A.Stringer

We will need to go further, though, including shifting the culture that favours neat & tidy verges, edges & hedges to create wilder gardens and bigger, better & more connected natural habitats. & we need to reduce #pesticide use more broadly – not only in #farming but in #gardens & #parks

Where are all the #butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important | Tony Juniper | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/13/butterflies-summer-absence-british-spring-decline-insects

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Where are all the butterflies this summer? Their absence is telling us something important

This isn’t down to one wet, cold British spring but a disturbing longer-term decline in Britain’s insects. Thankfully, we can help, says the campaigner Tony Juniper

The Guardian
Jul 13, 2024 at 4:11pmWeb
Show threadDownbytheseasidJul 13, 2024
@Annekin We, here in the UK, had the conservation ‘Big Butterfly Count’ start yesterday. It really didn’t seem there will be anything to count this year
Show threadA.StringerJul 13, 2024
@downbytheseasid I too live in the UK, & I agree there have been far less visible insects this year. This is why I posted the article which basically explains why that might be.