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Butterfly enthusiast. West Midlands Butterfly Conservation member and volunteer. All pics my own unless stated/reposted.
Scotch Argus. Arnside Knott 6/8/25
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At least 4 Clouded Yellow seen in the fields surrounding Grafton Wood, Worcs this afternoon inc a f.helice
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Chalkhill Blue. Aston Rowant NNR 25/7/25
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Stunning male second brood Adonis Blue. Aston Rowant NNR 25/7/25
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Silver-spotted Skipper beginning to emerge at Aston Rowant NNR. Six counted 25/7/25.
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Second brood female Wall. Lea Quarry, Shropshire 16/7/25
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Brown Hairstreak. Grafton Wood 12/7/25. My earliest record by exactly 3 weeks. Only one male seen, but he did give us a glimpse of the rarely seen upper wings
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Second brood Small Copper. The Bog Mine, Shropshire 9/7/25
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Grayling at the Bog Mine, Shropshire 9/7/25
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An exceptional example of the blue form of the female Common Blue in the Wyre Forest today - what a beauty
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High Brown Fritillary. Oldcastle Down, Vale of Glamorgan 30/6/25
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Large Blue. Daneway Banks, Gloucestershire 25/6/25
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Follow main track through the wood, they've been seen all along especially at the crossroads. Another good spot is where it runs straight after left turn (highest point.)
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Just emerged female Silver-washed Fritillary. Tiddesley Wood, Worcs 23/6/25
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Same butterfly, different views. Purple Emperor at Tiddesley Wood, Worcestershire this morning
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Female High Brown Fritillary. Oldcastle Down, Vale of Glamorgan 19/6/25.
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Dark Green Fritillary. Oldcastle Down, Vale of Glamorgan 19/6/25
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The Purple Empire rises again in Worcestershire. Tiddesley Wood this afternoon. Two seen. Thanks to @lloydcevans.bsky.social for the heads-up. (Pic heavily cropped.)
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White Admiral. Monkwood, Worcs 16/6/25. Species #41 for the year
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White-letter Hairstreak. Burlish Meadows, Worcs this morning
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Backlit Swallowtail. Hickling Broad 8/6/25.
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Swallowtail. Strumpshaw Fen 9/6/25.
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Looking for the Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Water Vole at Strumpshaw Fen 6/6/25
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Glapthorn Cow Pastures NR, Northants bursting at the seams with Black Hairstreak this morning. Stopped counting at 50...
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Silver-studded Blue. Prees Heath, Shropshire 31/5/25
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A woodland ride covered in a sea of bluebells
Grizzled Skipper butterfly resting on a plant stem
Side view of a Pearl-bordered Fritillary resting on a bluebell with wings closed
Good news for butterflies in the midlands! π°π¦
More than 60 hectares of new butterfly habitat have been created as part of a four-year project aimed at helping rare species, including the Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Silver-studded Blue and Grizzled Skipper.
π·: John Davis, Iain H Leach
It was...
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary on my transect in the Wyre Forest 23/5/25.
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A mating pair of Glanville Fritillary. Wiltshire 20/5/25
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Wyre Forest 21/5/25
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