Entering the wood, I came across a couple of bird ringers just finishing taking down some mist netting. On getting into conversation, I found that this is a monthly occurrence, and that if I liked, I could go and observe one morning. So having got a contact email, I am thinking of following it up... watch this space!
Back on the main ride through the wood, I was surrounded by meadow brown butterflies and ringlets. I stopped at the usual spot favoured by my target butterflies, and to my surprise spotted a white admiral perched on a leaf right very close to me! I didn't get to see any of these last year so was pleased to find one so easily today.
It was still cloudy at this point, but then the sun came out briefly, and then suddenly there appeared a couple of silver washed fritillaries, which flew fast and high and disappeared again just as quickly! As |I walked up and down the same few metres of path, I had repeated glimpses of the fritillaries, and eventually one stopped to feed, and I was able to get my camera out!
Butterflies spotted at Ravensroost wood today, included speckled wood, large skipper, small white, red admiral, meadow brown, ringlet, silver washed fritillaries ( at least 3) and white admiral ( at least 2).
silver washed fritillary
silver washed fritillary
white admiral
ringlet
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