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Brilliant beetles
Brilliant bryophytes
Giving butterflies a home
Brett delights in having provided a home for orange-tip butterflies...
Wild about butterflies
Spotting heathland butterflies
Beccy takes a closer look at two of the beautiful butterflies found on our heathland...
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
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.
Buttery butterfly
Let’s take a closer look at the most ‘butter’fly of butterflies…
Rare butterfly spotted
A rare butterfly has moved into an area of Shatterford Woods where work took place last year to improve the habitat for wildlife.
Brown hairstreak butterfly success
A scarce butterfly that was almost extinct in the region is continuing to expand its range thanks to conservation efforts.
Purple hairstreak
The Purple hairstreak is an elusive butterfly with a brilliant purple sheen. It is entirely reliant on oak trees and can be spotted chasing around the treetops in woodlands and parks.