Mass planting of marsh violets key to saving rare UK butterfly, says National Trust
by Sophie Kevany from Environment | The Guardian on (#6MPR4)
Trust aims to boost small pearl-bordered fritillary colonies in Shropshire Hills by planting 20,000 violets this year for their caterpillars
A mass planting of marsh violets across England's Shropshire Hills is to take place to try to prevent further decline of the small pearl-bordered fritillary or Boloria selene, a rare UK butterfly.
The small pearl-bordered fritillary's distribution across the UK has plunged 71% since the mid 1970s and the species is now listed as vulnerable, according to the 2022 state of UK butterflies report.
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