36,000 people took part in the Big Butterfly Count this summer which has recorded the majority of butterfly species studied as part of the scheme seeing their populations fall, with some producing their worst numbers since the Big Butterfly Count scheme began
If you followed our coverage of the Full Council meeting this week, you'll know that members voted to support the Friends of the Earth Bee Cause. Cllrs Chris Whitehouse and Daryll Pitcher abstained from voting, saying it was because they'd been stung by a swarm bees.