Which is a moth, and which is a butterfly?
They both have wings, are colourful, and flutter around Brockholes at this time of year. But how can you recognise a butterfly from a moth?
They both have wings, are colourful, and flutter around Brockholes at this time of year. But how can you recognise a butterfly from a moth?
For the third year running, a new species of butterfly has been seen at Brockholes Nature Reserve.
Traditional farming methods are enhancing grassland for butterflies, bees and many other creatures at Brockholes Nature Reserve.
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
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.
Ever wondered where butterflies and moths go once summer is over? Discover the different ways these beautiful insects spend the winter months.
Happy New Year! Plenty of action around the reserve including Bittern, Starling murmuration and a Bonxie!
This large green moth rests with its wings spread, so is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly.
Considered Britain's most threatened butterfly, the high brown fritillary can be only be found in a few areas of England and Wales.
The green hairstreak is the UK's only green butterfly. Look out for the vibrant, metallic sheen of the undersides of its wings on grassland and moorland, and along woodland rides.
Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough grassland, verges and woodland edges.
Despite its name, the large blue is a fairly small butterfly, but the largest of our blues. It was declared extinct in 1979, but reintroduced in the 1980s and now survives in southern England.