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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…
Butterfly I.D Workshop
Want to know your Red Admiral from a Peacock? What is a Comma?? Join our guide Liz for a morning Butterfly ID workshop.
Butterfly I.D Workshop
Want to know your Red Admiral from a Peacock? What is a Comma?? Join our guide Liz for a morning Butterfly ID workshop.
Belfairs Butterfly Mosaic Making
Get creative at this butterfly mosaic making workshop!
Distributions of Essex butterflies have changed dramatically in Essex in recent years
Butterfly Seekers campaign reveals the need for more people to record sightings of butterflies in Essex.
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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…
Brentwood & Billericay News
Event reports and news from Brentwood & Billericay local group.
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.
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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.