Category Archives: butterflies

Emerald Damselfly

A few more photographs from our field meeting at Potteric Carr earlier this month: an emerald damselfly resting on a rush stem at the dragonfly ponds. A more unusual angle on one of the dragonflies. In close up, you can … Continue reading

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Ringlet butterflies at Nostell Priory

Last week Wakefield enjoyed a mini heat wave, which was encouraging for our local butterflies.  This week we have seen an abrupt and very wet change in our weather with any sunshine in short supply; a real dampener for any … Continue reading

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Butterflies at Engine Wood, Nostell Priory

On the edge of a large nettle bed close to Engine Wood I watched a male small tortoiseshell butterfly establish a courtship territory. It was basking in the morning sunshine and suddenly taking flight high into the sky to investigate … Continue reading

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Dingy Skipper on the wing at Haigh

During a quick trip to the former colliery site at Haigh, I came across my first dingy skipper of the year and managed a few images.

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Butterflies at Brockadale

    Here are a few images from Brockadale. The butterflies are at their best at the moment with plenty of marbled white on the wing and lots of dark green fritillaries over a wider area than usual. Orchids are … Continue reading

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Butterflies in a Wrenthorpe Garden

To many people, our garden at home in Wrenthorpe would appear to be an ideal candidate for a TV rescue programme.  The lawn is full of ‘weeds’ and there is a lack showy non-native plants elsewhere in the garden.  Indeed, … Continue reading

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Marbled whites at Brockadale

If anyone is thinking of visiting Brockadale for the marbled whites, they are absolutely at their peak just now. Many have only just hatched and are in immaculate condition and are on the wing with ringlet and meadow brown. I had … Continue reading

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green-veined whites

There’s a patch of yellow flowers growing in a field near Ryhill that, from a distance, looks like dyer’s greenweed. The other day I parked up and went to check it out but it appears to be a variant of … Continue reading

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Stanley Ferry Flash butterflies

Today, I had only half an hour for some butterfly watching and decided to visit Stanley Ferry Flash. Without going too far I had counted large numbers of orange tips and speckled wood.  Also, I watched comma and peacock feeding … Continue reading

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Lofthouse Colliery Park butterflies

It appears many of our native butterflies that over winter as adults have survived in good numbers.  Their awakening has also coincided with a wonderful flourish of spring flowers for them to feed on, particularly dandelions. This plant, often the … Continue reading

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