Butterflies
Ragged leaves, untidy corners and no pesticides: how to plant a butterfly garden
A butterfly-friendly back yard is not neat, but what is lost in nibbled leaves is made up for in fluttering colours, and an aid to conservation
Bronwen Scott
26, Nov, 2022 @7:00 PM
Pesticide use around world almost doubles since 1990, report finds
Agricultural chemicals drive falls of 30% in populations of field birds and butterflies, says Pesticide Atlas
Arthur Neslen
18, Oct, 2022 @4:55 PM
Number of butterflies in UK falls to lowest since surveys began
Prevalence of plastic grass and rising levels of nitrates blamed for absence of many species in urban gardens
Patrick Barkham
07, Oct, 2022 @6:00 AM
Autumn brings rare butterflies and moths to UK shores
It has been an epic year for the convolvulus hawkmoth, with dozens sighted for the first time
Patrick Barkham
29, Sep, 2022 @5:00 AM
Young country diary: There are butterflies walking all over me! | Nuri
Hertfordshire: It’s like a sweet tickle on your skin, but even lighter
17, Sep, 2022 @10:00 AM
Country diary: A holly blue butterfly at the very edges of existence
Crook, County Durham: It is almost miraculous that this tiny beauty is here at all. Now it has to contend with an upset climate
Phil Gates
07, Sep, 2022 @4:30 AM
Large blue butterfly numbers soar in Britain
Endangered species enjoys best summer in 150 years thanks to habitat restoration scheme
Patrick Barkham
25, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM
Scotland’s butterflies flourishing in hotter summers
Several species including red admiral show marked increase but climate crisis poses long-term threat
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
19, Aug, 2022 @12:08 PM
Weatherwatch: damselflies return to UK as climate warms
The insects are among a host of species breeding in Britain again, drawn by rising temperatures
Stephen Moss
18, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM
Country diary: The garden is alive with insects, despite the heatwave
Allendale, Northumberland: It’s taken a lot of careful planning, but our corner of this sunny valley is teeming with bees, beetles and butterflies
Susie White
08, Aug, 2022 @4:30 AM
Big Butterfly Count in UK begins with eyes on declining numbers
Citizen science survey should aid knowledge of populations, including that of small tortoiseshell ‘missing’ from buddleias
Patrick Barkham
15, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM
Officially extinct butterfly ‘making a comeback’ in UK
Large tortoiseshells breeding at Knepp, Sussex, after being officially extinct in Britain for half a century
Patrick Barkham
08, Jul, 2022 @10:40 AM
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