Not just butterflies that are missing, butterfly counters are absent too
July 2012. Big Butterfly Count 2012 is in full swing, but where are all the butterflies? The number of Counts submitted so far this year is low and so are the butterfly sightings. We really need you to take part in The Big Butterfly Count if we are to get a meaningful picture of butterfly numbers this year!
The wettest spring and early summer on record got our Big Butterfly Count off to a very damp start. However, right now things are looking a lot more like the Great British Summer we all dream of. Across southern Britain there’s wall-to-wall blue skies, warm breezes and the smell of summer is finally in the air. But where have all the butterflies gone?
People are reporting that although the sun is shining, they are seeing very few butterflies on the now blossoming buddleias and lavender in their gardens. However, don't be downhearted – there are lots of butterflies out there! If you try places with long grasses and wildflowers, such as parks, churchyards, woodland glades, fields and nature reserves, you should be treated to a spectacular display of burnet moths, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Ringlets, skippers and Marbled Whites.
People are reporting that although the sun is shining, they are seeing very few butterflies on the now blossoming buddleias and lavender in their gardens. However, don't be downhearted – there are lots of butterflies out there! If you try places with long grasses and wildflowers, such as parks, churchyards, woodland glades, fields and nature reserves, you should be treated to a spectacular display of burnet moths, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Ringlets, skippers and Marbled Whites.
SO PLEASE MAKE THE MOST OF THE WEATHER AND GET INVOLVED IN THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 2012 TODAY.
We, and the butterflies, really need your help. Don't forget you can do as many counts as you like, and even if you don't spot a single butterfly a zero count is still important to us! We need your Big Butterfly Count results more than ever to assess how this year’s unusual weather has affected our butterflies.
The big butterfly count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and an impressive 10,000 people took part, counting 210,000 butterflies and day-flying moths across the nation. Many more people, some 34,000 in fact, joined big butterfly count 2011.
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