“TIVERTON and Honiton MP Neil Parish has ‘adopted’ one of the UK’s most threatened butterflies in a bid to help boost its numbers.
The nationally scarce Marsh Fritillary is in decline across Europe, but can be found in small numbers across Devon, including on Dartmoor.
Mr Parish visited the national park recently after becoming a ‘Species Champion’ for the rare butterfly.
He said: “I am thrilled to be working with Butterfly Conservation (BC) to raise the profile of the Marsh Fritillary and I’m hoping that by being a ‘Species Champion’ I can contribute to securing its future.
Unfortunately, Parish has yet to tell us hovw he plans to secure the future of the NHS in East Devon.
East Devon Watch 