Big Butterfly Count in UK begins with eyes on declining numbers

Citizen science survey should aid knowledge of populations, including that of small tortoiseshell 'missing' from buddleiasThe apparent alarming absence of butterflies feeding on buddleia flowers this summer will be tested by the launch of the world's largest insect survey.People are being urged to take part in the Big Butterfly Count today to help discover if anecdotal reports of a lack of butterflies reflect a wider reality across Britain this summer. Continue reading...