This summer was a bumper year for butterflies – but not caterpillars. Discover the results of the Big Butterfly Count 2026.
Published: September 16, 2026 at 12:01 am
The results of Butterfly Conservation's 2026 Big Butterfly Count are in and it shows that it was a great summer for butterflies, as many gardeners and nature lovers will have noticed. However, the charity warns that this year's hot, dry weather and drought in many areas may have hit caterpillars hard – so there could be fewer butterflies next summer.
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Professor Richard Fox, Head of Science at Butterfly Conservation, said: "This has been one of the hottest, driest summers on record, and the figures certainly suggest that was good news for many of the widespread butterfly species monitored by the Count.…
