Anita McMillan made the astounding discovery near St Austell and quickly informed her family members, who advised her to ...

Animals often evolve to have certain characteristics that help them escape predators more effectively. Some of these ...

With their intricate shapes and kaleidoscopic colours, dahlias are some of the summer's finest flowers. We've asked designers and florists to recommend their favourite types of dahlias so you can get ...

A "nationwide butterfly emergency" has prompted conservationists to issue an urgent plea for public participation in this year's Big Butterfly Count, stressing its critical importance after a ...

Is your heart aflutter with the beauty of butterflies? Then, after a delightful visit to a butterfly garden in Canada where I saw a variety of butterflies I'd never seen before, I felt inspired to ...

The mountain ringlet, a small brown butterfly with orange wing spots, to be precise. So, calling all lepidopterists.

The mountain ringlet is a small brown butterfly with orange wing spots - it lives exclusively on mountains and is more commonly found in Scotland than in England, where conservationists say it is ...

Visitors to the Lake District are being asked to look out for England’s only mountain butterfly to help scientists protect the rare species. The mountain ringlet, a small brown butterfly with ...

Visitors to the Lake District are being asked to look out for England’s only mountain butterfly to help scientists protect the rare species. The mountain ringlet, a small brown butterfly with orange ...