A summer of butterfly seeking
Birdwatcher and nature enthusiast, Alan Last, added butterfly seeking to his summer agenda this year. Reporting over 1,500 individuals from June to September, Alan tells us about his experience…
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Abberton Ranger Blog – June 2018
June has so far been a pretty dry month. The warm, sunny weather has brought out the butterflies, including Ringlet, a lovely dark colour butterfly with ring shaped patterns on the underside of…
Butterfly Seekers
Help us bring butterflies back from the brink.
Essex butterfly distributions have changed dramatically recently
Butterfly Seekers campaign reveals the need for more people to record sightings of butterflies in Essex.
Rare butterfly numbers soar in UK
The highest numbers of Heath Fritillary have been recorded at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Belfairs Woodland nature reserve for the first time since 2010.
A butterfly paradise in north-west Essex
Our Campaigns Volunteer, Sue, has had some unusual fluttery friends visit her garden this year...
Local Wildlife Sites
Local Wildlife Sites are areas of land that are especially important for their wildlife. They are some of our most valuable wildlife areas.
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…
Conservation Matters: June 2024
Rare butterfly conservation, beach-nesting birds and other wildlife news.
Rare butterfly thrives due to the long hot summer
The long hot summer has allowed the Heath Fritillary, one of Britain's rarest butterflies, to have a second brood emerge in Belfairs Woods.
Urgent: Help protect Local Wildlife Sites
Essex Wildlife Trust urges people to call for protection for Local Wildlife Sites
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.