Half of Britain’s best-loved butterfly species see numbers increase

Butterfly numbers are RISING as warmer summers boost caterpillar growth rates The warm spring and summer is believed to have helped caterpillars grow faster It was also wet enough to provide plenty of wildflower leaves to munch  Latest figures collected by more than 2,500 volunteers across the country By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The … Read more

Half of Britain’s best-loved butterfly species see numbers increase

It’s a butterfly high! Half of Britain’s best-loved species see numbers increase as warmer summers boost caterpillar growth rates The warm spring and summer is believed to have helped caterpillars grow faster It was also wet enough to provide plenty of wildflower leaves to munch  Latest figures collected by more than 2,500 volunteers across the … Read more