A Grand Day Out May 15th Warm Sunshine 20 degrees+ Ketton Quarry LNR http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/ketton-quarry/ Re-visited this excellent little reserve - possibly the best for Butterflies in Leicestershire and Rutland? Lots of Butterflyers on site...i've never seen so many before...I di...

Are any of these Gorganus Swallowtails available to the wider at public at publicised/open access sites? Or gardens where the owner is happy to accept visitors (perhaps for a small donation to a conservation charity of his/her choice)... They're sufficiently different from our native subspecies that...

No issues with rearing/breeding butterflies at home for pleasure...just have a few questions around the collecting release aspect of it... Much as I love butterflies I don't really worry about the "keeping them in captivity" aspect - they're not tigers pacing up and down in a tiny cage...I...

I'll post a full report in my diary later...but in case anyone is thinking of traveling this week. Plenty of Chequered Skipper out in Scotland at the moment. Good numbers at Glasdrum Forest, some at Shian Wood and small numbers at Allt Mhuic. Didn't see any at Glen Loy tho'. Back up cast included lo...

Absolutely! A lovely Slow Worm...didn't realise they occurred so far north!
I'll watch where i put my feet at Glasdrum tomorrow!

Beautiful Small Pearl Bordered...
Lovely photo's
Hope to see some SPBF's this weekend

I could never condone collecting Wild Butterflies...particularly a Schedule 5 species... The Somerset Introduced population is mentioned in the Conservation Action Plan for Glanville Fritillary so presumably is legally included in that...not just morally... Take only Photographs...Leave only footpri...

A Grand Day Out! May 15th Warm, Sunshine 20degrees+ Bloody Oaks Quarry LNR http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/bloody-oaks-quarry/ Moved onto this lovely little nature reserve - an old limestone quarry hidden away quietly off the beaten track - not sure where it's macabre name comes from tho'! A...

Welcome to the forum...happy butterflying!

A Grand Day Out May 15th Sunshine, Warm 21degrees+ Twyford Wood FC http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/EnglandLincolnshireKestevenForestTwyfordWood Pulling into the car park i was surprised and impressed by the sight of a huge (!) Hornet...coming down to a muddy puddle in the car park (was it drink...

A Grand Day Out 15th May Sunshine Warm 21degrees+ Chambers Farm Wood http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/EnglandLincolnshireNoForestChambersFarmWood Re-visited the Butterfly Conservation area of Little Scrubs Meadow in bright sunshine to search again. Nice to meet a couple of Butterflyers on-site -...

Not much to go on with an underside view...I'd guess at one of the Common May/June Carpets same as ChrisC has...

I'd have gone Dark-Barred Twin Spot Carpet...but its really just a guess...

Local Ramblings 14th May Warm, Broken Cloud, Late Afternoon Chambers Farm Wood http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/EnglandLincolnshireNoForestChambersFarmWood Walked across to the the famous Little Scrubs meadow - a damp cleared area managed for Butterflies at this Forestry Commission Site, conditi...

Local Ramblings 13th May Sunny, Warm Peter Fidler LNR http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/countryside_sites/wildlife_amenity/peter_fidler_reserve/default.asp A lunchtime visit to this reclaimed brownfield site close to Bolsover. Lovely habitat for an old reclaimed brownfield site; gras...

Local Ramblings May 12th Late PM Sunny, becoming Overcast, Warm Stanton Lagoons LNR http://tinyurl.com/oaham4b Another abortive attempt to locate the elusive Dingy Skipper locally. Don't think we located the right area for the small local colony (In hindsight it's nearer the fish pond than the reed...

Brown Argus and Small Heath makes for a good trip! I'll look forward to a report of your Large Blue visit!

I had half a dozen or so in Salcey Forest, Northamtonshire last Friday PM (16th May)

Yikes! I'm deeply concerned lots of species seem to be very early this year... Making my quest for all 59 extremely difficult! Only just bagged Glanville Fritillary...next week earnmarked for Ireland and Scotland...and with no Small-Pearl Bordered yet...and people are saying Heath Fritillary has bee...

Visited the IOW today (May 21st) for Glanville's Day was mainly overcast with little Sunshine, though warm and humid. None seen at Compton Bay (Painted Lady, Wall, Common Blue present - also good numbers of Silver Y moths...so may be worth checking the area for immigrants - Clouded Yellow etc) Walke...

Devonshire Diversions May 7th Mixed Sun and Overcast, brisk SW breeze Dunsford, Teign Valley http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/reserve/Dunsford/overview/ A visit to a delightful riverside reserve alongside the River Teign. Beautiful clearings awash with Bluebells provide habitat for many species of...