More than half of the UK's butterfly species have populations in long-term decline, a survey has found. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme said that 31 of 59 species have had their numbers fall since ...

with 51 of the UK’s 59 butterfly species declining last year compared with 2023, while just six increased. Species including the small tortoiseshell, the chalk hill blue and small copper ...

The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, run by a coalition of conservation organisations, has also revealed that 2024 was one of the worst on record for butterflies in the UK with species including the ...

with 51 of the UK’s 59 butterfly species declining last year compared with 2023, while just six increased. Species including the small tortoiseshell, the chalk hill blue and small copper suffered ...

The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme ... parks and the wider countryside such as common blue, gatekeeper and large whites, while nine species had their worst year since counting began.

More than half of the UK's butterfly species have populations in long-term ... cryptic wood white and chalk hill blue seeing sharp drops compared to the previous year. But 22 species were found ...