Butterfly decline can be prevented

that she is and that she represents the feeling of the majority of people in Scotland.

I feel that sooner rather than later the people of Scotland should be given the opportunity to cast a vote of no confidence in her party and what she stands for and give someone the chance to make a real difference to the people of Scotland. non-edible accessories but buy the best food you can afford. SIR, – We read that three quarters of Britain’s butterflies have disappeared in the past 40 years (Press and Journal, July 20).

It seems to me that one of the measures that could be adopted by the public and the councils alike is to stop strimming everything in sight.

Some of our commonest species depend on stinging nettles as the food source for their caterpillars. These important plants are seen by many as unwanted weeds. They are not!

We need the humble stinging nettle to provide nitrogen and to feed the caterpillars of our most iconic and loved wildlife.

As roadsides are endlessly strimmed wild flowers and nettles are disappearing from our countryside, and the wildlife with them.

It would save councils money too if they let the meadow areas around our towns and villages grow.