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|caption = Logo of Butterfly Conservation
|abbreviation = BC
|motto = Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
|formation = 1968
|extinction =
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Butterfly Conservation operates three of the world’s largest butterfly and moth recording schemes, which together have gathered more than 60 million records.
 
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.
Sir David Attenborough became President of the society in 1998.
 
==Function of the organisation==
Butterfly Conservation is the UK charity dedicated to saving butterflies and moths.
 
'''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.
 
Butterfly Conservation aims to maintain and enhance landscapes for butterflies and moths. The charity provides advice to landowners and managers on how to conserve and restore habitats. BC staff and volunteers work to gather extensive butterfly and moth data and conduct research to provide the scientific evidence that underpins and informs the charity's work.
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* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/broadcroft-quarry-portland-dorset Broadcroft Quarry], [[Isle of Portland|Portland]], Dorset
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/catfield-fen-norfolk Catfield Fen], [[Norfolk]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/ewyas-harold-meadows-herefordshire [Ewyas Harold Meadows]], [[Herefordshire]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/grafton-wood-worcestershire Grafton Wood], [[Worcestershire]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/haddon-moor-somerset Haddon Moor], [[Somerset]]
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* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/little-breach-devon Little Breach], [[Devon]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/lydford-old-railway-devon Lydford Old Railway], [[Devon]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/magdalen-hill-down-hampshire [Magdalen Hill Down]], Hampshire
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/millhoppers-pasture-hertfordshire Millhoppers Pasture], [[Hertfordshire]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/monkwood-worcestershire Monkwood], Worcestershire
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* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/rough-bank-gloucestershire Rough Bank], Gloucestershire
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/rowland-wood-east-sussex Rowland Wood], East Sussex
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/ryton-wood-meadows-warwickshire] — [[Ryton Wood Meadows]], [[Warwickshire]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/shipley-railway-station-meadow-west-yorkshire Shipley Railway Station Meadow], [[West Yorkshire]]
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/our-work/reserves/snakeholme-pit-lincolnshire Snakeholme Pit], [[Lincolnshire]]
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'''Chief Executive Role'''
 
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]].
 
Prior to his death in 2004, [[Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 10th Earl of Shaftesbury]] served as a Vice president of the charity.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1488272/The-Earl-of-Shaftesbury.html Earl of Shaftesbury's Obituary]</ref>
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* [http://www.upperthames-butterflies.org.uk/ Upper Thames Branch]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100627055109/http://www.warwickshire-butterflies.org.uk/index.asp Warwickshire Branch]
* [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 }}
* [https://butterfly-conservation.org/in-your-area/wiltshire-branch Wiltshire Branch]
* [http://www.yorkshirebutterflies.org.uk Yorkshire Branch]
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*[http://www.butterfly-conservation.org Butterfly Conservation]
*[http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/ Big Butterfly Count]
*[https://gardenbutterflysurvey.org/ Garden Butterfly Survey]
*[https://www.facebook.com/savebutterflies/ Butterfly Conservation on Facebook],
*[https://twitter.com/savebutterflies?lang=en Butterfly Conservation on Twitter]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/company/9763846/ Butterfly Conservation on LinkedIn]
*[https://www.instagram.com/savebutterflies/?hl=en Butterfly Conservation on Instagram].
 
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