Gardeners urged to create mud puddles before the end of August for strange reason

A swarm of adult male butterflies 'puddling' (Image: Getty) Gardeners are being urged to create muddy puddles in their gardens before the end of August. This unusual plea to gardeners is actually to help butterflies breed. This is because male butterflies go "puddling" in August.

This behaviour sees male butterflies congregate around mud puddles. They gather around these water sources to drink - and take in essential salts and minerals from the soil. Sean McMenemy, a garden wildlife expert and founder of Ark Wildlife , said male butterflies "often engage in mud-puddling as a way of charming the ladies".

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