Know your spring bu erflies and the plants to grow to help them

Now’s the time to keep an eye out for our beautiful garden pollinators

As birdsong increases and the green shoots of spring start to emerge, so do sightings of our beautiful garden butterflies. Now the weather is thankfully turning a little more spring-like, they’ll be out in abundance, enjoying warmer temperatures and plentiful flowers. There’s a sprinkling of notable early spring species to see at this time of year – how many can you spot? You can download Butterfly Conservation’s iRecord app on your smartphone to make a note, help you identify unknown species and add valuable data to scientific records.