Survey reveals UK butterfly winners and losers in the wake of record high temperatures

By Marcus Rhodes, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter

Butterflies are important bellwethers of environmental change. Highly sensitive to climatic conditions and undergoing large fluctuations in abundance from year to year due to vagaries of weather, they offer a unique window into the ecology of our rapidly changing world.

Newly published results from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme present a mixed picture for butterflies in 2023, with notable contrasts between certain winners and losers.

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