The Week Junior UK - Issue 189, 27 July 2019

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27 July 2019•The Week Junior

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n19July,the Big ButterflyCount 2019 began.

The Big ButterflyCount isanationwide survey

of the UK’sbutterfly population, run by Butterfly

Conservation–acharity dedicated to protecting the

pretty flying insects.

The survey is the biggest butterflycount in the

world. Last year,morethan 100,000 people took

part,counting 964,480 butterflies. It’sausefulway

of checking the health of the environment. This is

because butterfliesreact very

in the climate, and decreases

populationscansometimes a

that other wildlife may be un

survey also helps identify diff

butterfly in order to protect th

extinction. Summer is the bes

of year to do it, because this i

insects areatt he adult stage

their life cycle, and aremost

likely to be seen flying aroun

Anyonecantakepart in

the survey.All that isrequired

from participants is 15 minutes spent outdoors in

sunny weather.Those taking part shouldcount the

butterflies they see, using the Big ButterflyCount

website’sidentification chart to work out which

species of butterfly they’ve spotted. All information is

useful, which means that people should submit their

findings even if they don’t see any butterflies.Youcan

send in morethan onecount, either from different

places or on different days at the same place.

f butterfly that particularly interests

painted lady.This species has

nd black markings with black

ots. ButterflyConservation says

mbers of painted ladies have been

ing to the UK from Europe. In the

r of 2008, therewerearound 11

of them in the UK, and Butterfly

ion wants to know if thereare

r numbers this year.

Butterfly sightingscanbe

ubmitted at bigbutterflycount.org or

sing the free app until 11 August.

“Fiveguys arrested after fist fight

at Fiv eGuys”Orlando Sentinel

H

ikers walking on Britain’shighest mountain have

been asked to stop dropping banana skins.Lots

of the peels have been found on Ben Nevis in the

Scottish Highlands;eight kilograms werecollected on

one rece nt litter pick alone. It takes up to two years for

banana skins to breakdown and they arethought to

be bad for the area’s wildlife. The 160,000 visitors to

the mountaineach year arenow being asked not to

leave any traceoft heir visit.

ARoman secret isrevealed

T

he mystery ofararepieceofRoman glass found

at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire, in

2017 has finally been solved. It has taken two years

to prove that the shardwas part ofa1,800-year-old

fish-shaped bottle made in what is now Ukraine, in

eastern Europe. Archaeologists (people who study

evidenceofpast human activityrevealed from under

the ground) say it proves that whoever lived at

Chedworth Villa must have been rich and powerful.

The world’s steepest street

G

uinnessWorld Records hasreco gnised FforddPen

Llech in Gwynedd,Wales as the world’ssteepest

street. It takes the title from the previousrecord

holder,Baldwin Street in Dunedin, NewZealand.

On 20 July,around 200 people attendedaparty to

celebrate the award. Judith Strevens, one of the party

organisers,explained that the eventwasheld as near

to the street as possible–the record-breaking street

itselfwastoo steep to host thecelebrations.

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part in the study.

The glass fragment.

Apainted lady.