www.ukbutterflies.co.uk

hi

hope to photography a mw this year it may be a common butterfly down south but dont get them around liverpool can anyone give me the nearest site which has good numbers and flight times


many thanks

eric

Hello eric,i think you might have to do a bit of travelling to photograph a Marbled White.The only advise i can give you is check out the main site here http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/distribu ... ed%20White
Hopefully you'll be able to find some closeish to you.
Good luck
John

hi john

thanks yea thats my normal route great info isnt it just hoping someone could confirm a site with good numbers long way to go and miss thanks for the reply john


best

eric

No worries Eric,wish i could of been of more help.Here's hoping someone know's of some sites close to you.
John

I know of a site near Wakefield, West Yorks.

pm me if you wish to know more.

hi mark

yea any info would be great as much detail that you have to help me pin point them would be greatly received never seem to have a lot of time 4 kids and all that so i have to find them straight of isnt life fun

thatns

eric

Hi Eric
There's a place called Kiplingcotes Chalk Pit, around two and a half miles from Market Weighton, in East Yorkshire - a fair drive for you, but most of it is motorway. You should be able to do it in a couple of hours.
Take the road to Kiplingcotes from Market Weighton. There's a small car park on an old railway line, 300 yards south west of the reserve. It's a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve and on the right day, marbled white can be seen in good numbers, along with common blue and dingy skipper.
Dave Tipping

hi dave

was just getting ready to go out to ellis laithe to do them there i think ill make a day of it and try and cover both many thanks for the reply
while iam on just posted a message about earls hill have you seen the silver washed there if so can you pin point them



many thanks

eric

hi dave

many many thanks for kiplingcotes site took two hrs to get there but were rewaded must of counted atleast 30 got some great shots despite the wind and overcast day got them on prymid orch ,kanpweed.scabious,in the grass
had a realy great day didnt get home till 11.30
must try and get a few to pete when he gets back see if he will add them to the site or my gallery
once again thanks for the fantastic info

best

eric

Glad you saw them Eric, and looking forward to seeing your pics.
Great minds think alike - I was there on the 10th and saw 10 species, including plenty of marbled white. I've already emailed a few pics to Pete so they should be appearing in my gallery at the next update. As for silver washed fritillary, I'm afraid I can't help. There are certainly none over here in Yorkshire so far as I'm aware.
Dave.