We had an unexpected 3 Fritillary #butterfly day in Gloucestershire today. Lots of pics to trim down but here's a sample. At Prestbury Hill with @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social ,Dukes & Marsh and in an ancient woodland on the way home we saw Pearl Bordered Fritillary too. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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A fantastic trip out to Prestbury Hill today 😀 A lovely group of people came out to explore this stunning site for butterflies 🦋 With 15 species of butterfly being seen plus moths. Highlights were the Duke of Burgundy, Marsh Fritillary’s, & oodles of Small Blue. 🦋 More details to follow!

1st pic shows 2 of the 3 Man Orchids currently flowering in Warwickshire ,in the same area are Common Twayblade coming into flower and Greater Butterfly Orchids in bud. Also present a patch of Adder's Tongue Fern. @warwickshirecc.bsky.social Country Parks. @ukorchids.bsky.social .....

At this time Dr Robin Blake was our PhD student studying the diversification of existing grass buffer strips with wildflowers. He presented at the Butterfly Conservation conference and won an award for best student presentation. The true award was meeting Sir David Attenborough!

Find a member of the pea or carrot family, that’s the challenge this week from Wild Flower Hour! Don’t be tempted to eat them up though, as some members of the carrot family are extremely poisonous ☠️ Post your finds for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #carrotsandpeas!

A few more insects spotted while walking in #AshlawnCuttingLNR today. Speckled Wood (most of),Meadow Hook Tip moth,Large Red Damselfly and a female Holly Blue.

At the end of the day,on our after work party walk round we found 2 Brown Argus. The first seen at #AshlawnCuttingLNR this new year! Also seen were Small Copper and Silver Y moths but they were too quick for me. @warwickshirewt.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

First butterfly of the day at #AshlawnCuttingLNR was this Green Veined White stopping over for bed and breakfast on one of the Cuckoflowers by the sidings scrapes. #butterfly @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @warwickshirewt.bsky.social

#AshlawnCutting Rugby local group volunteers were back on the old sidings bank today clearing more sched.9 Archangel. Tricky because this last bit is mixed with rubble and other fly tipped material. Under shrubbery etc...

One downside of Orange-tips (Anthocharis cardamines) using Honesty (Lunaria annua) as a food plant we've observed is it's not uncommon for the female to lay her egg on the petal, as here, which almost always drops to the ground before the egg has hatched. Photo by Kevin Radley #butterflies

There'ssomething magical about a close encounter with a Hare. @warksmammalgroup.bsky.social

#May Fly

I couldn't find any aults and only the one larva. #Bloody Nosed Beetle in #Warwickshire . Hope it was because of the overcast skies and cool breeze. @coleopsoc.bsky.social #WebsWild. Plenty of food plant but broken connectivity at Dunsmore former heath.

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After grubbing out a patch of Sched.9 Variegated Yellow Archangel our Tuesday group walked and climbed round Rugby's Newbold Quarry to do a thorough litter pick. Ironically using some of the same bags it arrived in to take some of it away.....

We have such a great FREE webinar for you 7-8pm tomorrow night 6 May! Legendary ecologist, author & pan-lister @graemelyons.bsky.social will be explaining why getting to know your plants facilitates recording of other species groups. Book here: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... Ideal for beginner recorders!

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We want to take the ‘May’ out of No-Mow May. May has just begun, but letting the grass grow is something you can do throughout the year to create a wildlife friendly garden. Mowing the lawn only once every four weeks boosts nectar production tenfold 🦋

Help identify the millions of records made during #CityNatureChallenge2026 You don't need to be an expert, with beginner-friendly resources available to support you to sort observations into broader groups. Identify now: tinyurl.com/yemu3knu @inaturalist.bsky.social

Good to see the recently layed hedge at #StanfordReservoir in flower today. Brash chipped and spread on the mudy path. Top job! #HedgeLaying

Providing a point of reference. Focussed and framed. On the bypass sluice and dam at #StanfordReservoir @everyheron.bsky.social

It took some finding but with a couple of friends we eventully realised that that the grey looking duck with the Tufties was what we were looking for. Ring Necked Duck. First one at the reservoir since 1987 @stanfordbirder.bsky.social

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Little Ringed Plover wasn't going to be bullied by the Canada Goose. @warwickshirewt.bsky.social #BrandonMarsh Then it's 2 mates turned up and it saw off a Lapwing.

