The 2014 Big Butterfly Count results are out! A huge thank you to everyone that took part, we wouldnt have any of this amazing research without your counts! Here is a mini break down of what we have discovered: • The summer was good for Peacock butterflies - it was the most counted Butterfly of the Count! • It was also a good summer for Small Tortoiseshell, which finished in 4th place overall, its highest ever ranking in Big Butterfly Count and an amazing comeback for a butterfly that was so scarce in parts of southern England a couple of years ago. • Nearly 45,000 people took part, undertaking 43,564 Counts (equivalent to 175,000 hours of counting!) • There were fewer butterflies this year than last year. The average number of individuals per Count dropped from 23 in 2013 to 15 in 2014. You can read the full break down of the Big Butterfly Count 2014 here butrfli.es/BBC2014Results
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 09:44:57 +0000
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