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National Trust’s top twenty butterfly sites
One of the National Trust’s wildlife experts Matthew Oates is celebrating his 50th season of butterflying in 2013. He has handpicked his top twenty National Trust sites for spotting these symbols of...
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The wings of change: 50 years of butterflying
An ever-changing climate, urban sprawl, forestry and modern farming techniques have all affected the butterfly world in the last fifty years, according to National Trust naturalist Matthew Oates....
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Never underestimate a butterfly
Matthew Oates is the National Trust’s Nature and Wildlife Expert. He reflects on the results of the latest Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey. Great to have it scientifically confirmed that, as...
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Stormy weather and a blooming spring: a review of the year so far
Matthew Oates, the National Trust’s National Specialist on Nature, looks back at the year’s weather so far and asks what’s in store for us this summer: “This winter was one of the stormiest on record,...
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Rare Silver-studded Blue butterfly reintroduced at Black Down
David Elliott, Head Ranger on Black Down, West Sussex, tells us about the ranger team’s latest project: This year on Black Down a very important project has been taking place – we’ve reintroduced a...
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Dorset jewel adds to the National Trust’s hillfort crown
The spectacular Hambledon Hill, one of the finest Iron Age hillforts in Dorset, has been acquired by the National Trust. Hambledon Hill in West Dorset is a site rich in human and natural history....
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Dorset hillfort is the ideal home for nature
National Trust wildlife adviser Simon Ford tells us more about the rich wildlife that can be found at the newly acquired Hambledon Hill in Dorset: “Hambledon Hill sits high above the River Stour in...
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Wildlife on the Great Orme
Matthew Oates, National Specialist on Nature and Wildlife for the National Trust, shares his love for the Great Orme in North Wales and the wildlife that calls it home. The Great Orme is a place of...
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Year of strong grass growth was bad for bees and butterflies
Bee and butterfly numbers have slumped after a tenth year of unsettled weather, National Trust experts have said. Mild winter and spring weather led to extremely high grass growth, leading to a good...
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