The first UK visitor was a female butterfly and was spotted at Landguard Nature Reserve on 2 August by volunteer Will Brame, ...

As numbers surge this year, Butterfly Conservation said sightings in unexpected places tell an important story about climate ...

Small tortoiseshells are making a comeback but the plain old cabbage white remains the most common butterfly in British gardens, according to the first national survey of the insects.

But this year, the small tortoiseshell butterfly has done a flit. The orange and black insect is mysteriously absent from Britain's gardens, the charity Butterfly Conservation has warned.

This animal is usually confined to specific parts of the country, but one charity now claims they can be spotted all over the ...

Butterfly numbers are dramatically falling in towns and cities, as home owners convert their gardens into driveways. Worst affected are the Small Copper (pictured, stock image) ...

2024 was the worst year for the Small Tortoiseshell butterfly. Since the first UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme results in 1976, its abundance has plummeted by 86 per cent. Footage by Butterfly ...

You can use the toothpick to help thread the string through the hole. This will let you hang your butterfly feeder up. Make a small hole in the bottom of the cup using a pencil or similar object.

The best butterfly flowers combine sweet nectar, accessible shapes, and appealing scents. Plant these proven butterfly magnets in your garden: aster, lavender, milkweed, sage, and sunflowers.

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