With another nice day before the weather breaks again next week it is good to see so many butterflies around the wildlife garden at the moment. Many are coming to the buddleia and mint as well as the globe thistles and hemp agrimony that is in the bog garden (which looks great by the way!)
Small Tortoiseshells have become scarce in recent years so it is pleasing to see them amongst the Peacocks, Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Commas and Red Admirals.
Small Tortoiseshell
Peacock
Female Meadow Brown
Male Meadow Brown
All images by Mark Hart
11-8-12
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer