Judith Barnard π¦
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Beds & Northants branch of Butterfly Conservation - Treasurer and Website officer
Black Hairstreaks in Salcey Forest this morning including a recently emerged one, with its pupal case, at the end
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Mr and Mrs Trellis
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So wonderful to see so many Painted Lady....
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Lots of Wood White, Large Skippers and Speckled Woods in Hazelborough Forest this morning. Didn't find any Black Hairstreak in the location seen last year, but still early in the season for them.
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Quite a few Painted Ladies seen today on my local path in Northampton. Rarely seen any there before!
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Temple Balsall
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Large White caterpillars π on Garlic Mustard in my garden.
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A quick visit to my favourite ditch this morning and found it full of Painted Ladies, well at least 10 π Behind Harlestone Firs, Northampton
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A great day out in the Chilterns at Incombe Hole, looking for the Duke of Burgundy and other species. A bit hot today and a fair bit of climbing π
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Rosa rugosa on a Northamptonshire road side
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Went looking for Wood White in Hazelborough Forest, Northants and found around 20, along with some other spring species and the bluebells still out
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Field Trip: Salcey Forest Join branch committee members Judith Barnard and Chris Walpole for a guided tour around the site in search of Spring butterflies. Everyone welcome!
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Ditch of the day and a pretty culvert
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Mating Green-veined Whites at Rothersthorpe Fishing Ponds, Northamptonshire. But first some cute Canadian Geese goslingsπͺΏ
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The butterflies in Salcey Forest today, including: First Wood White seen there this year Egg-laying Holly Blue and Orange-tip
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Female Holly Blue, one of many in the Upton area of Northampton
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Peacock on the Wild Garlic in Harlestone
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Scarlet Tiger moth caterpillars π on Comfrey in Duston village
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about 2 months ago
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Berrywood, Northampton an ancient wood
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The county plant of Northamptonshire, the Cowslip in a Northampton garden
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Pleasant walk around Salcey Forest today, with first grass snake, mating toads, clumps of Coltsfoot and the place where the Moschatel grows...
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Springtime
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Happy Christmas to my followers π
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The beech avenue in Harlestone Firs
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Beautiful autumn colours π Harlestone Firs, Northamptonshire
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Steven Wright
9 months ago
What a treat to see this Clouded Yellow with Brown Argus,Small Copper and Small Heath. All yards from the car park
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Summer Leys today. Selective mowing has left plenty for the butterflies here.
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In the heart of Northamptonshire, a meadow with migratory Clouded Yellow butterflies. Attracted by the Lucerne, one of their larval food plants, they initially proved hard to film, until one filnally settled to nectarπ
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Itβs Oak Knopper Gall time - deformity of the acorn from reacting to wasp egg-laying Salcey Forest
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Mating Common Blues in Hazelborough Forest
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Red Admiral Magic Movie
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Steven Wright
11 months ago
Some of the delights of Hazelborough Forest. So close to race track at Silverstone but a world apart.
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The Big Butterfly Count begins this Friday 18th July How are butterflies faring in a Butterfly Emergency? Help us find out by taking part in the world's biggest butterfly survey!
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Filmed on the island of Jersey, the summer form (prorsa) of the Map butterfly
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Hummingbird Hawk moth egg-laying - I presume on some type of bedstraw. Filmed on the island of Jersey, July 2025
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Purple Emperor today in Hazelborough Forest
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Spot the butterfly π¦ πΊ
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A Black Hairstreak, one of many in Salcey Forest, Northants
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I think this is my first May sighting of Black Hairstreak, with nearly 20 spotted in Salcey Forest today. Also came across a couple of bees nests!π π@savebutterflies.bsky.social
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An Eyed Hawkmoth spotted on the path edge in Fineshade Wood today, cleverly disguised as a crumpled leaf π
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Dangling caterpillars in Bucknell Wood, Northants
about 1 year ago
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Ragged Robin πΈπΈ in the wilds of Northamptonshire
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A good variety of spring butterflies seen on the Dunstable Downs / Bison Hill area in Bedfordshire, including the Duke of Burgundy
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A visit to Tegg's Nose in the East Cheshire Peak District on Easter day (21st April 2025) and a Green Hairstreak butterfly was spotted.
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about 1 year ago
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The Pasqueflower in flower in the walled garden at Delapre Abbey, Northampton
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about 1 year ago
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Dandelions providing for the butterflies in Northampton
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Five species of butterflies in my local area plus a Scarlet Tiger Moth caterpillar π Also saw a female Brimstone
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Brimstone around the garden
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Cherry Blossom
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Sunny Salcey Forest today with six Commas on the wing
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