IIRC , there was a small second brood emergence of the Duke of Burgundy at this site in 2009 .

Welcome to the site Bill , look forward to more posts from you .

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/glou ... 251322.stm for sone information on this topic .

Hi Neil
Hope you are well . On recent visits to Lancing Rings , there have been ever increasing numbers of Wall Browns , around 20 seen last Tuesday in around 1 1/2 hours before the clouds came .

See the links in my recently posted thread " How many men should mow a meadow " .

On other threads there have been comments by various people on the effect on butterfly numbers esp Chalkhill Blues of the management of various reserves in terms of mowing and/or grazing . There does not seem to have been much scientific input into some of the actions on some of these reserves . The...

Jack Harrison wrote:An erudite response Eris.

Jack

Totally agree , probably the best post on this thread .

A couple of hours spent at Lancing Rings , North Lancing West Sussex , today with 19 species seen . Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown 200 plus - the commonest butterfly species by far . Meadow Brown 60 or so - dissappointingly low numbers . Large White 20 Small/Essex Skipper 15 at least 1 of each Peacock 10 Re...

Neil , Ok I concede that data 10 or so years old indicates that the reintroduction of the Marsh Fritillary is unlikely to succeed . Have you any data you can point us towards that refers to other species . Lee - excellent points . I may not have the skills necessary to take part in such an action p...

Neil , Ok I concede that data 10 or so years old indicates that the reintroduction of the Marsh Fritillary is unlikely to succeed . Have you any data you can point us towards that refers to other species . Lee - excellent points . I may not have the skills necessary to take part in such an action pl...

The West Midlands BC branch website 2009 report describes the status of the HBF in the Malvern Hills as "hanging on"

I'm betting he can. :wink: Regards Gruditch Of course :-) I wouldn't have said there were published data if I couldn't say what they were. (Data remember is a plural noun. Latin second declension nominative plural if you want the precise form.) And to add to the other posting with some specific fig...

The figures are all in the publication "A review of butterfly Introductions in Britain and Ireland. by M.R. Oates and M. S Warren. I would think that Matthew Oates and Martin Warren would know what they are talking about. Published in 1990 so now some 20 plus years old . Perhaps knowledge has ...

The other point about introductions is this. You are all not looking at the science properly. It has been studied . There is a study published. INTRODUCTIONS ONLY RARELY WORK. That is why they need to be done properly not just anyone releasing anything anywhere. This creates problems with temporary...

..... that if they were all followed to the letter there would be no reintroductions at all which I suspect is the real aim of the policy . Hey, a kindred spirit ... .... and it would make the box tickers' lot that much easier ... until it is all too late. .[/quote] The box ticker's life would be m...

Pete , you have made your point a little clearer by redefining amateur and professional into inexperienced and experienced . More logical , yes , but who defines when someone becomes "experienced" , will there be an examination with certificate and issued by whom and will the whom be paid ...

I think it is a prime requirement for butterfly enthusiasts to attempt to reintroduce species to new potentially suitable sites and to improve the gene pool by transferring butterflies between distant sites. I completely disagree. Such actions should be left to the "experts" otherwise we'...

As has been discussed a year or so ago on an earlier thread , the habitat suitable for many of our butterflies is now so fragmented that natural colonisation/recolonisation is no longer possible . We would have to wait an awful long time for Heath Fritillaries to recolonise devon/Cornwall from Blean...

Southwater woods in the morning to view the profusuion of SWF's and White Admirals and a close encounter with a Female PE on the ground tugging around a small piece of very dry excreta . Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve in the afternoon , many hundreds of Meadow Browns and Ringlets with smaller numbers...

Marvellous photos and videos of fabulous butterflies , traplican . I envy you having such a wide variety of species in your local and neigbouring areas .

I was at Southwater Woods yesterday morning , another wonderful day . 19 species including the Emperor but no close encounters sadly . Also saw a most interesting SWF aberattion with no markings at all on the upperside . Possibly similar to ab oscellata in the Cockayne database or a much paler versi...