Caterpillars only nibble on their host plant, which is nettle. You can find them on stinging nettle, false nettle and wood nettle. Red admiral caterpillars are mostly black or dark brown and spiky ...

Butterfly populations in Catalonia in northern Spain are better than their UK counterparts at regulating their body temperature by basking in the sunshine, but rising global temperatures due to ...

About 200 red admiral butterflies have been released ... Greater Manchester, from caterpillars he collected in north Wales. "The decline in the numbers is coming fast and furious," he said.

Princess Charlotte gently holds a Red Admiral, which she found near her family's home in Norfolk Princess Charlotte and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined the Big Butterfly Count - a ...

The Big Butterfly Count is well underway, and there's already been some news from the survey: a huge increase in sightings of Red Admiral butterflies across the UK. Wildlife charity Butterfly ...