A flash of shimmering blue on a sunny Hampshire day is always a treat - but not all blue butterflies are the same. Two species you may see are the holly blue and the common blue, each with its own ...

Finally, some good news! Conservationists have successfully reintroduced previously extinct large blue butterflies to the UK, with the creatures populating parts of the country for the first time in ...

Conservationists said a nationwide butterfly count has yielded disappointing results despite hopes that the record hot summer might have helped to offset decades of declining numbers. The Big ...

Wild Things columnist Eric Brown urges readers to volunteer for a national butterfly survey and predicts the spring sunshine will mean considerable improvement on last year's shocking figures which ...

Some butterfly species failed to thrive in the UK's hot summer after historical low numbers in 2024, a charity has said. The small white, large white and Jersey tiger moth were seen in record numbers ...

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