Butterflies


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Species

Location

Comments

Small Tortoiseshell

general

Second to be seen (March)

Peacock

general

Generally the first to be seen in the year (March)

Green-veined White

 

Around in April

Orange tip

Chestnut walk –  view of underside

First seen on 23rd April   

Small White

Near Centenary Hide  

July -August

Meadow Brown

 

Seen first on 14th June  (mostly seen with wings closed)

Small Copper

 

Appeared this year in May – (sub-species caerulio punctatis seen at BH)

Ringlet

                       

Seen first on 14th June

Red Admiral

 

 

Small Heath

Meadow over from carpark

From around beginning of June (mostly seen with wings closed)

Common Blue

                             

End of June

Comma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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