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People across the UK are being asked to take part in an annual count of butterflies amid fears they have been affected by poor weather this spring.
TV naturalist Chris Packham said participating in the Big Butterfly Count could provide key research on the impact of climate change on wildlife.
Members of the public should spend 15 minutes outside counting the number and type of butterflies they see.
The annual count will take place over the next three weeks.
Butterfly Conservation, the wildlife charity running the scheme, said its current records show that many species of butterflies have been affected by this year s unseasonably cold and wet spring.
With the memories of Halloween still fresh in our minds we dig into our very own X-Files. Sightings in the county aren t a new thing, but only since the advent of camera phones has it become easy for spotters to get a snap. The following are accounts of sightings, details and photographic evidence. The truth is out there!
2007 This photo was taken by an astonished onlooker who asked not to be named for fear of being ridiculed. The person, who was with his family in Ipley at the time, spotted the mysterious object circling above trees in the New Forest in broad daylight.
UFOs spotted in the skies above Hampshire dailyecho.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyecho.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Leicester s National Space Centre awarded grant to teach autistic children about space using dance
A weekly after-school club will take place
09:47, 5 MAY 2021
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The National Space Centre (Image: Chris Gordon)
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