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Where do butterflies go in winter?

Insects are a lot less obvious in winter. It’s a tough time to be active, with cold weather, storms and a shortage of food. Butterflies mostly disappear, popping up again as spring approaches and…

Whiteletter hairstreak butterfly resting on the side of a purple thistle head plant. It has brown wings, with two white hair looking streaks running through its wings. At the edge near its body, the wings are bright orange with a black line seperating the orange and brown.

First-ever spotting at Spurn Point

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust were very excited in mid-July to record the discovery of the first white-letter hairstreak butterfly at Spurn!

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