“beyond their magic and beauty, butterflies play a vital role in our ecosystems”

THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 18 JULY TO 10 AUGUST

Butterflies have been having a tough time of it, says Joe Swift — so make your garden a place they’ll be happy to call home

Adrian Thomas celebrates the sheer variety of life that accompanies us in our gardens

Jenny Ackland spots an explosion of colour this June as wildlife gears up for the start of summer.

Lovers’ lure, warning of death or simply a form of communication, the purpose of Nature’s paintbox may be curious, but its vibrant hues are always worth celebrating, eulogises John Lewis-Stempel

I t’s the summer solstice, and the mountains ...