Butterfly Conservation: Difference between revisions

This includes the world’s largest butterfly survey - the '''[https://www.bigbutterflycount.org/ Big Butterfly Count]''', (launched in 2010). The citizen science survey encourages people to spot and record common butterflies and two day-flying moths during three weeks of high summer.

The charity also runs a number of [https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths schemes and conservation activities focusing solely on the conservation of '''moths'''] that people can get involved in.

Butterfly Conservation produces three editions of its membership magazine '''[https://butterfly-conservation.org/how-you-can-help/join Butterfly]''' every year. The magazine is distributed to members, institutions, conservation bodies and others interested or involved in the conservation of butterflies, moths and related wildlife. The publication has an estimated readership of 60,000.

'''BC celebrated its [https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/saving-butterflies-and-moths-for-50-years 50th anniversary year] in 2018.''' Sir David Attenborough became President of the society in 1998.

'''Why butterflies and moths matter''': Butterflies and moths are important parts of the ecosystem. They are beautiful and inspirational and people enjoy seeing them in their gardens and the countryside. They are sensitive to change and their fortunes help us assess the health of our environment. Two-thirds of butterfly and moth species are in decline. This is a warning that cannot be ignored.

* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/ewyas-harold-meadows-herefordshire [Ewyas Harold Meadows]], [[Herefordshire]]

* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/magdalen-hill-down-hampshire [Magdalen Hill Down]], Hampshire

* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/ryton-wood-meadows-warwickshire] — [[Ryton Wood Meadows]], [[Warwickshire]]

2017–present day: [https://twitter.com/JulieWilliamsBC?lang=en Julie Williams]

2003 - 2016: [https://twitterDr.com/martinswarren?lang=en Dr Martin Warren]

'''Vice Presidents:''' Maurice Avent, [[Nick Baker (naturalist)|Nick Baker]], John F Burton, Dudley Cheeseman, Sue Collins, The Earl of Cranbrook, David Dennis, [[Mike Dilger]], [[Clive Farrell]], Julian Gibbs, Ian Hardy MVO, David Hanson, Anthony Hoare, [[Chris Packham]], [[Jeremy Thomas (scientist)|Prof Jeremy Thomas OBE]] and [[Alan Titchmarsh|Alan Titchmarsh MBE]].

* [http://westmidlands-butterflies.org.uk West Midlands Branch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421013511/http://westmidlands-butterflies.org.uk/ |date=2021-04-21 }}