Jim Asher
The small tortoiseshell is widespread and common in many gardens in spring and autumn, often in large numbers
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The reason is the town estate is old so it has hedges, trees, people grow flowers although a lot of them , not as much as they should.
Too much block paving and gravel.
This is the major reason we get localised flooding now not enough plant matter in gardens and towns to soak up the rain.
One large tree can soak up hundreds of gallons of water.
If you want to see wildlife you have to create an environment for them to thrive.
Pity she only eats red butterflies - but will not tackle the mulitude of whites that so love my vegetables!
I would also urge the Independent to begin a campaign that would singulary bring back our declining butterfly numbers. This campaign shoud promote the correct management of the biggest potential nature reserve in Britain, our roadside verges.
Verges at present are being cut at the wrong time and too often by the authorities that have turned the job into one of a perpetuating self interest industry and not the positive environmentally enhansing job it should be. How many of us remember the days when our car fronts were splattered with a broad array of invertebrates particularly moths. In the summer in cambridgeshire there is barely a wild flower to be found on these verges.
So come on the Independent raise awareness and bring about a more rewarding way of managing our verges to the benefit of much of our declining nature.
thanks