Summer is peak butterfly season, but this year many noticed not as many as usual — and that’s due to a decline that’s been in ...

Stinging nettles are one of the most important plants in terms of the percentage of British butterfly caterpillars that will feed on them. There is also a non-stinging variety for gardens where small ...

It is suitable even for small gardens, patios or balconies. The best way to help butterflies is to grow butterfly-friendly plants that will provide nectar to adults and food to caterpillars. Check out ...

One way to do that is to provide pollinator plants that provide nectar for adults to feed on. Common mallow is packed full of ...

The marsh violets, the food for the larvae of the small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, are being planted on Norbury Hill. The aim is to plant 20,000 this winter, which Dr Charlie Bell ...

By growing this plant, you can help conserve this vital butterfly population. Milkweed is a plant group in the Asclepias genus that is the only food source for monarch caterpillars. There are over 100 ...