BUTTERFLIES

Forget yoga and mindfulness – there is little more relaxing than the beautiful sight of butterflies fluttering across a sunny garden.

Our bees, butterflies and hoverflies have suffered badly over the last fifty or so years, due to changes in land use as a result of modern farming methods, urban spread and new transport links. Over 97% (an area the size of Wales) of all flower-rich grasslands have been lost in England since the 1930s, (and this is mirrored in other parts of Britain) reducing pollen and nectar sources and leading to a serious decline in the wildlife depending on wildflower-rich habitat.

You can help our essential pollinators thrive in the garden with our selection of bee and butterfly houses.