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Farmland butterflies have flourished thanks to last year's hot summer, the charity Butterfly Conservation says.

The annual Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) recorded almost double the number of insects compared with the previous year.

Long, sunny periods provided perfect breeding conditions for some of the UK's brightest species, it suggested.

But experts warned the mild winter could reverse the insects' fortunes if they emerged too early for spring.

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The survey has been run by Butterfly Conservation, the British Trust for Ornithology and The
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I love to see the butterflies, there are some really colourful one's.

tha22222

I was so glad to see this on the news .. I have a big buddleia bush outside that is level with my lounge window ( I am on the first floor!) It was wonderful to see all the peacock and tortoiseshells all over it - I even saw a few red admirals as well

I am very happy to read this
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