Malcolm Hull

Malcolm Hull

@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Passionate about butterflies, moths, plants and all wildlife. I split my time between conservation, recording, rewilding, campaigning and engagement. Chair of Herts & Middx Butterflies, follow our news on https://hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.uk/news.php

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Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Just another 31 to go! @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

Butterfly Conservation@savebutterflies.bsky.social

Lambeth Council has become the first London borough to take our Butterfly-Friendly Council pledge 🦋 The pledge recognises the urgent Butterfly Emergency facing butterflies and moths, and sets out Lambeth's commitment to ensuring public spaces like parks and streets are more butterfly-friendly.

Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

It’s been a good year for butterflies! Hot weather has boosted overall numbers, but some species have done better than others. Find out who are the winners and losers and what might come next… @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social #butterflies @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Richard Fox@richardfoxbc.bsky.social

Big Butterfly Count results are out 📈 📊🦋 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

butterfly-conservation.orgBig Butterfly Count results 2026: Heatwaves help butterflies but could kill caterpillarsThe results of Butterfly Conservation's 2026 Big Butterfly Count have revealed it was a great summer for butterflies, but what comes next could be dire.With the Met Office confirming it ‘increasingly ...
Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Reform are now clearly defining their party as anti-wildlife

Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole.bsky.social

‘Honest Bob’ Jenrick says he wants to “abolish” Natural England, and at the very least stop funding it, in the first 100 days of a putative Reform government. Reform may appear to be on the rocks currently but their plans are terrifying, mad & must be stopped. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Reform UK showing their true anti-environment colours

Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole.bsky.social

I’ve noticed a disturbing credulity amongst some anti-development activists, who seem to think that Reform UK would want to protect the environment (yes, really). The party’s proposals today to rip up environmental duties on developers ought to slay that idea: www.reformparty.uk/policies/pla...

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Butterfly Conservation (Dorset Branch)
@dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social

It’s bonanza time in Dorset for Clouded Yellow. They are now third in our sightings list, only just pipped by Common Blue and Small White. Looks like it will be a record year for this pretty migrant @savebutterflies.bsky.social www.dorsetbutterflies.com/2026/08/clou...

dorsetbutterflies.comClouded Yellow Bonanza!2026 is turning into a very good year for Clouded Yellow butterflies. Nick Galer alerted us to his sighting of more than 40 at Lydlinch Common (North Dorset) on 27 August.

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Guy Shrubsole
@guyshrubsole.bsky.social

Revealed: just 20 out of of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation, as UK burns in fifth heatwave of this summer - FOI request by me @andyburnham.bsky.social needs to level with the country about the climate crisis & set out radical plan to tackle it 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comJust 20 of 6,600 Defra staff working on climate adaptation amid drought and wildfiresExclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

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UKBMS
@ukbms.bsky.social

We're recruiting a Transect Coordinator for Suffolk. Help support and inspire local Transect Surveyors while gaining experience in monitoring methods and local butterfly populations. More info here - volunteer.butterfly-conservation.org/opportunitie... @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

volunteer.butterfly-conservation.orgTransect Coordinator (Suffolk)Transect Coordinators help to support and promote butterfly transect recording in their area as part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). They help us to understand butterfly populations loc...

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Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire
@bcyorkshire.bsky.social

We look back at the 2026 Butterfly season with less than 20% of season remaining in terms of butterfly numbers. 11 species had their best or 2nd best summers ever with representatives from every family. Gatekeeper for the Browns but it was also very much a Vanessid, Lycaenid and Pierid summer.

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Butterfly Conservation
@savebutterflies.bsky.social

Is trying to tell blue butterflies apart making you feel blue? Check out our top tips for identifying common butterflies in the #BigButterflyCount 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

@s4r4h-l@s4r4h-l.bsky.social

#TuesdayBlue Fabulous blue #butterflies seen in the last week. Top is a holly blue sunbathing, middle; male common blue, very fresh with it's white wing edge in tact, bottom; female common blue; easy to confuse with brown argus but the body has a blue tinge. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Let’s get out on the Count! Many Peacocks and Brimstones are already in hibernation, so expect BBC numbers to be down. What will we see in Herts & north London? @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @hertswildlifetrust.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Butterfly Conservation@savebutterflies.bsky.social

The Big Butterfly Count 2026 is here and butterflies need our help! 🦋 From now until 9 August, spend just 15 minutes outside counting the butterflies you see and help us take nature's pulse. The best part? Anyone, anywhere can take part. Count yourself in 👉 https://butrfli.es/3SVFepj

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Tim Blackburn
@mothyblackburn.bsky.social

A total of 391/90 in the AirBnB garden this morning (ignoring the Scopariinae), with 3 lifers and 4 more NFY. The lifers were Clouded Magpie, the rather gorgeous Slender Pug, and Monochroa cytisella. NFY included Beautiful Carpet and Garden Tiger. Overall a good choice of accommodation. #TeamMoth

Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Good victory for White Admirals, let’s hope Englands footballers can match that performance!

Butterfly Conservation Herts & Middlesex Branch@bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social

We are in the news today, thanks to @malcolmhull.bsky.social standing up for nature and the potential destruction of a #WhiteAdmiral site! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @savebutterflies.bsky.social

bbc.co.ukHemel Hempstead golf club reviews options after expansion rebuffConservationists say the land is "one of the most valuable butterfly woods in the county".

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Steven Wright
@stevenwright58.bsky.social

Can we have one for adults so the kids have a world to live in?

Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social

Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡

theguardian.comNatural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardensLong-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
Malcolm Hull
@malcolmhull.bsky.social

Butterfly Conservation lead the charge to save threatened White Admiral wood stalbanstimes.co.uk/planning/cen... @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @bc-hertsmiddx.bsky.social @hnhsoc.bsky.social @stalbanscouncil.bsky.social

stalbanstimes.co.ukCenturion Club expansion bid thwarted due to loss of trees and risk to rare butterfly - St Albans TimesCouncillors have rejected the "ecocide" proposed by a St Albans golf club which wanted to destroy 1,000 mature trees in order to expand its offering.

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Dan Hoare
@djhbutterflies.bsky.social

Bumped into this stunning White-letter Hairstreak this afternoon on our walk home from school in Winchester! A little wildflower strip in a tiny park, a stepping stones in the suburban landscape. Part of the Magnificent Meadows project with @rachelremnant supported by @cpre.hampshire