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.

More than half of the butterfly species in the UK are in long-term decline for the first time and experts say human actions are to blame. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a coalition of ...

A Sept. 15 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows British media personality and political commentator Katie Hopkins discussing purported events in the U.K. "The butterfly population in the ...

Frequent droughts and habitat loss could push drought-sensitive butterflies in the UK to local extinction by the middle of the century, new research suggests. Even in a very optimistic scenario, where ...

They will collaborate with Jimmy's Farm & Wildlife Park, near Ipswich, which has a captive breeding population of a ...

Experts have warned they are 'hugely concerned' for the future of Britain's butterflies after a report found 80 per cent of species have declined since the 1970s. The State of the UK's Butterflies ...

Butterflies are losing their spots in response to climate change, a study has found. The recognisable dots that mark the wings of the meadow brown butterfly seen across the UK are disappearing as a ...

09:13, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Updated: 09:27, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 Garden enthusiasts are being called to take immediate action as alarming new figures have emerged showing a drastic decrease in butterfly ...

The Green Veined White butterfly is one of the species at risk of extinction from drought Global warming could drive drought sensitive butterfly species to extinction in the UK by 2050, according to ...

Plant the right shrubs and flowers and you’ll notice a lot more visitors. There are lots of great plants for butterflies and moths - native wildflowers are particularly good. Remember, it's good to ...

Unusually high numbers of Painted Lady butterflies have been arriving in the South East. Wildlife photographer Kerry King said enthusiasts recently managed to spot nearly 3,000 in about 45 minutes.

More than three-quarters of the UK's butterflies have declined in the past 40 years, according to a report by the charity Butterfly Conservation. The study, State of the UK's Butterflies 2015, ...