Market town pledges to save butterflies from shocking decline in UK first

As UK butterfly populations face a severe decline, the historic market town of Gillingham has stepped forward as the first local authority to commit to a nationwide challenge aimed at reversing the ...
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Five butterflies you’ll be lucky to see during Big Butterfly Count

Last year the charity declared a nationwide butterfly emergency because of declining butterfly numbers, after participants in the annual survey spotted just seven butterflies on average per 15-minute ...
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For many in the UK, 2024 was the year without a butterfly

Lars B. Pettersson receives funding from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The charity behind the world’s largest butterfly survey has declared a national emergency. Butterfly ...

Dorset town council pledges to create first butterfly-friendly town

Gillingham Town Council in Dorset pledges to become UK’s first Butterfly-Friendly Town, joining Butterfly Conservation’s scheme to boost biodiversity.