If i'm planning to go some distance I need to make it worthwhile (from an expenditure point of view) and try and take in a couple of sites. I'm thinking of going to Stockbridge Down which is listed as a good site to see Dark Green Fritillary, (a species I have only seen on a couple of occasions before), and then moving onto Bentley Wood in the hope of seeing the Purple Emperor. In previous years my normal port of call for PE's has been Alice Holt (Straits Enclosure) due to it being relatively near to where I live (Woking) and its high success rate (and the fact that I delude myself into thinking I might, just might see another Long-tailed Blue
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So far there are no reports of PE sightings in BW
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I like to try and broaden my experience ond knowledge of the various locations. This May I had my first forays into Bentley wood which were rewarded with PBF's; SPBF's. Seeing PE's there would just cement my view on what a fantastic site it is. And after it's all over I can drive into Salisbury, which I find is a welcoming place for drivers (compared to say, Oxford after a day out at Whitecross Green Wood) and am able to get a nice Italian Pizza (it's enough incentive to get my daughter to tag along for this trip).
Any members out there have any views on my plans?
***ody hell! is that the time
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