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Butterfly Conservation

British environmental organisation

Butterfly Conservation is a UK-wide nonprofit environmentalist organisation and charity dedicated to conserving butterflies, moths, and the environment. The charity uses its research to provide advice on how to conserve and restore butterfly and moth habitats and it runs projects to protect more than 100 threatened species of Lepidoptera. Butterfly Conservation is also involved in conserving hundreds of sites and reserves for butterflies and moths throughout the UK.2 It employed 109 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was £6.1 million in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1968Founded1
  • Industryenvironment1
  • HeadquartersEast Lulworth, United Kingdom1
  • Websitewww.butterfly-conservation.org
  • Legal formcharitable organization1
  • Kind of organizationCharitable organization1
  • LEI549300YGDOOJKJM8OC503
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressMANOR YARD, BH20 5QP Wareham, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 022064683

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Butterfly Conservation is a UK-wide nonprofit environmentalist organisation and charity dedicated to conserving butterflies, moths, and the environment. The charity uses its research to provide advice on how to conserve and restore butterfly and moth habitats and it runs projects to protect more than 100 threatened species of Lepidoptera. Butterfly Conservation is also involved in conserving hundreds of sites and reserves for butterflies and moths throughout the UK.2

The story

The organisation was originally formed in 1968 as the British Butterfly Conservation Society by a small group of naturalists and it was registered as a charity on 7 March 1968. It was incorporated as a company on 17 December 1987, and changed its name to Butterfly Conservation in December 2003.

Sir David Attenborough became President of the society in 1998. It launched its annual butterfly survey - the Big Butterfly Count - in 2010. The charity celebrated its 50th anniversary year in 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Butterfly Conservation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Butterfly Conservation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (1)

Employees over time

Butterfly Conservation employees by year1109 in 2025+49% since 2017
0501001502017: 737320172018: 78782018+7%2019: 89892019+14%2020: 92922020+3%2021: 79792021−14%2024: 1061062024+34%2025: 1091092025+3%
  • 20251091
  • 20241061
  • 2021791
  • 2020921
  • 2019891
  • 2018781
  • 2017731

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Butterfly Conservation revenue by year16.1M GBP in 2025+64% since 2017
02.0M GBP4.0M GBP6.0M GBP8.0M GBP2017: 3.7M GBP3.7M GBP20172018: 4.1M GBP4.1M GBP2018+11%2019: 4.3M GBP4.3M GBP2019+6%2020: 4.5M GBP4.5M GBP2020+4%2021: 4.5M GBP4.5M GBP2021−1%2022: 4.3M GBP4.3M GBP2022−3%2023: 6.2M GBP6.2M GBP2023+44%2024: 6.6M GBP6.6M GBP2024+6%2025: 6.1M GBP6.1M GBP2025−8%
  • 20256.1M GBP1
  • 20246.6M GBP1
  • 20236.2M GBP1
  • 20224.3M GBP1
  • 20214.5M GBP1
  • 20204.5M GBP1

Timeline

  1. 1968Founded Founded1

Sources

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