A good morning @warwickshirewt.bsky.social #BrandonMarsh. 2 new birds and a 2nd sightig of Garganey.ID in AL Text

Did you know that we have a website (link in our bio) You can find ID handy guides in the resources section, like this fab buttercup one created especially for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social by the amazing @naturelark.bsky.social!

Marsh Marigold naturalising in my garden pond,Greater Spearwort and Creeping Buttercup,Meadow Buttercup and a Bulbous Buttercup with a Grizzled skipper #butterfly on it. #ButtercupChallenge @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Totals are 42 birds - 35 new & 7 retraps. Lotti 1 & 1r Wilwa 4 & 1r ( might be a control…) Chiff 2 Blaca 5 Sonth 2 Robin 2 & 1r Wren 1 & 1r Greti 2 Leswh 6 White 5 & 1r Linne 3 Blabi 1 Bluti 2 & 1r And 2 fresh Small Copper as the sun came out.At Kilsby Lane LWS,Rugby. #BirdRinging #butterflies

Small Heath,Small Blue ,Egg laying Grizzled Skipper and lots of Dingy Skippers @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Bishop's Hill Today. WE couldn't catch up with the Painted Lady's sadly!!!

Brilliant report of a Wall Brown at Magog Down near Cambridge on 1st May First record of the species here in decades

Marsh Fritillary butterflies today - the first time they've emerged from within the Bath area since 2019! Last year there was a big influx of them from Wiltshire & they recolonised a former breeding site #Nature #Wildlife #Butterflies #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

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A Green Day @warwickshirecc.bsky.social Stockto Spoil Bank SSSI. Greater Butterfly and Common Twayblade #orchids in bud. @ukorchids.bsky.social and our only Green #butterfly , Green Hairstreak with Green Tiger beetles. @coleopsoc.bsky.social Natural England ecologist doing conition survey too :-).

It's getting fiddly.Winkling out Variegated Yellow Archangel on steep slopes at #AshlawnCuttingLNR. We've done all the easy areas and now tackling areas where it's all mixed up. A thorough job and lots more to do. Hats off to our #volunteers #invasivespecies

Down the garden this morning. Holly Blue,another Large Red Damselfly and Speckled Wood on the layed Hathorn and Holly hedge . @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #WildSpaces

A cracking day out @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @wildtara.bsky.social (leader), @suejwal.bsky.social (secretary),and members on a branch visit @warwickshirewt.bsky.social Bishop's Hill. Small Copper and Small Heath both new for my butterflying year and a treat to see. Site looking very arid already!

Meadow, Creeping, Bulbous, Goldilocks, Celery-leaved? Do you know your buttercups? That is the challenge this week from Wild Flower Hour! Post your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #buttercupchallenge!

Rugy Wldlife Group bak at Newbold on Avon former Walkers LIme works ,then tip. by the River Avon. Getting some structure back...carefully. Spring Grassland management. Some good flora still on enriched site. Calcarwous bits could be very special.

#Twoday Holly Blues in my garden. #WildSpaces @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

@bosfonline.bsky.social do you reconise his organisation? Is it active and monitoring this Owl box? Asking for a friend in Solihull.

#butterflies seen on a walk in my local reserve this morning. #AshlawnCuttingLNR. New for Year Red Admiral at last all the better for seeing it on the local patch!! @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social

In the garden this morning. @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social #WildSpaces @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Just when we thought we'd got most of the invasive "marmoratum" Arum it was realised that a fallen branch lay across the last of it. Job's got worse. Last Archangel also good at hiding in dense Holly scrub! We'll deal with it later but need a break from this bank for a bit. #AashlawnCuttingLNR

Jack by the Hedge at #AshlawnCuttingLNR @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #HedgerowChallenge

Our next event is coming up - Spring Butterfly walk at Bishops Hill NR. This is aimed at those that have not been before & would like help spotting Spring butterflies. 🦋 For further details please clink on the link which takes you to the webpage. butterfly-conservation.org/events/warwi...

@bcwarwickshire.bsky.social Fenny Compton Tunnels. Owned by Canal and Rivers Trust. grassy banks and scrub where Ruby Tiger moths and Green Hairstreak butterflies were the hihlights of an afternoon walk. Grizzled Skipper too fast on the steep slopes!!

This Ground Beetle was crossing the path at #AahlawnCuttingLNR I've labelled the pic. as Poecilus cupreus. Love that green sheen. @coleopsoc.bsky.social

We've seen a lot of Holly Blue #butterfies this Spring but this one landed in the best place for a pic. today at #AshlawnCuttingLNR Backlit by the Sun and diaphanous. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social