Nottingham Post published Tim Sexton: Warm weather means insects galore at Attenborough

Tim Sexton from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, assistant manager at Attenborough Nature Centre, on why the warm weather has meant more insects and fewer birds. It's Christmas, and the last thing I expected to be writing about as we approach the end of December is butterflies and bumblebees. Yet amazingly, over the last week at Attenborough the unseasonably mild winter has brought peacock butterflies and buff-tailed bumblebees out of hibernation in search of food. Fortunately for these...