The results of this year’s Big Butterfly Count have been released, showing encouraging numbers across Sussex.
More than 4,500 people took part in the three-week survey, spotting over 67,000 butterflies and day-flying moths, that’s a 15 per cent increase on last year.
But Butterfly Conservation says urgent action is still needed to tackle the long-term decline in butterfly populations.
Butterflies need two things to thrive: good weather and a healthy environment.
“Last summer’s results were the lowest we’ve seen and a stark warning that many of our common butterfly species are facing significant pressure from challenges linked to habitat loss, climate change and pesticide use.
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