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Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore the abundance of butterflies at High Ash Farm amidst the summer heat.

Send us Fan Mail On another scorching July morning at High Ash Farm, Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore the extraordinary abundance of butterflies thriving despite the relentless heat. Among thistle-lined field margins they encounter meadow browns, green-veined whites, six-spot burnet moths, peacocks and a surprise brimstone butterfly, while Chris explains how drought, migration and nectar-rich wildflower crops shape the fortunes of Britain's summer butterflies. The pair then visit a ca...

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Host: Chris Skinner

Guest: Matthew Gudgin

Topics covered

• butterflies
• nature
• wildflowers
• drought
• migration

Keywords

• butterflies
• meadow browns
• green-veined whites
• six-spot burnet moths
• nectar-rich wildflower crops

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Places: High Ash Farm, Britain

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