Lancaster city
Butterfly Conservation is working with Lancaster City Council and other partners on their Lancaster Community Wings project. As part of the community work that's taking place alongside Eden Project Morecambe, the Lancaster district intends to pledge its support to become a butterfly-friendly city and also aims to register the new habitats created as Wild Spaces.
The project's aim is to enhance and monitor habitats for butterflies, moths, and pollinators across the Lancaster district. They will support local communities to develop new Wild spaces and improve existing ones, along with recording and tracking species to inform conservation efforts and measure progress. By offering training and facilitating volunteer action, they will promote well-being and enable people to take meaningful steps to increase biodiversity.
The project has been lucky enough to have the help of two project interns supported by Lancaster University, Adam and Rebekkah. They have been bringing together a survey for members of the public and community groups to complete in their local green spaces to help improve them for butterflies and moths.
The project will be launching publicly in September 2025, and we hope that it will inspire local communities in Lancaster to create more habitats for butterflies and moths.
“This experience has been very educational on what really goes into making a good butterfly habitat, and the importance of building community awareness and participation. I notice so much more about my environment now, and it’s really cool knowing context and details of what I’m seeing! It has also been a lot of fun and I’ve met some great and interesting people.” Rebekkah
Partners involved in the project include: Butterfly Conservation, Eden Project Morecambe, Lancaster City Council, Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape, Lancaster District Community & Voluntary Solutions (LDCVS), Lancaster District Greenspaces, Lancaster University, the NHS, and our Friends of Parks and Open Spaces.
