Conservation experts are urging homeowners not to mow their lawns over the coming months to help boost butterfly numbers, with more than half of UK species now in long-term decline. Last year was ...

Butterfly numbers in Norfolk plummeted by 24pc last year - equating to almost 13,000 less than the previous year. Butterfly Conservation Norfolk said that 40,698 butterflies were counted in 2024 ...

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Species including the small tortoiseshell suffered their worst year ever, the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme said (Iain H Leach/PA) More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term ...

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More than half of UK butterfly species are now in long-term decline, as humans destroy habitats, use pesticides and drive climate change, experts said. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a ...

Britons have been urged to stop mowing their lawns amid a national 'butterfly crisis' as insect numbers continue to plunge. According to the figures, nearly half of UK butterfly species are currently ...