Good butterfly sites nwlondon/herts

[hamadryad61]

Hi guys/gals
New here,used to be a wabber,and that's gone belly up!
Anyway,looking for new sites to spot new species,mostly the rearer stuff.
Any suggestions
thanks in advance

[hamadryad61]

Hi guys,
Newbee here,pleased to meet you all..Dave's the name,and I'm looking for good sites in nw London or herts.
any ideas would be great fully
received
thanks

[Gruditch]

Hi Hamadryad,



I feel sure someone will be alone soon with some local Herts knowledge.



What is a wabber. I looked it up, but all I could find was a urban slang meaning for, A person who consistently indulges in Work Avoidance Behaviour. Which means I must also be a wabber.

Regards Gruditch

[hamadryad61]

Hi gruditch.
a Wabber is someone who used to use the site,wild about Britain.
unfortunately this site disappeared overnight.which brought me to this
good site.

[bugboy]

Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve near Tring is quite good. Only discovered it myself this year. Currently flying there are Dingy and Grizzled skippers, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue, Green Hairstreak, Brimstone. Lots more apparently occur according to the site info boards there.

Hope that helps

[MikeOxon]

Although 'Wild About Britain' has closed down, there is a new site 'Wild About the British Isles' (WABI) where several old WABbers are posting.

see http://wabi.freeforums.net/

Mike

[hamadryad61]

Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve near Tring is quite good. Only discovered it myself this year. Currently flying there are Dingy and Grizzled skippers, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue, Green Hairstreak, Brimstone. Lots more apparently occur according to the site info boards there.

Hope that helps

Thanks bugboy,this is just what I need,both the skippers you mentioned,are yet to be ticked off my list.my 6 year old will be over the moon if we can spot either of these,
thanks

[Gruditch]

Hi gruditch.
a Wabber is someone who used to use the site,wild about Britain.
unfortunately this site disappeared overnight.which brought me to this
good site.

I was briefly a wabber then. Even I found that forum too combative, and that's saying something . I'll never forget that poor girl asking where she could go to photograph Kingfishers, she got slaughtered.


Regards Gruditch

[hamadryad61]

That's true gruditch,I got to say a discussion about big cat's always ended up in a slanging match

[peterc]

Hi hamadryad61,

For woodland butterflies, you might try Bricket Wood (Common) north-east of Watford. Silver-washed Fritillaries, White Admirals and Purple Emperors are found there. The last confirmed sighting of the Brown Hairstreak for Hertfordshire recorded here in 1998.

Good luck

ATB

Peter

[hamadryad61]

Thanks Peter,
I'll definitely check that one out
Dave

[sandraandkevin]

Broxbourne woods near Cheshunt for silver washed, purple emperor
Balls wood Hertford Heath ringlet meadow brown, large and small skippers, white admiral, P emperor rare
Might be worth checking out hertsandmiddxconservation site
http://www.hertsmiddx-butterflies.org.u ... gs-new.php

Waterford Heath Hertford for grizzled but might be getting a bit late now.

Good luck

Kevin