UK Anticipates 'Bumper' Butterfly Year, Charity Launches Public Count
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Butterfly Conservation predicts a "bumper" year for butterflies in the UK due to a hot, dry spring, launching its annual Big Butterfly Count to encourage public participation and track species expansion into new areas.
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Butterfly Conservation has launched its annual Big Butterfly Count, an event asking the public to report butterfly sightings, following a hot and dry spring.
A butterfly charity says the UK could be set for a "bumper" year of the insects as it launches its annual appeal for the public to count them.
Butterfly Conservation, based at East Lulworth, in Dorset, said the hot and dry spring meant it was already seeing an increase in several species.
On Friday, it launched its Big Butterfly Count, a yearly event asking members of the public to report the butterflies they see.
Dr Dan Hoare, director of nature recovery at Butterfly Conservation, said it was an opportunity for them to "colonise and reach out to new places".
"I have seen three or four species in the south of England... wandering away from their normal places," he said.
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The UK could be set for a "bumper" year of butterflies.
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- Which specific species are increasing?
- How many people are expected to participate?
- What are the long-term implications of species expansion?
