Insects & invertebrates

This picture taken on March 15, 2011 shows plates of fried insects, including crickets and grasshoppers, for sale at a local market in Vientiane. AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)

Countryfile Presenters

Adam Henson: Could insects be food of the future in Britain?

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Wildlife stories

Extinct Chequered Skipper butterfly returns to English countryside

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Farmland birds and butterfly numbers boosted by nature friendly farming

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Wildlife stories

Butterfly numbers set for autumn rise despite wet summer, says charity

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Did you know? Which striped insects sting?

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Wildlife stories

Butterfly species in significant decline, study finds

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Food and Recipes

Would you eat meat from animals fed on insects?

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Butterfly bonanza, Bentley Wood, Wiltshire

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Large blue butterfly, Golden Valley, Stroud, Cotswolds