Hello All
I am travelling down from Scotland to Southampton for a few days from the 14 th. August.Can anyone suggest good sites to see non-Scottish butterflies there using public transport as I will not have a car?Thanks in advance Jim
Southampton Area
- Mark Tutton
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Re: Southampton Area
Hi Jim
probabaly the best reserve to visit would be Magdalen Hill Down its 15miles from Southampton near Winchester but good train service to Winchester and there is bus stop right outside the reserve. Chalk Downland managed by Hants BC so should be perfect for non-scottish species - Chalk Hill Blue in abundance and possibility of Adonis.
Good Luck
Mark
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probabaly the best reserve to visit would be Magdalen Hill Down its 15miles from Southampton near Winchester but good train service to Winchester and there is bus stop right outside the reserve. Chalk Downland managed by Hants BC so should be perfect for non-scottish species - Chalk Hill Blue in abundance and possibility of Adonis.
Good Luck
Mark
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Re: Southampton Area
Thanks Mark,will try that Jim
Re: Southampton Area
Youre also not too far from Lulworth Skipper territory (i reckon that qualifies as non scottish!) If you can get to Swanage, buses from Poole and Bournemouth, breezer 40 and 50 respectively, try Durlston Country park. Route 40 also goes through Corfe Castle, where they are found too.
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Re: Southampton Area
If in Soton itself, via local bus:
- Rownhams Wood (Silver-Washed Frit, tail-end of White Admiral & His Majesty season)
- The Lakes area between Bakers Drove & Cromarty Road (Purple Hairstreak [apparently!])
- Peartree Common, Woolston (White-Letter Hairstreak)
- Top end of Southampton Common (Smessex skipper; HB; Marbled White)
If you're still in the area, PM me if you want more precise map locations!
AND, the New Forest is a 15-minute train ride (Beaulieu Road station for heathland species, inc. Silver-Studded Blue & Grayling; Brockenhurst for woodland species).
Jon
- Rownhams Wood (Silver-Washed Frit, tail-end of White Admiral & His Majesty season)
- The Lakes area between Bakers Drove & Cromarty Road (Purple Hairstreak [apparently!])
- Peartree Common, Woolston (White-Letter Hairstreak)
- Top end of Southampton Common (Smessex skipper; HB; Marbled White)
If you're still in the area, PM me if you want more precise map locations!
AND, the New Forest is a 15-minute train ride (Beaulieu Road station for heathland species, inc. Silver-Studded Blue & Grayling; Brockenhurst for woodland species).
Jon
Re: Southampton Area
Thanks Bugboy & Jon,will try to do as much as possible from your suggestions Jim