They ARE a lovely butterfly, but I don't think they will be successful in Bolsover.

The managers of the sites have not been involved in their introduction. I'm sure it has been carried out without their knowledge or consent.

Mike

Another dozen of the large coppers have been released at Peter Fidler Reserve (adjacent to Carr Vale) this morning, just inside the gate that's nearest the sewage works.

They are being relased by a local breeder who has also been planting water dock on Carr Vale, or so I have been told.