Large Blue is fundraising for Butterfly Conservation

Large Blue Conservation Fund

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Raising money for Butterfly Conservation

Charity Registration No. 254937

The UK charity dedicated to saving butterflies, moths and our environment. We advise landowners and managers on protecting important habitats in the countryside, towns and cities; carry out surveys, monitoring and research; manage nature reserves and promote wildlife friendly gardening.

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19/10/2016

Raised so far: £2,830.00

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After a period of dramatic decline, the Large Blue butterfly became extinct in Britain in 1979.

Its re-introduction in 1992 to the Polden Hills in Somerset has been one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes.

Scientists discovered the butterfly is reliant on a particular red ant - myrmica sabuleti. Large Blue caterpillars feed on Wild Thyme flowers before ants carry them underground into their nest. The caterpillars then feed on ant-grubs before pupating and emerging above ground as butterflies.

Changes in grazing and clearance of overgrown grassland has created Large Blue and red ant friendly habitat but it is not enough to secure the future of this species. The butterfly must colonise more of the countryside if it is to survive accidental habitat loss or damage, variations in weather and the adverse impact of climate change.

The Large Blue remains one of the world's most threatened species and is classified as endangered in Europe, due to its continued rapid decline.

Please donate to help support Butterfly Conservations work on restoring the iconic Large Blue butterfly to its other former landscapes

£10 could buy 10 Wild Thyme plants to feed Large Blue caterpillars

£20 could buy tools for volunteers carrying out conservation work

£50 could train three volunteers to monitor butterfly populations

£100 could pay for 300 sq metres of scrub clearance

Please help us to save the beautiful Large Blue butterfly by supporting the work of Butterfly Conservation.

	In response to Simon Barnes' article in the Times on Saturday. Donation by Anonymous on 18/04/12	£20.00
	Thanks to Simon Barnes for highlighting Butterfly conservation. Donation by Anonymous on 18/04/12	£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid
	In response to Simon Barnes' article Donation by Rachel Bolton on 15/04/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous on 14/04/12
	prompted by simon barnes notebook in the times today Donation by jeremy ratcliffe on 14/04/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous on 09/03/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Keep up the good work Butterfly Conservation, the Large Blue is safe in your hands ! Donation by Ian Woosey on 29/02/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Robert Moore on 13/02/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Nigel Cottle on 16/01/12
	Really looking forward to good news on this important project Donation by David Burt on 16/01/12	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by john wild on 13/01/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Happy Birthday Dad! love the Nashes xx Donation by Rebecca Nash on 09/01/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous on 07/01/12	£25.00
	Donation by Celia Barton on 07/01/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	Donation by Anonymous on 06/01/12	£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid
	From the children in SWEC (Show We Care) International School of Stavanger Norway Christine Kemp Group Advisor Donation by Anonymous on 27/12/11	£300.00
	A worthy cause... Donation by G W R on 20/12/11	£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
	I'm donating the money that I used to spend on presents for colleagues and team members each year. Donation by Simon Saville on 19/12/11	£250.00 + £62.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Terry Dunk on 17/12/11
	A donation has been made as a Christmas gift for Martin and Diane, Merry Christmas ! Love, Alison, Tina & Louis. XXX Donation by Alison King on 10/12/11
	For my son Stephen and his wife Emily. From Mum & Dad Donation by Chris Green on 09/12/11	£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Kim Randall on 09/12/11	£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid
	To Lynne & Ian from Mum & Dad Donation by Brian Burningham on 08/12/11	£50.00
	Donation by Nick Percival on 06/12/11	£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid
	Donation by Paul Beevers on 06/12/11	£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid