Details of the butterflies recorded at Bedelands Farm this afternoon in the company of 5 others.

Butterflies recorded are;

Small Skipper 16

Large White 12

Small White 5

Green Veined White 1

Purple Hairstreak 10

Small Copper 21

Common Blue 81

Holly Blue 1

Red Admiral 2

Comma 2

Marbled White 1

Speckled Wood 1

Gatekeeper 428

Meadow Brown 405

Ringlet 22

Total 1008 butterflies, 15 species.

 

Also seen  Silver Y  and Six Spot Burnet moths together with Cinnabar larvae on Ragwort. Grass Snake near the football fields and although no sightings of Silver Washed Fritillaries we saw a strong contender fly by at Valebridge Common but not sufficiently close to identify.