Spread your wings

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

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

July sees non-stop wildlife action, says James Lowen

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

With a ‘butterfly emergency’ in the UK, conservationists are gearing up for this year’s Big Butterfly Count. But what has happened to these insects? And can they – on a wing and a prayer – ever bounce back?