National Trust to create UK sanctuary for endangered butterfly
by Steven Morris from Environment | The Guardian on (#3E3SR)
Heddon Valley in Devon to be haven for high brown fritillary, supported by lottery funding
A beautiful wooded valley on the Devon coast is to be the focus of a project to save the UK's most endangered butterfly - the high brown fritillary.
Conservationists believe changes to woodland management, such as the abandonment of coppicing, and climate change have contributed to the steep decline of the large, powerful, fast-flying butterfly over the last 50 years.
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