The official page of the Cornwall Branch of the Butterfly Conservation. Saving butterflies, moths and our environment. See our website for events and more! 🦋
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We’re fluttering away from X! 🦋👋 ​
CBC has taken the decision to move our social media updates over to Bluesky. We’d love for you to join us there. ​
Find us at:
@bc-cornwall.bsky.social
​This account will now be staying quiet.
Thank you for following our journey here! 🦋
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🦋 Join the Cornwall Butterfly Conservation Open Day!
đź“… Sat 14th March, 10am-4pm
đź“Ť St Erme Community Centre, Trispen TR4 9BD
​Free entry, wildlife stalls, expert talks, and cakes! 🍰 Learn how to help our local butterflies. BYO lunch! 🧺
​#Cornwall #Butterflies #Conservation
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Join us March 28–29 at the Royal Cornwall Showground for show gardens, workshops, crafts, and amazing food. A perfect family weekend! 🌿
​Details: cornwallgardensociety.org.uk
​#Cornwall #Gardening #FlowerShow #Spring2026
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
Mar 4
I thought it was just a battered Small Tortoiseshell on a muddy patch… but something wasn’t quite right. Then it clicked—it was far too big! My first-ever Large Tortoiseshell, emerging in the sun after months of Cornish rain. @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC
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Please come and join us for our Open Day! 🦋
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We will be running a stall at the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Biological Recorders Conference on Saturday 9th May from 2pm - 9.30pm at the Penryn Campus!
Will you be there? 🦋
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23 Dec 2025
Our winter E-bulletin is now on our website cornwall-butterfly-conservat…
Please check it out to get news, updates and information about our Open Day on 14th March.
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12 Dec 2025
The conservation date at Wheal Maid on 14th December has had to be cancelled. The new date will be 8th February.
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29 Nov 2025
Come and see our Beautiful Butterflies stall at The Ladder on the 6th December 🦋
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8 Oct 2025
We will be at our favourite event of the year this Saturday, 11th October, Come and see us for a lovely family day out!
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16 Sep 2025
KEEP THE DATE!
Our annual indoor meeting, which will include a very short AGM, several interesting talks, demonstrations and an opportunity to browse our sales stalls, will be on Saturday 14th March 2026 at our usual venue, St Erme community centre, Trispen. See you there!
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
7 Sep 2025
In the last few years, we have surveyed more than 30 sites in England for the Large Heath and restored vital peatlands in Scotland with our Bog Squad. 🌱
Now, with your help, we have the chance to do more for this endangered species 👉 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-…
đź“·: Iain H Leach
ALT Large Heath butterfly clinging on to the end of a fern frond
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
5 Sep 2025
Common Blue at Penlee Reserve today. With most of the flowers now dry and going to seed, it’s slim pickings for these later butterflies.
@Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies #butterflies #nature #wildlife
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
6 Sep 2025
One of my favourite butterflies, the Small Copper. Feeding on the remaining Corn Marigolds at Penlee & oblivious to the danger which lurked beneath. Thankfully it moved on to another flower before the Crab Spider struck.
@Cornwall_BC @savebutterflies #wildlife #nature
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
29 Aug 2025
.@MigrantMothUK @BritishMoths @savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC @NorthCornwallNT @NatureUK @Team4Nature A male Four-spotted Footman, Lithosia quadra, I think. Found in Mum's bathroom just now. New Polzeath. (Fri 29th Aug 2025).
#BigButterflyCount #Moths #NewPolzeath #Cornwall
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Cornwall Butterfly Conservation retweeted
27 Aug 2025
.@savebutterflies @Cornwall_BC @NorthCornwallNT @NatureUK @Team4Nature @Buzz_dont_tweet Lots of Common Blue butterflies feeding on patches of Common Fleabane nr Downhedge Cove this morning. (27th Aug 2025). #BigButterflyCount #butterfly #butterflies #DownhedgeCove #Cornwall #swcp
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