Butterflies of Kent
-Learn more about the butterflies of Kent and their habitats
Topics: Butterflies
Butterflies of Kent
-Learn more about the butterflies of Kent and their habitats
September on Hothfield Heathlands
Margery Thomas, Hothfield Volunteer and regular columnist looks at the lack of butterfly sightings in recent months, the work volunteers are doing to remove bracken and how this all impact the wider management of the last remaining fragments of heathland we have left in Kent.
Adonis blue
The rare Adonis blue can be spotted on sunny chalk grasslands throughout summer. Males are a dazzling sky-blue in colour, while females are duller brown.
Heath fritillary
The rare heath fritillary was on the brink of extinction in the 1970s, but conservation action turned its fortunes around. It is still confined to a small number of sites in the south of England, however.
Beguiled by blues – A guide to 'blue' butterflies
Butterfly expert Alan Sumnall offers a thorough guide to one of our most enchanting groups of butterflies – the blues.
Rare butterflies found on Dover nature reserve
During a recent guided walk around Old Park Hill nature reserve in Dover – one of Kent Wildlife Trust’s newest nature reserves – Adonis blue butterflies were recorded for the first time since it became a reserve in 2012.
12 Fun Facts about Butterflies
12 amazing, fun facts about butterflies that you may not already know.
More than one in ten UK species threatened with extinction
It’s not too late to save UK nature, but we must act now: this is the conclusion from a coalition of more than 50 leading wildlife and research organisations behind the State of Nature 2016 report.