We're near Newcastle Emlyn, I would imagine the Gower is better butterfly country than here. Yes, it probably is, but you're in a decent part of Wales there, Salpaint. You will have colonies of Brown, Purple and White Letter Hairstreaks near to you as well as Pearl Bordered Frits a short(ish) dista...

I'm in West Wales, at about 450ft in a valley but still fairly sunny. Our location and aspect along with an acid soil means we'll never have the range of butterflies those on limey soils in the South East can enjoy but we still have quite a few species, though even with this last hot summer we didn...

Where in the country are you, Salpaint? I'm in West Wales, at about 450ft in a valley but still fairly sunny. Our location and aspect along with an acid soil means we'll never have the range of butterflies those on limey soils in the South East can enjoy but we still have quite a few species, thoug...

Thanks for the replies. Were on a north facing slope, so not ideal, but the site is one of the sunniest I can offer. There are perennials borders surrounding, so that should provide the orange tips with stems to pupate on, though I do cut these down, usually in March so I think I'll try to stretch t...

Hello all. I'm new to this forum and hoping to learn from others experiences in maintaining a wildflower meadow to encourage more insects. This year I have started two small (approximately 25 by 25 ft) 'meadows' in my garden, one spring and the other summer. The spring is lawn which has had the gras...