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    Plant for butterflies

    Jun 30, 2020 4 minutes

    THERE’S something so relaxing about watching butterflies flutter from flower to flower. It’s easy to become mesmerised, and getting lost in their activity is a great way to forget any worries and stresses of your own for a while. That’s why, this year more than ever, it makes sense to ensure you have plenty of nectar-rich plants that will attract them, and also to take part in the Big Butterfly Count, a fun, easy way to give our beautiful native butterflies a helping hand.

    Due to pesticide use and a loss of food sources, butterflies have been in decline for several decades. But while numbers continue to be a worry, recent

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