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Mountain Ringlet seen at Raise, Glenridding on 20 Jun 2025. Photo © Ian Watts.
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Small Heath seen at Langdale Pikes, Chapel Stile on 19 Jun 2025. Photo © Ian Watts.
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First branch Mountain Ringlet report in 2025! See record at cumbria-butterflies.org.uk/sightings (file photo).
Crazy year. I normally go to this location in late June to see the Mountain Ringlet. I was hoping to see one or two early individuals but counted 29!
Mountain Ringlet seen at Hartsop Dodd, Hartsop on 23 May 2025. Photo © Ian Watts.
@cloudedyellows @savebutterflies @BC_Dorset @HantsIoWBC That's a great find, Mike, and far more interesting than the various Glanvilles irresponsibly released in recent years (Wiltshire, Dorset and even the Forest of Dean).
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Massive surprise when I found a Glanville Fritillary on the mainland at Southbourne Undercliff Dorset today.Probably one flying from the IOW in the hot settled conditions. My first mainland coastal record since Hordle Cliff and Hurst Spit. @savebutterflies @BC_Dorset @HantsIoWBC
@MatthewOates76 Should have left the little blighter to get the bus home.
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@BC_Cumbria Just a warning for anyone planning to go and see the Hairstreaks at Arnside: I’ve removed nine ticks since returning home. 😂 I think the recent warm weather has given the ticks a bit of a boost.
@JulianTiler @EssexWildlife No, it was much quieter than last year (e.g. about a dozen Purple Hairstreak seen rather than the 40 odd we saw on the walk in 2023). It's a fairly large site and there are a lot of large Ash and Oak trees so I'm not sure there is any obvious assembly area for BH.
@JulianTiler @EssexWildlife I saw 16 Common Blue on my transect the other day (plus 6 Brown Argus). I think things are starting to look up.
@BC_Cumbria It was nice to see a female feeding on the Hemp Agrimony. It seems to be mostly males that spend the day addicted to that nectar.
Arnside Knott is now the go-to place for Brown Hairstreak in the North and possibly the most reliable site anywhere in England for a good sighting. They (mostly males) spend most of the day nectaring on Hemp Agrimony and are very easy to find.
Brown Hairstreak seen at Arnside Knott, Arnside on 6 Aug 2024. Photo © Ian Watts.
@MatthewOates76 @bc_cambs_essex I should think so. Purple Emperor is already well established in the wider area and Epping Forest is only 3 miles away. I’d be surprised if it isn’t already in those woods just southwest of the farmland in question.
@martinswarren @BC_Dorset @nationaltrust Must be something about the Purbeck air. The Silver-studded Blues and the Lulworth Skippers seem to go on forever.
@Greenhsteak @martinswarren @BC_Dorset I think that’s right. There are a lot of other nectar sources around at present. The number of butterflies on Buddleia is likely to increase towards the end of summer.
@ehbpollard @bc_cambs_essex 😂seeing the adults is definitely more exciting but finding the eggs has its moments too.
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