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Re: May 2017
First Silver Studded Blues and Meadow Browns of the year in Sussex yesterday .
- Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:33 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8488
Re: April 2017
First Duke Of Burgundys flying at Heyshot Down West Sussex .
- Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:30 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8488
Re: April 2017
The first Pearl Bordered Fritillaries out in Sussex yesterday .
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:08 pm
- Forum: Conservation
- Topic: Wood And Flower Rich Meadow For Sale
- Replies: 2
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Re: Wood And Flower Rich Meadow For Sale
You obviously have to be well off but not necessarily a millionaire to buy something similar . A modest inheritance would do the job nicely .
- Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:10 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8488
Re: April 2017
Male Large Tortoiseshell(s) now seen in same location in West Sussex as the Female(s) previously seen this year .
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:01 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8488
Re: April 2017
A 2nd Large Tortoiseshell ( apparently a different individual ) seen in the same location as the previous example in West Sussex on the 2nd April .
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 6:34 pm
- Forum: Conservation
- Topic: Wood And Flower Rich Meadow For Sale
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2025
Wood And Flower Rich Meadow For Sale
In case there is someone with around £ 65,000 to spare there is a 5 1/3 acre wood mainly oak and ash with a flower/herb rich meadow for sale near Worsted West Sussex .
There are several other small woods for sale in West and East Sussex in the £30-50K price range
There are several other small woods for sale in West and East Sussex in the £30-50K price range
- Sun Apr 02, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2017
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8488
Re: April 2017
First Grizzled Skippers of the year at Mill Hill Shoreham West Sussex yesterday . Despite several people searching in the same spot , no one has been able to re find the Large Tortoiseshell seen and photographed by Neil Hulme earlier last week in West Sussex .
- Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:10 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: March 2017
- Replies: 65
- Views: 5422
Re: March 2017
Female Large Tortoiseshell seen by Neil Hulme yesterday in West Sussex , pics on Sussex BC site
- Thu May 19, 2016 9:57 am
- Forum: Sites
- Topic: UKB Site Listings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2497
Re: UKB Site Listings
Beacon Hill Nature Reserve Rottingdean East Sussex Whilst not a spectacular site compared to many others , there is a very good population of Marbled Whites here . A few Dark Green Fritillaries are seen most years and a very small colony of Chalkhill Blues seems to have clung on for many years in li...
- Wed May 11, 2016 7:40 pm
- Forum: Sites
- Topic: UKB Site Listings
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2497
Re: UKB Site Listings
A fuller list of species for Castle Hill NNR Woodingdean Brighton
Dark Green Fritillary
Silver Spotted Skipper
Grizzled Skipper
Dingy Skipper ( nearly always a 2nd brood )
Small , Chalkhill , Adonis and Common Blues
Brown Argus
Green Hairstreak
Marbled White
Dark Green Fritillary
Silver Spotted Skipper
Grizzled Skipper
Dingy Skipper ( nearly always a 2nd brood )
Small , Chalkhill , Adonis and Common Blues
Brown Argus
Green Hairstreak
Marbled White
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:35 pm
- Forum: Sites
- Topic: Marbled White and Adonis
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1439
Re: Marbled White and Adonis
Castle Hill NR Woodingdean , Brighton can give you Marbled White , Chalkhill and Adonis Blues certainly the 1st two at the same time .
Various woods in Sussex can give you Purple Emperor and Purple Hairstreak combined with the 1st 2 above if timed right .
Various woods in Sussex can give you Purple Emperor and Purple Hairstreak combined with the 1st 2 above if timed right .
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:29 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: March 2016
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4786
Re: March 2016
2 Small Whites at West Tarring allotments West Worthing today at around 12 30 .
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:32 pm
- Forum: Peacock
- Topic: Consistently small adults
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2111
Re: Consistently small adults
A few years ago now , I saw a noticeably enormous female Peacock in Newhaven ,East Sussex . Like several others seen at the same time it was freshly hatched and had twice the wing area of its presumed siblings .
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:19 pm
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Nottinghamshire Purple Emperor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 800
Re: Nottinghamshire Purple Emperor
I like the photo of the Large Skipper aberration on the website .
Re: July 2015
Southwater woods near Horsham today , 15 species seen though no Marbled White , Peacock or Purple Hairstreak ( latter seen by others ) . Highlight was 5 Purple Emperors buzzing around at the top of the master trees . One individual had a dogfight with 2 others drove them off over the pine tree and r...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:58 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: April 2015
- Replies: 109
- Views: 8835
Re: April 2015
First sighting of a Grizzled Skipper at Mill Hill , Shoreham is reported on the Sussex BC site . Strangely it was a female and it was egg laying .
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 10:56 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Timing of emergence in Males and Females
- Replies: 6
- Views: 893
Re: Timing of emergence in Males and Females
Agree that this seems to be a general rule , but strangely the first sighting of a Grizzled Skipper this year at Mill Hill , Shoreham ( a well visited site ) was a female and she was egg laying .
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:47 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Map sighting near Swanage
- Replies: 114
- Views: 10998
Re: Map sighting near Swanage
I must confess that I still do not understand the distinction made by some between 1) Introduced species ( bad )that does not compete with native species already here and adds something to our fauna/flora 2) Natural immigrant ( good ) that arrives under its own steam and harms one or more species of...
- Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:23 am
- Forum: Sightings
- Topic: Map sighting near Swanage
- Replies: 114
- Views: 10998
Re: Map sighting near Swanage
I think Pete is being much too restrictive in his definition of native/non native species . The Romans for instance introduced a number of species to these islands , the rabbit and edible dormouse being 2 examples . I do not know anyone who would not consider the rabbit as not being a native British...