Britain 'set for bumper year' for butterflies
A hot and dry spring means a greater variety and more butterflies across the UK, a charity says.
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"It was an opportunity for them to colonise and reach out to new places."
— Dr Dan Hoare , Academic
"If more and more of us create those havens, we'll have that kind of patchwork... all the way across the country."
— Prof Helen Roy , Academic
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A hot and dry spring means a greater variety and more butterflies across the UK, a charity says.
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