Tuesday 11 September 2018

Rare butterfly thrives due to the long hot summer

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Mon, 10/09/2018 (All day)
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The long hot summer has allowed the Heath Fritillary, one of Britain’s rarest butterflies, to have a second brood emerge in Belfairs Woods.

The Heath Fritillary is one of Britain’s rarest butterflies and was considered to be on the brink of extinction in the late 1970s. A re-introduction into Essex and continued habitat management has allowed the butterfly’s numbers to gradually grow, and now, the long hot summer has seen a second brood flying for the first time in the Essex Wildlife Trust nature reserve at Belfairs Woods.

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