Where did all the butterflies go? 🚨🦋 Newly released data has revealed that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK, and more than half of butterfly species are now in long-term decline. We are in a #ButterflyEmergency. - ThreadSky

savebutterflies.bsky.social • 12 days ago

Where did all the butterflies go? 🚨🦋

Newly released data has revealed that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK, and more than half of butterfly species are now in long-term decline.

We are in a #ButterflyEmergency.

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eleanorcrook.bsky.social•12 days ago

A great excuse not to mow

zolenkan.bsky.social•12 days ago

doing everything i can....

felonimacaroni.bsky.social•12 days ago

I am in long time decline too and i dont get a fancy post.

savebutterflies.bsky.social•12 days ago

View the official results from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme and find out what you can do to help 👉 https://buff.ly/8S059qO

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rickynow.bsky.social•12 days ago

Yes I saw this earlier https://news.sky.com/story/britons-urged-to-stop-mowing-lawns-to-boost-butterfly-numbers-in-long-term-decline-13340331

tenajme.bsky.social•12 days ago

It was too cold

soowho.bsky.social•12 days ago

Hopefully with drier weather, an early Spring and a ban on the pesticides which the Tory’s kept giving exceptions to the sugar beet industries things could be better this year, I’m definitely seeing more this year, lots of Brimstones, some Peacocks and something tortishell, didn’t get a good look