Butterfly sos

THE BIG BUTTERFLY COUNT 18 JULY TO 10 AUGUST

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?

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

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

July sees non-stop wildlife action, says James Lowen

Summer has arrived, so here’s how to get the most of July’s birding, writes David Callahan