Of the 59 native species monitored, 33 have declined, 25 have improved and one mountain species has too little data to assess ...

Big Butterfly Count records increase on 2022 but longer-term trends show declines for some of most common species This year’s capricious summer weather has been an unexpected boon for Britain’s ...

Bee numbers are falling, but your patio or tiny lawn can still buzz with life. With just three clever plant choices, a UK ...

Red Admiral butterfly numbers have soared by 400% this year, according to new data from Butterfly Conservation, which says the migrant species likes Britain's warming climate. Wildlife charity, ...

Around 80 per cent of UK butterfly species have declined since the 1970s, according to a new report. Scientists at the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation, who released the State Of UK Butterflies ...

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The Big Butterfly Count is well underway, and there's already been some news from the survey: a huge increase in sightings of Red Admiral butterflies across the UK. Wildlife charity Butterfly ...

The charity behind the world’s largest butterfly survey has declared a national emergency. Butterfly Conservation’s annual Big Butterfly Count, which started in 2010, asks people in the UK to tally ...

Sightings rise to 170,000 so far this year as climate breakdown changes behaviour of species Red admiral butterflies are enjoying a 400% boom in British gardens this year, data reveals, as the migrant ...

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with ...

Butterfly numbers have fallen to their lowest level in more than a decade, with campaigners saying it shows the "perilous state of wildlife" in the UK. Figures released by wildlife charity Butterfly ...

It has been a bumper year for butterflies in 2023 with more counted than in the last four years, although figures show a significant decrease in the long term, according to conservationists.