Grassland butterflies in steep decline across Europe

 

This is a picture from our farm of butterflies during the summer - for more photographs go to our sister blog Poultry Discussion. We have given some of our farmed area to wildlife under a UK scheme called the Higher Level Scheme (HLS). Why is this important? The Guardian reports that
a drop in numbers of 17 butterfly species' indicates a catastrophic loss of flower-rich meadows in many European countries. Follow the link to find out more.