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.
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Fritillary butterflies - thank you
Thank you for your donation to support Devon's rare butterflies on a dozen DWT nature reserves.
Project takes flight to save rare butterflies
Devon Wildlife Trust is hoping to turn around the fortunes of four of the county’s rarest butterflies.
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.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Wildlife haven gets boost
Ludwell Valley Park in Exeter has just been boosted by news of funding from Viridor Credits.
Mini-beasts receive major boost
Millions of mini-beasts in South Devon are set to benefit from improvements to their nature reserve homes after Devon Wildlife Trust secured a £41,000 grant from Biffa Award; a multi-million pound…
Beavers in the news
It’s been a noisy week for beavers in the media, but still not a lot of clarity about what their future will be.
Government gives badgers a reprieve
We welcome the decision by Government to halt the badger cull.
Wilder Future: a vole's view
Ratty. Sensible, dependable, loyal, comfortable in his own skin, writes Harry Barton, Devon Wildlife Trust's CEO. He is the character who gives the river in Wind in the Willows its sense of…
Wilder Diaries: Pinhoe View Hospital
Pinhoe View Hospital in Exeter provides care across two wards for people who have enduring mental health problems. Each ward at the hospital has access to its own garden. Through Nextdoor Nature…
Wilder Future: a badger's view
Badger. Strong defiant, paternal, the only animal that the weasels and stoats won’t dare to cross. It is badger who the other animals turn to when things go wrong, the reluctant leader who steps…