz and see if you can match each wiggly larva to its adult form.
Chasing rainbows: Top butterfly species to see in our region
They brighten up spring, summer and even autumn with a kaleidoscope of colour, and they are one of the easiest creatures to see. What more excuse do you need to go on a butterfly hunt?
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Webinar: Bringing the Manchester Argus Butterfly Back Home – A Tale of the Great Manchester Wetlands Partnership
Join us for an inspiring session exploring the remarkable journey of the Manchester Argus butterfly.
Spotlight On: Heysham Nature Reserve, searching for autumn's butterflies
In part two of his blog from Heysham Nature Reserve, Alan Wright seeks an autumn butterfly and other species appearing on a warm day.
Allow the wild to come to you
Now it’s time perhaps to bring the wild home as another lockdown starts and #12DaysWild and the 12 Days of Christmas comes to a close.