‘This isn’t greenwashing’: thousands of butterflies surprise experts on restored West Sussex farmland
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/22/thousands-of-butterflies-surprise-experts-on-restored-west-sussex-farmland
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Rare small blues and dingy skippers among species found on former wheatfields two years after start of transformation under commercial nature project An “amazing” abundance of 5,290 butterflies, including rare small blues and dingy skippers, has appeared on land that was barren wheatfields just two years ago. The speed with which nature has bounced back at Halnaker Hill farm in West Sussex has surprised experts after 133 hectares (330 acres) of intensively farmed land were turned into a commercial nature restoration project. Continue reading...
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