
In a recent article the Daily Mail reported that “Sightings of every listed butterfly species in the UK fell last year – as numbers continue to fall due to the loss of land that is suitable for the insects to lay their eggs”
‘Painted Lady Butterfly’ ‘Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly’ ‘Peacock Butterfly’ The type that saw the greatest decline was the painted lady – with a 38.5 per cent drop in gardeners spotting them compared with in 2020. Over the last two years, sightings of this species have almost halved, with only 16 per cent of respondents to a survey stating...
The Wren is a tiny brown bird, although it is heavier and not as slim as the even smaller Goldcrest
A tiny brown bird, the Wren is dumpy, almost rounded, with a fine bill, quite long legs and toes, very short round wings and a short, narrow tail which is sometimes cocked up vertically. For such a small bird it has a remarkably loud voice. The Wren is one of our most widespread breeding birds, found in all but some of the most remote and high-altitude parts of the...