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‘This isn’t greenwashing’: thousands of butterflies surprise experts on restored West Sussex farmland
NEWS DESKClimate
PUBLISHEDOct 22, 2026, 5:00 AM
What the source reports
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…
Main source: The Guardian Environment
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