A brown and orange butterfly with ... found throughout the UK and its range is still expanding. The caterpillars eat common nettle although they have also been found on small nettle and hop.
Three quarters of butterfly species are in decline in the UK, but gardeners can play a key role in providing ... and grasses including cock’s-foot and fescues for meadow brown, large, small and Essex ...
Conservationists have recorded their lowest-ever count of some butterfly varieties in Britain amid concerns about human impacts on the environment. Last year saw a mixed picture for 58 butterflies ...
This giant is conspicuous due to the yellow and black spots in the middle of its brown hind wings ... Animals and small birds hesitate or flee when they see the face of a potential predator, allowing ...