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and welcome to British Butterflies
Butterflies and Moths are key indicators of the state of the natural world because of their short life-spans and complex lifecycles. In Britain, detailed records spanning over 40 years of observations show a steep decline in the numbers of almost all of our butterflies.
These declines are due to human activity resulting in habitat loss and in some cases, species extinction.
I hope, that by browsing my web site, you will be inspired to join the fight to save our butterflies before its too late.
Steven Cheshire - 2008 |
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Butterfly flight time charts |
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Select: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | All |
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Butterfly lifecycle charts |
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The British Butterflies lifecycle chart |
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Butterfly aberrations and variations |
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Aberrant forms, variants and sexual dimorphism are just some of the types of 'variations' in butterflies which are discussed in this visual guide. |
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Winter Butterflies |
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Over the last few years the numbers of butterflies seen during the winter months in Britain have increased. Find out more about Winter Butterflies. |
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Day-flying Moths |
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Some day-flying moths can be confused with butterflies. Take a look at this guide to the more common species of Day-flying moths. |
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Glossary |
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A list of technical terms which may be mentioned in the descriptions on this web site can be viewed in the glossary. |
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Book Reviews |
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The Butterfly Friendly Garden
by Andrew
George (2007).
If you want to encourage butterflies into your garden, you can't go wrong with this wonderful book.
Read all my book reviews and recommendations. |
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British Butterflies Blogg |
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Visit my new blogg for my latest photographs, butterfly adventures, and news.
 My Latest Sightings
Photographs
Butterfly Adventures
UK Butterfly News
Worldwide Butterfly News
http://britishbutterflies.blogspot.com/
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£25m project to reverse decline in butterfly species
Sir David Attenborough marked the start of construction on Butterfly World, a world-class pioneering project, with a stark conservation warning:
“More than three quarters of British butterfly species have declined in the last 20 years, some of them very rapidly. That is worrying, not least because these declines indicate an underlying deterioration of the environment as a whole. For the sake of future generations we must take action now... more |
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The threats to butterflies in modern Britain
Modern Britain is becoming an increasingly hostile place to live for our butterflies. Our hedgerows, road verges and those fragmented wild places which still survive the bulldozer are full of litter. The human population of this small island continues to grow at an unsustainable rate resulting un uncontrolled urban development and increased demands on our natural resources.
Recent changes in European Union policy combined with increasing demands for bio fuels in an attempt to 'go green' has caused grain prices to increase. The need for grain and bio fuel means that the EU has cut farming subsidies paid to farmers for 'set aside'. This loss of 'set aside' is already having a massive impact on our butterflies and other wildlife.
Until the European Union and the British Government employ joined-up thinking to the wider issues which face our natural environment, there's no doubt that our butterflies and other wildlife face an uncertain future... more
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The Free Tibet Campaign stands for the Tibetans' right to determine their own future. It campaigns for an end to China's occupation of Tibet and for the Tibetan peoples' fundamental human rights to be respected. more |
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The Worlds Rarest Butterflies |
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Butterflies around the world are in danger. Many species are close to extinction... many others have already been lost. All have one thing in common... the impact of human beings on their habitat are the cause of their demise. Find out more about the worlds rarest butterflies.
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