Butterfly Pub Names - a Challenge!

Bryan H · Post by **Bryan H** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:47 pm

Perhaps this was best left for those long winter nights when we're deprived of butterflies, but what the heck!

Passing through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire villages the other day, on a fruitless quest for Brown Hairstreak, Martin and I commented on the apparent lack of pubs named after our favourite creatures.

There are plenty of Fox and Hounds, White Horse, the Swan and so on, but where are the pubs named after a butterfly? Perhaps it's a sad reflection of how little our lepitoptera friends figure in the public imagination? How nice it would be, on a warm summer's day, to wet one's whistle in the Grizzled Skipper, or arrange to meet a friend in the Chalkhill at eight!

So here's a challenge! If you know of a pub named after a butterfly, put up a picture here - telling us about one you knew once won't be good enough! The pub name must be an unambiguous reference to a butterfly - the Peacock won't do if the pub sign has a picture of the bird, likewise nor will the Glanville Arms, Duke of Burgundy or Queen of Spain etc if there is not the butterfly on the pub sign! Joint names, such as the Fox and Grayling will count. The hostelry must be in the UK (sorry, Guy!)

I will donate £25 to Butterfly Conservation on seeing the first photograph in this topic that meets these criteria! You have my word as a lepidopterist and a gentleman!

How safe is my money...?

Bryan

Rogerdodge · Post by **Rogerdodge** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:12 am

Bryan,

This is the Chequered Skipper near Oundle.

The sign is a huge Chequered Skipper Butterfly.

Start writing out that cheque.

In case you need confirmation, - about 8 of the members of this list met there earlier on this year.

However - I would love to hear of others

I know there is an Essex Skipper, a White Admiral and a Purple Emperor, ALL in Harlow, Essex - we must have people living close enough for pictures!

It's a good thing you are not paying £25 EACH!

You are a generous man - we thank you.
Regards
Roger Harding

Post by **Padfield** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:29 am

So you're not going to count La Belle Dame in Gurnigelbad, then?

Guy

Bryan H · Post by **Bryan H** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:18 am

Blimey, Roger! Pictures at the ready as well!

There goes my twenty-five quid, and it only took a matter of hours!

Yes, please send photos if you have other examples, folks!

Sorry, Guy, that sort of establishment definitely does not count!

Bryan

Gruditch · Post by **Gruditch** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:55 pm

Blimey, Roger! Pictures at the ready as well!

I'm not surprised

Gruditch

FlyByWire · Post by **FlyByWire** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:56 pm

I was at the Chequered Skipper too that day, on 17th June. That was the day we saw the Black Hairstreak in nearby Glapthorne Cow Pasture.

http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/General ... erPub1.jpg
http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/General ... erPub2.jpg
http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/General ... Garden.jpg

My best BH pic:
http://piccies.flybywire.org.uk/Butterf ... ckHS4b.jpg

Brian you should have checked the Field Trips and Reports column.

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=896 is the one.

-Mike

Bryan H · Post by **Bryan H** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:20 pm

FlyByWire wrote: Brian you should have checked the Field Trips and Reports column. http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/phpBB2/v ... .php?t=896 is the one.

-Mike

Mike, you know what they say about a fool and his money!

I did win £250 in a charity lottery this week, so I don't mind giving ten percent back to another worthy cause!

More butterfly pubs, please!

Bryan

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:47 pm

Bryan H wrote:I did win £250 in a charity lottery this weekBryan

Does that mean were off to the pub after Noar Hill tomorrow Bryan?

Martin.

Bryan H · Post by **Bryan H** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:58 pm

Sure, Martin...if you can find one named after a butterfly!

Bryan