As the climate warms, many species are shifting northward into areas that were previously too cold for them. A study, ...

Wall brown butterflies adapt quickly through evolution as the climate warms and they shift northward. They grow faster and ...

Wild Things columnist Eric Brown urges readers to volunteer for a national butterfly survey and predicts the spring sunshine will mean ...

Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, it’s more important than ever to take part in this year’s Big Butterfly Count.

One of the UK’s rare butterflies, the heath fritillary, that was once on ‘the brink of extinction’ – is rising in numbers in ...

Normally seen alone or in pairs, this tiny orange and brown butterfly thrives during warm, dry summers but is in long-term decline. Favouring heaths, chalk grassland and brownfield sites, their ...

Following a bad year for butterflies in 2024, the charity Butterfly Conservation is stressing it’s more important than ever ...

The heath fritillary, one of the UK’s rarest butterflies, has seen a remarkable resurgence on the National Trust’s Holnicote ...

I hiked up along a plunging river through dusty brown vegetation, whose seed pods rattled like a snake’s tail as I brushed ...

It is the height of summer in Europe, a time when many people head out into nature or to enjoy urban greenspaces . But over ...

More than 1,000 heath fritillaries have been recorded so far this year on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset.

Discover the question mark butterfly as it emerges in forests, showcasing vivid colors, unique camouflage and a seasonal life ...