No, that's not how we do things ! The habitat must be consistent and volunteer groups, such as Butterfly Conservation, BugWatch, and pond groups, inform us of declining trends. My target species is the Small tortoiseshell, principally, and brown butterflies, generally. Small success, in one year, at the present site (my allotment). As butterflies build up, obviously centred on my garden, so does the resentment from other male gardeners (they mainly want to kill me). It's all conservation and the same rules apply. There are some very important SSSIs on the chalk and the alkaline landscapes and species are those, arguably, under greatest pressure, due to acid rain, fertiliser, clearance, monoculture, drought etc, etc.
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