Essential Viewing
- Neil Hulme
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Essential Viewing
All next week BBC1's One Show will feature 5 minute pieces on various butterflies, presented by Miranda Krestovnikoff with contributions by Matthew Oates. 'The Emperor's Breakfast' goes out on Friday.
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Re: Essential Viewing
Thanks Neil. The running order is (from Matthew Oates):
Mon 25th Large Blue, filmed at Collard Hill (on Friday 13th of June - in lovely weather).
Tues 26th Swallowtail, filmed at Hickling in the Broads. This butterfly gave us a ghastly time (and has been reclassified as a moth as a punishment), but eventually we hired a boat, stormed the reedbeds, and nailed the blighter. The problem is that Swallowtails only visit flowers in hot sun, and we had wind or cool sun.
Wed 27th High Brown Fritillary, filmed at Heddon Valley in North Devon, plus Dark-green Fritillary and Silver-washed Fritillary.
Thurs 28th Cabbage Whites and probably Small Tortoiseshell, filmed at Barrington Court garden, near Ilminster in Somerset. It's a seriously good garden for Cabbage Whites as the Head Gardener deliberately grows loads of Nasturtiums.
Fri 29th The Emperor's Breakfast, filmed in Fermyn Woods, Northants, a little late in the season, starring a white trestle table, candelabra and a series in tempting baits.
Cheers,
- Pete
Mon 25th Large Blue, filmed at Collard Hill (on Friday 13th of June - in lovely weather).
Tues 26th Swallowtail, filmed at Hickling in the Broads. This butterfly gave us a ghastly time (and has been reclassified as a moth as a punishment), but eventually we hired a boat, stormed the reedbeds, and nailed the blighter. The problem is that Swallowtails only visit flowers in hot sun, and we had wind or cool sun.
Wed 27th High Brown Fritillary, filmed at Heddon Valley in North Devon, plus Dark-green Fritillary and Silver-washed Fritillary.
Thurs 28th Cabbage Whites and probably Small Tortoiseshell, filmed at Barrington Court garden, near Ilminster in Somerset. It's a seriously good garden for Cabbage Whites as the Head Gardener deliberately grows loads of Nasturtiums.
Fri 29th The Emperor's Breakfast, filmed in Fermyn Woods, Northants, a little late in the season, starring a white trestle table, candelabra and a series in tempting baits.
Cheers,
- Pete
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Re: Essential Viewing
What's a cabbage white? ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: Essential Viewing
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That's Matthew getting all technical on us
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Re: Essential Viewing
Cabbage white? never heard of it... Swallowtail? Thats a butterfly? I thought it was a bird... err wait, thats a swallow
well, I'll be watching
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Re: Essential Viewing
I watched it tonight about the Cabbage Whites and afterwards when the gardening woman was on she said that butterflies don't like brightly coloured flowers ... is that true? If so, I've never heard of that before. ![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
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Re: Essential Viewing
Oh WOW. I've just watched the fritillary slot. I am defo going to Heddon Valley next summer.
Can I hire Matthew Oates?
Denise
Can I hire Matthew Oates?
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Re: Essential Viewing
That's virtually my back garden Denise - OK, about 18 miles.
I didn't see the show tonight, but Heddon Valley is my favourite butterfly site in Devon.
If you can't get Matthew Oates, you might have to put up with little old me!
Roger
I didn't see the show tonight, but Heddon Valley is my favourite butterfly site in Devon.
If you can't get Matthew Oates, you might have to put up with little old me!
Roger
Cheers
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Re: Essential Viewing
Your on Roger. You name the day and I'll be there. Can't wait.Rogerdodge wrote:That's virtually my back garden Denise - OK, about 18 miles.
I didn't see the show tonight, but Heddon Valley is my favourite butterfly site in Devon.
If you can't get Matthew Oates, you might have to put up with little old me!
Roger
Cheers
Denise
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Re: Essential Viewing
First weekend in July is best.
Pencil it in your diary
Roger
Any more takers?
Pencil it in your diary
Roger
Any more takers?
Cheers
Roger
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I haven't heard it before either. Perhaps cultivated varieties are less appealing to butterflies and these happen to be brightly coloured?Rosy Rustic wrote:I watched it tonight about the Cabbage Whites and afterwards when the gardening woman was on she said that butterflies don't like brightly coloured flowers ... is that true? If so, I've never heard of that before.
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Re: Essential Viewing
I watched fritillaries - wow, surprised they managed to get so close to them, I never had that much luck getting near them at all so far.
As for flowers, all I know white and purple ones butterflies go for more (not totally sure why yet), helps if they have lots of nectar and it can be easily accessed by butterfly, also a nice smell helps too.
As for flowers, all I know white and purple ones butterflies go for more (not totally sure why yet), helps if they have lots of nectar and it can be easily accessed by butterfly, also a nice smell helps too.
Cheers all,
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Re: Essential Viewing
Could be another here....Any more takers?
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Hi Roger,
Is there work in the region?
It seems a much more tempting prospect than where I am, as it seems they are hell-bent on turning the whole area between the Avon and the Mendips into suburbia.
Is there work in the region?
It seems a much more tempting prospect than where I am, as it seems they are hell-bent on turning the whole area between the Avon and the Mendips into suburbia.
Re: Essential Viewing
Just to help everybody out, I've just watched all 5 snippets on BBC I Player. If you go there you can find all this weeks One Show episodes.
I located the snippets at the following times (so you don't have to watch the whole prog)
25/8/08 - 17.23
26/8/08 - 21.01
27/8/08 - 23.05
28/8/08 - 11.48
29/8/08 - 15.15
Hope this helps
Danny
I located the snippets at the following times (so you don't have to watch the whole prog)
25/8/08 - 17.23
26/8/08 - 21.01
27/8/08 - 23.05
28/8/08 - 11.48
29/8/08 - 15.15
Hope this helps
Danny
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cheers for that, Danny - I missed the Large Blue episode so I shall have a gander at that later
I love watching Matthew on telly - he has an enthusiasm which I find very contagious.
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Re: Essential Viewing
here are the programme links:
25/8/08 - 17.23 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d609q/ large blues
26/8/08 - 21.01 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d623m/ swallowtails
27/8/08 - 23.05 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d6242/ fritillaries
28/8/08 - 11.48 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d624j/ whites
29/8/08 - 15.01 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d624x/ purple emperor
they are only kept up for about a week ; it is possible to download the episodes but they self destruct after 30 days
charles
ps thanks to Danny for the starting times
pps one of the episodes credited a still shot to a certain Peter Eales.... who he ?![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
25/8/08 - 17.23 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d609q/ large blues
26/8/08 - 21.01 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d623m/ swallowtails
27/8/08 - 23.05 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d6242/ fritillaries
28/8/08 - 11.48 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d624j/ whites
29/8/08 - 15.01 minutes into the show.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00d624x/ purple emperor
they are only kept up for about a week ; it is possible to download the episodes but they self destruct after 30 days
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
charles
ps thanks to Danny for the starting times
pps one of the episodes credited a still shot to a certain Peter Eales.... who he ?
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)