Banking on Butterflies
A pioneering project looking at creating new habitat banks for butterflies is now possible thanks to funding via the People’s Postcode Lottery Nature Based Solutions Fund
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Identify British butterflies
Spotted a butterfly but not sure what it is? Here are some common British butterflies you might see in your garden, and how to identify them.
Banking on Butterflies - Project Update
Ryan Clark, the Banking on Butterflies Project Officer, gives us an update on this groundbreaking project.
Butterflies and climate conditions
Matt Hayes, research assistant at the Cambridge Museum of Zoology, has worked with the Zoology Department's Insect Ecology Research Group to conserve endangered butterflies. Maintaining…
Butterflies Through Time exhibition
A new exhibition at the Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, tells the story of butterflies through time via their collections and invaluable notebooks
Explore
Explore over 100 nature reserves and 9 Living Landscapes in our three counties.
Wildlife Action - Issue 1
Read issue 1 of our members' magazine, then called Wildlife Action, as part of our celebrations of issue 100, published in November 2026
Banking on Butterflies project
We are carrying out innovative work to assess how we can create microclimates on our reserves to help species buffer against climate change
How to attract butterflies to your garden
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.
Banking on Butterflies – four years on!
Rosa Pollard Smith and Rosalind Mackey, two Cambridge students who have recently done master’s projects focusing on the Butterfly Banks, explain how the project has evolved since its inception in…
Banking on Butterflies – one year on
Matt Hayes, PhD student and Wildlife Trust BCN Trustee, gives an update on how this innovative project has fared in the year following the banks being built.
Freshwater Wildlife
Delve into the fascinating world of freshwater invertebrates with Communities and Wildlife Officer Rebecca Neal