Butterflies

Dr Richard Fox, from Butterfly Conservation, says he is "devastated" by the apparent decline.

However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.

Guildford in Bloom is aiming to raise awareness to declining butterfly numbers in the UK.

Network Rail says wildflowers and trees planted along tracks help create a "wildlife corridor".

The number of brown hairstreak butterflies on a nature reserve is stable, a wildlife trust says.

An insect that went extinct in England in 1976 is breeding again in a specially chosen woodland.

The project will run until the end of 2026 on land around Dover Castle and Western Heights.

Harris McCutcheon, 17, is representing Scotland on a new Butterfly Conservation panel.