‘Magical’: butterfly sightings across the UK this summer | Environment

“I live in the countryside and it’s been an incredible year for butterflies – we’ve seen marbled whites, tortoiseshells (pictured), red admirals and ringlets. I always think of an entry in The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady where she says she turned a corner into a lane and walked into a cloud of meadow browns. It makes me sad that this almost never happens these days, though this year, walking past butterfly-friendly plants, there have been small clouds of gatekeepers and meadow browns and it’s magical.” Charlotte, West Yorkshire

Photograph: Charlotte/Guardian Community