This was another species that turned up at all the places that I would expect to see it, albeit mostly in lower numbers than previous years.
A male from Ryton Wood...
![Ryton 13.07.16 037 resize.JPG (682.2 KiB) Viewed 2661 times Large Skipper male - Ryton wood 13.07.2016](./files/thumb_10101_9d96fdc059c7e03661c796d10691b7bd)
- Large Skipper male - Ryton wood 13.07.2016
...and a female from the park just down the road by my Moms house,
![Langley Hall 01.07.16 013 resize.JPG (687.71 KiB) Viewed 2661 times Large Skipper female - Langley Hall 01.07.2016](./files/thumb_10101_5eb1957d09820f43d2fc5373ca024f61)
- Large Skipper female - Langley Hall 01.07.2016
I also like this shot of a couple of females on bramble blossom buds, also taken at the park by my Moms house.
![Langley Hall 24.06.16 044 resize.JPG (220.79 KiB) Viewed 2661 times Large Skipper females - Langley Hall 24.06.2016](./files/thumb_10101_b00e86fe366c1034a0e6f3da1de17259)
- Large Skipper females - Langley Hall 24.06.2016
Cheers,
Neil