More butterflies than usual?

[Nannerlmoz]

I don’t know if I’m imagining it but there seems to be more butterflies around this summer than for as long as I can remember. Has anyone noticed this?

Its lovely, such beautiful creatures.

I think so - more than the last couple of years. Also more flies!

I was just saying this to my husband, must've been a good year for them because they're everywhere. I've already had to usher three out of my house today.

Lots more bumblebees too! It's lovely to see.

@Nannerlmoz definitely been a lot more around this year. My son has also had a huge amount of ladybirds near his college. So lovely to see them all.

I was just thinking the same thing a few days ago that I've never seen so many butterflies at once in my back garden! It’s lovely.

Many more, yes. I am sat in an inner London park watching four Cabbage White butterflies circle round a patch of bushes.

There was anarticle about this on the BBC website yesterday. More butterflies, ladybirds and wasps. It's the weather.

They do formally track the numbers in the “Big Butterfly Count” so it will be interesting to see if that is what shows up in the data. Also from participating in this previously I think some weather conditions are better for certain types of butterflies, the ones I’ve seen are mostly the cabbage white type ones.

Yes. It's been lovely seeing them everywhere.

https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/about

you should join in with this.

Ive never seen so many caterpillars eating my plants 😁

Glad it’s not just me imagining it!

The ones I’ve seen most often are cabbage whites, but I did see a blue one (that I’ve not been able to identify) on a patch of woodland near us yesterday.

We were on holiday in Greece a few months ago and it was the same there - butterflies galore!

I’ve seen a fair few cabbage whites, a couple of lovely red ones, and this morning I ushered a large Yellow Underwing out of the house (I screamed as I did it, I bloody hate moths!).

I think there's a greater desire by many people to plant more bee and butterfly friendly species in their gardens. Doing things like planting a bit of clover in your lawn helps too. I've noticed lots of marmalade hoverflies - some people probably think they're wasps - they're very useful pollinators.

I've noticed a lot of Cabbage Whites out of late, as well as bees. They're often all over my bee and butterfly-friendly plants!

I have also seen a lot more horse-flies during the hot spell this year, and they are deeply unpleasant when they bite!

And ladybugs oh my god the ladybugs!

There’s far fewer than when I was a child but more than in recent years

Yes, lots more butterflies than previous years despite the same plants in the garden. Also more bugs in general, my car was spattered in them after a long motorway trip, I haven't noticed that in a few years.

I was thinking the same the other day.

Yes I had 10 in my garden all at the sametime 2 days ago. About 8 cabbage ones and a few red admiral's.

Yes there are soooo many around here 🥰.