After 40 years of wheat farming, a 330-acre stretch of land in England was turned into a wildlife haven; just two years later, surveys recorded 5,290 butterflies, including rare species never previously seen in the fields
A former wheat-growing farm in West Sussex, England, has recorded a remarkable increase in butterfly numbers just two years after a large-scale habitat restoration project began, with 5,290 butterflies belonging to 28 species documented during surveys in 2026. The findings, reported by The Guardian and detailed by Halnaker Hill Farm, include the first recorded sightings…
