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Nature FeaturesYou are in: Shropshire > Nature > Nature Features > Beautiful butterflies in Shropshire  Miranda Krestovnikoff Beautiful butterflies in ShropshireAs part of BBC One's series Nature of Britain, wildlife reporter Miranda Krestovnikoff explores Prees Heath Common in Shropshire and learns about the important role played by one species of butterfly. In much of lowland Britain there is very little true wilderness. Presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff explores Prees Heath Common in Shropshire, a wilderness which resulted from human intervention.
Miranda learns about the role of the silver studded blue butterfly in the wider community of plants, birds and animals which make the heath their home.
The habitats which typify this heathland landscape have to be managed to preserve their unique characteristics. The type of soil, flora and fauna which inhabit what we know as wilderness must be kept in check by man to preserve the delicate balance and ensure a broad spectrum of wildlife. But if it wasn't for the role Prees Heath played in World War I and World War II, as an airfield, the silver studded blue might never have made its home here. While most of the airfield was returned to heathland, the runways remained, and the old boulders offer some important conditions for the silver studded blue. Watch films from this region - the West Midlands - from the Nature of Britain series on BBC One.
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