Paid a quick visit to Aberbargoed (nr. Ebbw Vale) whilst on the way to Abergavenny to see if any Marsh Fritillaries were out. They weren't, which I guess is unsurprising given the location of this site, but there were numerous Common Blues and Dingy Skippers on the bird's foot trefoil growing on th...

For Attention of David M, Hi David, I spent today at Rodborough Common, near Stroud, there were good numbers of both Adonis Blue and Brown Argus. Chalkhill Blue were present but are past their best. Like you I wanted to get to the nearest Adonis Blue site from home in South Wales, there's only a cou...

IIRC , there was a small second brood emergence of the Duke of Burgundy at this site in 2009 . Thanks for the welcome Mark, that's very encouraging information, I hope to return to Rodborough sometime during the middle of the month and will pay particular attention to the areas that support colonie...

Many thanks for the warm welcome Felix. I'm only just finding out about Butterfly sites in Gloucestershire, my only other forays into the county have been the good fortune to do quite a number of moth trapping sessions at the Nagshead NNR in the Forest of Dean and chasing White Admiral and Wood Whit...

Hello UK Butterflyers! I've been registered as a member of this wonderful website for a little while now and thought it might be the time to become involved with a post. Visited Rodborough Common, near Stroud in Gloucestershire on Thursday, hoping to see and photograph Chalkhill Blues. The Met Offic...