I agree with David ,Lee an excellent itinery ! just wish we were down your way this summer ,although sadly I think its going to be next summer now ,still a few plants and dragonflies ,I,d like to find in your neck of the woods !! Thanks again for the help last year . All the best Lee ! Regards Alla...

That's a mouth-watering itinerary, Lee. Should be on the Cornwall Tourism Site in all honesty. Plenty of desirable species to see and I'm sure some beautiful scenery as well. Good luck with it all. Thank you very much for your kind comments David. You would be welcome to attend any event we host of...

“Cornwall Butterfly & Moth Society” Butterfly & Moth Field Meetings 2019. Compiled by Lee Slaughter (Cornwall’s Butterfly & Moth Field Trip Organiser). Celebrating 27 glorious SUMMERS of arranging Butterfly & Moth meetings across Cornwall and beyond - 1993 - 2019. Friday 26th April ...

What a fantastic & beautiful afternoon at Struddicks near the Monkey Sanctuary, near Looe, south Cornwall!! 1:15pm - 4:00pm.......35++ Pearl-bordered fritillaries (all lovely & fresh), 8+ Speckled Woods, 10+ Holly Blues, 3 Peacocks, 1 x Comma, 1 x Small Tortoiseshell, 3+ Small Coppers, 6+ O...

Hi Allan, Yes I did see that but the locality was not revealed. I would be thrilled to see it maybe later this week as weather is supposed to improve. Still would take some beating driving from Cornwall to Kent & back over the weekend with my family & seeing the Long-tailed blue entirely th...

A brilliant sighting/discovery John! I have seen all the resident & common migrants in Britain including L.T.Blue & Monarch but NOT the Large Tortoiseshell so would be delighted to get the chance to see this one or another specimen on British soil if at all possible. All the best.....Lee Sl...

Hi Pete..........I have sponsored your book/ a butterfly species and wish you all the best luck over the next 12 months with it! I have sponsored a species very close to my heart and spent many a happy day enjoying their company in years gone by. :D :D All best wishes, Lee Slaughter (Cornwall).

Blimey Pete! This book looks superb & covers all the life stages too which is largely missing from most butterfly books in this day & age! I am sure you will sell many copies. What is the approximate publication price of the book & is there a pre-publication offer too? Finally, is it a ...

Hi Allan, Thanks for your phone message the other night. Could do with your phone number to give you a call sometime. How do you pull aberrations like this out of the bag??!! Excellent stuff! Delighted you enjoyed your holiday in Cornwall & found some decent butterflies & wild flowers! All ...

Hi Allan.....Yes I did eventually catch up with you by email. Our Penhale Sands trip on 16th June was superb with 3000-4000 or more Silver-studded blues down in the dunes at Penhale about 1/2 mile from where you park & walk towards St Piran's Cross. They seem to prefer basking in the longer gra...

All enthusiasts are welcome to attend any of our events/meetings FREE of charge and also Free Parking is usually the norm for the locations that we choose for the meeting/fieldtrip. Have a good 2018 butterfly & moth season folks. Lee Slaughter (Fieldtrip/Meeting/Event organiser for Cornwall But...

Cornwall Butterfly & Moth Society” Butterfly & Moth Field Meetings 2018. Compiled by Lee Slaughter (Cornwall’s Butterfly & Moth Field Trip Organiser). Celebrating 26 glorious SUMMERS of arranging Butterfly & Moth meetings across Cornwall and beyond - 1993 - 2018. Sunday 29th April –...

Hello David, You may well have a point David, I have a site near home(mid-Kent) which years ago used to have a fairly large population of Grizzlies ,not unusual to see 30-40+ on the wing during a short visit, sadly like so many other sites the populations have declined ,for whatever reason, but you...

“Cornwall Butterfly & Moth Society” Butterfly & Moth Field Meetings 2017. Compiled by Lee Slaughter (Cornwall’s Butterfly & Moth Field Trip Organiser). Celebrating 25 glorious SUMMERS of arranging Butterfly & Moth meetings across Cornwall and beyond - 1993 - 2017. Friday 12th May – ...

Hi Allan.........Good to hear from you & thanks for your wishes. Hope you & yours are well too? Yes we are lucky to witness these Clouded Yellows currently resident at Seaton having emerged there. It happened here in Cornwall once before in 2006/2007 winter. Also occurred once at Bournemout...

A visit to Seaton seafront in south Cornwall yesterday (9th April, 2017 12:20pm - 2-30pm) along the undercliff to the East of the main beach yielded an incredible 14++ Clouded Yellows (!!!) all of which were perfectly fresh and have obviously overwintered as larvae here (!!). Also seen in yesterday...

Found this little stunner at Dungeness this afternoon. Regards Allan.W. P1070045.JPG P1070048.JPG Brilliant aberration Allan! I think it is ab: ' radiata + caeruleopunctata'. Any more Long-Tailed Blues by any chance?? Remember us from Cornwall at Kingsdown Leas in September 2013? Still great memori...

Hi Lee. The ads I've seen for the TZ70 all refer to a 12.1MP sensor. I'm surprised if there's a different version with the same model number. As I mentioned before, I have the earlier TZ25 with 12MP sensor, the same as in the FZ200 bridge camera (which I also have). The TZ70 adds an electronic view...

I recommend you look at both the Lumix and Canon ranges, both of which I have used and obtained good images. I'm surprised you refer to the Lumix ZS50, since this is the USA name - in UK, the same camera is called the TZ70. I have the earlier TZ25, which has the same sensor as the FZ200 bridge came...