SOME worrying news was released this week – very low numbers of butterflies have been spotted so far in the annual Big Butterfly Count.
People taking part are seeing just over half the number of butterflies they were spotting this time last year – and it’s the lowest number recorded in 14 years, the Butterfly Conservation charity has said.
GettyButterflies like bright purple colours[/caption]It’s not just the weather that is a problem, with 80 percent of butterfly species declining in the UK since the 1970s...