A male brimstone butterfly seen on Friday morning at Coopers Edge in Brockworth, Gloucester

I visited Daneway Banks last Sunday and saw a good number of large blues, the best place to see them is in the field where the ponies are but they can be seen throughout the reserve. The advantage of visiting Daneway is that there are far less visitors there than there are at Collard. I should imagi...

Congratulations on winning the photographic competition Ben, it is fully deserved

As far as I know pearl bordered fritillaries are not found in the Forest of Dean, the only place they can be seen in Gloucestershire is in Hailey Wood near Cirencester. They can be found in Haugh Wood between Ross-on-Wye and Hereford, it would be possible to visit this location if you are staying in...

Saturday May 3rd, visited Prestbury Hill in the afternoon and saw a small number of duke of burgundys all looking very fresh, about six to eight sighted. These were all seen at the bottom of the Bill Smylie field in the stoney, quarried areas close to the gate by the wood that divides the two fields...

Male brimstone seen this morning at the foot of Ham Hill near Cheltenham

My first butterfly of the year, a red admiral sighted at Weston in Bath this morning enjoying the sunshine

A single red admiral seen yesterday afternoon in Woodmancote Gloucestershire when we had a rare day of sunshine and a brief respite from the atrocious weather we've been experiencing in the Wild West recently

In Gloucestershire this year the winners were ringlets, meadown browns, and marbled whites all seen in good numbers at Prestbury Hill and Rodborough Common, small heaths, seen in good numbers in the spring. Chalkhill blues did really well on most of the local sites (Swelshill Bank, Crickley Hill, Pr...

I havent' seen a single one this year so far. I shall keep an eye out for some when I visit Prestbury Hill again this weekend, in past years i've seen some on the heather and around the gorse bushes at the top of the Masts Field close to the masts

Many thanks for this information. I've found out since that they can be found in Hailey wood at the far end of the estate close to the Sawmill at the other side of the A419

I have the Canon Ixus 107 which i'd highly recommend. It is very small and would easily fit in a pocket. It takes very good macros and I've taken many good pictures of butterflies with it since I bought it just over a year ago

I had the chance to make the most of the good weather today so visited Prestbury Hill near Cheltenham. I saw a good number of duke of burgundys, dingey skippers and small blues, most of which were in excellent condition. I also saw two green hairstreaks on the edge of the woodland which divides the ...

I'm hoping to see the pearl bordered fritillaries for the first time at Cirencester Park in Gloucestershire sometime during the week commencing 21st May weather permitting. Is this species still likely to be on the wing then, and if so where are the best places in the park to see them, as it is a va...

Wednesday 21st March, my first sighting of the season a male brimstone butterfly at lunchtime in Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire

A good number of species can be seen at this side, it is good for wall browns and most of the common grassland species. If you go to the visitor centre at Crickley Hill, close to the car park and toilets there is a large information board inside listing all the species that have been recorded there ...

Many thanks to you both for the information and for replying so quickly, it looks like Swelshill Bank will be the best place then, I've been there before to see the chalkhill blues. The weather looks set fair early next week so I hope to make it there on either Tuesday or Wednesday

Afternoon all, I'm hoping to visit Rodborough and Bownham Common near Stroud, Glos early next week to see Adonis blues. Does anyone on here know the best areas to find them as Rodborough Common is a large area. Any information would be much appreciated, many thanks, Ed

I can highly recommend the Canon Ixus107, it is very good for macrowork and is light and easy to transport as it fits in a pocket. I've taken lots of photographs of butterflies, damselflies, bees and flowers since I bought it in April this year. The Ixus is reasonably priced too

Small blue can be found at Prestbury Hill Nature Reserve near Cheltenham, close to Cleeve Hill the highest point in the Cotswolds. I don't know if there are any 2nd generation ones around at the moment though. I think there is a contact number for the site on Butterfly Conservation website, it may b...