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Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies at Stanley Ferry Flash

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Roger Gaynor

Today, Stanley Ferry Flash produced my first sightings this summer for purple hairstreak and gatekeeper butterflies. The purple hairstreak was sheltering (out of the sun?) high up in a willow bush and surprisingly some distance from the site’s main areas … Continue reading →

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Over-Wintering Butterflies

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

I’ve been spending some time searching for waxcap mushrooms (Hygrocybe) whilst in West Wales. Today, I looked in the graveyard of the small chapel at Berea, near St Davids and I found something interesting. On some of the gravestones, there … Continue reading →

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Butterflies at Engine Wood, Nostell Priory

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Roger Gaynor

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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Townclose Hills Field Meeting 10 July 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Richard Bell

Pyramidal, common spotted and a hybrid orchid were in flower on the plateau at Townclose Hills Nature Reserve, also known as Billy Woods. Despite the breeze we saw ringlet, meadow brown, small tortoiseshell, small skipper and a few marbled white … Continue reading →

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