Events in category: Wilding Wimborne

A butterfly on a pink flower

Big Butterfly Count 2026: 17 July – 9 August

  17 July 2026
  All Day

Big Butterfly count – a nationwide citizen science survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and has rapidly become the world’s biggest survey of butterflies. By taking part in Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count – a UK wide survey, you can help assess the health of […]


Yellow shell moth (Camptogramma bilineata)

National Moth Week 2026

  18 July 2026
  All Day

Moths are among the most diverse and successful organisms on earth. Scientists estimate there are 150,000 to more than 500,000 moth species. Their colours and patterns are either dazzling or so cryptic that they define camouflage. Shapes and sizes span the gamut from as small as a pinhead to as large as an adult’s hand. […]