6th June 2014 - Fairmile Common
A quick evening visit to Fairmile Common for Silver Studded Blues proved fruitless but I did find this lovely Common Heath.
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- Common Heath, Fairmile Common, Surrey, 6th June 2014
7th / 8th June 2014 - Leicestershire
I was visiting family on the outskirts of Leicester, where the suburbs meet the countryside in a lovely location.
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- Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
Here, I found my first Large Skippers of the year.
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- Large Skipper, male, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 7th June 2014
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- Large Skipper pair, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
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- Large Skipper, male, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
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- Large Skipper, male, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
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- Large Skipper habitat, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
I also found a Cinnabar moth trying to hide.
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- Cinnabar, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 7th June 2014
A couple of new brood Small Tortoiseshells and a huge Peacock were also here.
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- Small Tortoiseshell, Thurcaston Park, Leicestershire, 8th June 2014
On the way home, I popped into Fairmile Common once more. I bumped into Dave Miller, who is always a pleasure to meet and we met a lot in 2014!
Thankfully, the Silver Studded Blues were also there.
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- Silver Studded Blue, female, Fairmile Common, 8th June 2014
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- Silver Studded Blue, female, Fairmile Common, 8th June 2014
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- Silver Studded Blue, female, Fairmile Common, 8th June 2014
To butterfly meadows, chalk downlands and leafy glades; to summers eternal.