Winter Storms

[Jack Harrison]

Your thoughts about the impact of gales and flooding on butterflies.

Ian Pratt can no doubt bring us up to date on a specific query. How has the Isle of Wight Glanville Fritillary habitat fared in the recent storms? I am well aware that regular cliff erosion creates the right habitat for the butterfly, but after this winter it would hardly be surprising if it takes a few years for the population to recover.

I would presume that the feeble mainland colony at Hurst Castle (don't know if it was even still there in 2013) will have been destroyed by inundation and loss of habitat.

Jack