And naturally, like ALL of our butterfly tours, this one generates a donation to support the crucial conservation work of the brilliant team @europebutterfly.bsky.social, who work tirelessly to help some of the most threatened #butterflies across Europe. (3/3)

www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Yes. It is complicated because most semi-natural sites in the south are only 20-30ha, and privately owned so getting the right management is very tricky! This site has been rescued by a small band of @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social volunteers working over 40 years. But they have saved aurinia

Numbers of eggs in Herts very encouraging so far. This is the third year in a row this species has been present after a gap of 30 years hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/news.php @bc_hertsmiddx

Its a complicated site, once unmanaged for 50 years, then the scrub was cleared for conservation, leaving patches but fundamentally there is not much young Blackthorn. We will talk to private owners but its real importance is for Euphydryas aurinia which is doing well

Eerst is Marc Herremans aan de beurt die een overzicht geeft van de afgelopen twee vlinderjaren. Grote variatie van jaar tot jaar in slaagkans van tweede generatie van dagpauwoog! #vlinderstudiedag