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Re: June 2021
Saturday 5th June at Prestbury Hill in Gloucestershire 15 fresh marsh fritillaries seen in the Bill Smyllie field and 7/8 duke of burgundy butterflies including some fresh individuals seen in both parts of the reserve.
- Sun Mar 08, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: March 2020
- Replies: 119
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Re: March 2020
My first butterfly sighting of the year, a male brimstone in my back garden in Cheltenham this morning
- Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:36 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Female Common Blue or Female Adonis Blue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 854
Re: Female Common Blue or Female Adonis Blue
Many thanks for confirming what this butterfly is
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:11 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Female Common Blue or Female Adonis Blue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 854
Female Common Blue or Female Adonis Blue
A butterfly that was seen in the quarries on Aggs Hill in Gloucestershire at the top of the Cotswold escarpment, fairly close to Prestbury Hill nature reserve managed by Butterfly Conservation. I am unsure if this is a female common blue or female adonis blue. I'm leaning towards common blue as the ...
- Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:24 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Hairstreak at Prestbury Hill nature reserve, Glos
- Replies: 3
- Views: 478
Re: Hairstreak at Prestbury Hill nature reserve, Glos
Many thanks Wurzel and Guy, this is what i originally thought it was
- Sat Aug 17, 2019 7:00 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Hairstreak at Prestbury Hill nature reserve, Glos
- Replies: 3
- Views: 478
Hairstreak at Prestbury Hill nature reserve, Glos
Several weeks ago I found a hairstreak butterfly nectaring on a field scabious at Prestbury Hill nature reserve in Gloucestershire. It was seen on the lower slopes of the Bill Smyllie field close to the hedgerow and fairly near to the small wood that divides the two fields. It is an unusual sighting...
- Sat May 18, 2019 6:00 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Neil Freeman
- Replies: 4395
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Re: Neil Freeman
It's a shame i missed you at Prestbury Hill on Wednesday Neil, I was there until about 3.15pm. I saw around 12-15 dukes on this occasion plus 4 wall browns along the path at the very top of the Bill Smyllie field, and also two females brimstones egg laying in the Happy Valley area.
- Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:18 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: March 2019
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5737
Re: March 2019
First orange-tip of the year, a male in Stratford Park, Stroud this lunchtime, also four small tortoiseshells, a peacock and two brimstones
- Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: August 2018
- Replies: 62
- Views: 10576
Re: August 2018
Lemon Pansy seen at All Saints Church allotments in Cheltenham late on Monday afternoon! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- Sat Aug 25, 2018 9:20 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Strange Butterfly sighted at All Saints Church allotments!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 396
Re: Strange Butterfly sighted at All Saints Church allotments!
Many thanks for identifying it Tony, I guess it must have been an illegal release. It was a huge surprise to find it on my allotment! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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- Sat Aug 25, 2018 1:50 pm
- Forum: Identification
- Topic: Strange Butterfly sighted at All Saints Church allotments!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 396
Strange Butterfly sighted at All Saints Church allotments!
A strange looking butterfly seen at All Saints Church allotments in Cheltenham late Monday afternoon. At first I thought this was a speckled wood aberration but it was the size of a silver-washed fritillary and twice the size of a normal speckled wood. It was spotted sunning itself on the ivy in the...
- Mon May 08, 2017 6:08 pm
- Forum: Sites
- Topic: Forest of Dean (Mid-May)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1134
Re: Forest of Dean (Mid-May)
The Linear Park on the outskirts of Cinderford is potentially another good site to visit. It is off the Valley Road in Cinderford and great for invertebrates. Butterflies like grizzled skipper, wood white and small pearl bordered fritillary have all been recorded there. You can also see commoner spe...
- Fri May 05, 2017 10:46 pm
- Forum: Sites
- Topic: Forest of Dean (Mid-May)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1134
Re: Forest of Dean (Mid-May)
Serridge Green near Brierley can be a good place to see wood whites, small pearl bordered fritillaries and grizzled skippers. The small pearl bordered fritillaries can also be found at Moseley Green. The grizzled skippers are also found at Nagshead nature reserve which is managed by the RSPB.
- Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:19 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: December 2016
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1816
Re: December 2016
Thursday 22nd December a single peacock seen at the top of the Cotswold escarpment on the road leading to Prestbury Hill nature reserve and Cleeve Common
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 6:57 pm
- Forum: Silver-studded Blue
- Topic: Confirmation of SSB
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3298
Re: Confirmation of SSB
Prestbury Hill near Cheltenham is a good place to see Dark Green Fritillaries they can be found all over the reserve especially where there is knapweed growing. I would suggest that is the best place to see them in Gloucestershire. They were on the wing in great numbers in the last couple of summers...
Re: June 2015
There are still some fresh ones at Rodborough Common in Stroud too. On my visit today I saw brown argus, common blues and adonis blues in good numbers, around ten to twelve dingy skippers, a couple of brimstones, a few small blues, a holly blue, a large skipper, and two duke or burgundys, one in rea...
- Fri May 22, 2015 10:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Neil Freeman
- Replies: 4395
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Re: Neil Freeman
You got some really superb images of the dukes from your visit Neil, I managed to get quite a lot more shots in both parts of the reserve after you had departed for Nottingham Hill. I also got some images of small blues mating and a cistus forester moth. I hope you managed to see some wall browns at...
- Fri May 22, 2015 6:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Diaries
- Topic: Neil Freeman
- Replies: 4395
- Views: 2340172
Re: Neil Freeman
It was nice to meet up with you and Chris yesterday Neil, I had a very enjoyable day at Prestbury Hill and saw many more species than i'd anticipated seeing beforehand. I shan't spoil the next installment of your diary by revealing if the duke of burgundy did indeed put in an appearance! ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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- Fri May 22, 2015 6:29 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dukes in Gloucs
- Replies: 6
- Views: 469
Re: Dukes in Gloucs
The Dukes should be on the wing at Rodborough Common still. They can also be found at Edge Common and at Prestbury Hill too. I was at the latter site yesterday when I met Neil Freeman briefly and we saw around six dukes in all in both parts of the reserve. All were in very good condition.
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:49 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: October 2014
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4276
Re: October 2014
In the Forest of Dean today three red admirals and two speckled woods as well as three dragonflies, one migrant hawker and two common darters