Butterflies you may see:-
| Species Brimstone Orange-tip Holly Blue Large White Small White Green veined White Small Tortoiseshell Comma Peacock Speckled Wood Small Copper Meadow Brown Gatekeeper Ringlet Common Blue Painted Lady Purple Hairstreak White Admiral Small Skipper Large Skipper Red Admiral |
Best time to see them April-May April-May April-July April-September April-September April-September April-October April-October April-October April-October May-August May-August May-August May-August May-September May-September May-July June-August June-August June-August June-September |
White Admiral, Brook Glade (West) 14.07.2018
Purple Emperor, Car Park, 15.6.2016
Small Skipper, Middle Way 14.06.2011
I originally thought that this was a Large Skipper, but the patterning is less intense than the Large, so this is almost certainly a Small Skipper. Below is a Large Skipper captured on 14th July 2013, when a good number were seen in the Wood.
Meadow Brown, Middle Way, 26.6.2011
Ringlet, Bridleway, 26.6.2011
Small White, Middle Way, 15.7.2011
Small White, Middle Way, 26.7.2011
Green-Veined White, Middle Way, 15.7.2011
Red Admiral, Picnic area, 15.7.2011
Red Admiral, Bridleway, 30.7.2011
Meadow Brown hiding in the leaf litter, Bridleway, 15.7.2011
Meadow Brown, Middle Way, 26.7.2011
Silver Washed Fritillary, Middle Way, 21.7.2011
Speckled Wood, Entrance Drive, 22.7.2011
Speckled Wood, Bridleway, 26.7.2011
Speckled Wood, Bridleway, 30.7.2011
Gatekeeper, Entrance Drive, 22.7.2011
Peacock, Middle Way, 30.7.2011
Orange Tip Butterflies – Middle Way 30th April 2012
The female lacks the orange tips.
Another Orange Tip, Middle Way 13/5/2012
Yellow Speckled Moth, Blue Ride 23rd May 2012
Red Admiral, by gate at head of Blue Ride, 30th June 2012
Speckled Wood, Middle Way, 30th June 2012
Ringlet, Middle Way, 5th July 2012
Comma, near Sweet Cheshnut grove north of gate at head of Blue Ride, 12th July 2012.
Silver-Washed Fritillary, Blue Ride, 19th July 2012
Meadow Brown, Bridle path, 19th July 2012
Purple Hairstreak, junction of Middleway and Blue Ride, 19.7.2013
Purple Hairstreak, Bridle path, 25.7.2013
Purple Hairstreak, Middle Way, 27.8.2013
Large Skippers, Middleway, 25.7.2013
Small Tortoiseshell, next to Office, 19.7.2013
Large White, Middleway, 19.7.2013
