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Public urged to join butterfly count to help action to save species

Members of the public are being urged to join a national butterfly count, as experts warn that time is running out to save some species. A recent report from wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation warned that more than two-fifths of British ...

15 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Endangered adult pine hoverfly spotted in wild for first time in years

A critically endangered adult pine hoverfly has been spotted in the wild in Britain for the first time in nearly a decade following conservation efforts, experts have said. The discovery comes after staggered releases of larvae in October ...

10 Jun 2022 at 11:11

National News

Irish people suffering with painful rare condition need mental health aid, charity says

A charity supporting Irish people with a rare incurable condition says sufferers are "literally crying out" for mental health support. That's according to the CEO of Debra Ireland, Jimmy Fearon, who made the call on behalf of people ...

07 Feb 2023 at 19:33

National News

Irish people suffering with painful rare condition need mental health aid, charity says

07 Feb 2023 at 19:33

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Irish people suffering with painful rare condition need mental health aid, charity says

11 Feb 2023 at 15:33

Butterflies actor Bruce Montague dies aged 83

Bruce Montague, best known for playing Leonard Dunn in the BBC sitcom Butterflies, has died at the age of 83. The actor, originally from Kent, also appeared in the soaps Hollyoaks and Doctors and on stage in productions ...

19 Aug 2022 at 14:35

Mass of marsh violets to be planted in Shropshire Hills to boost rare butterfly

The National Trust is adding a splash of purple to Shropshire’s “blue remembered hills” as it plants thousands of violets to help a rare butterfly. The charity and volunteers are starting the mass planting of 20,000 ...

10 May 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Darcee, 5, is cover star of book explaining her skin condition to classmates

A five-year-old girl has become the cover star of a book explaining her painful skin condition to classmates at her new school. Darcee Birrane begins primary school in Lisburn on Tuesday. Darcee has epidermolysis ...

28 Aug 2023 at 12:51

Public urged to join butterfly count as species spread north with climate change

Members of the public are being asked to help scientists track the impacts of climate change on butterflies, as data shows the insects are on the move north. After analysing 50 years of data, researchers have ...

12 Jul 2024 at 11:57

World

Monarch butterfly numbers rebound in California

The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a precipitous drop in 2020 – but the population of orange-and-black insects ...

01 Feb 2023 at 10:57

Allowing a patch of grass in gardens to grow long helps butterflies, study finds

Letting parts of your garden go wild with long grass boosts butterflies – particularly in towns and intensively farmed areas, a study has found. Research from wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation ...

19 Apr 2024 at 11:04

Scotland

Butterfly count shows one species increased 41% after decline in recent years

A butterfly species relatively new in Scotland boomed this summer, while another which declined in the 20th century enjoyed a revival, new figures show. Habitat loss has been blamed for a long-term ...

15 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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