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A summer of butterfly seeking
Birdwatcher and nature enthusiast, Alan Last, added butterfly seeking to his summer agenda this year. Reporting over 1,500 individuals from June to September, Alan tells us about his experience…
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Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Rare butterfly thrives due to the long hot summer
The long hot summer has allowed the Heath Fritillary, one of Britain's rarest butterflies, to have a second brood emerge in Belfairs Woods.
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Abberton Ranger Blog – June 2018
June has so far been a pretty dry month. The warm, sunny weather has brought out the butterflies, including Ringlet, a lovely dark colour butterfly with ring shaped patterns on the underside of…
Success for one of the UK’s rarest butterfly species as numbers continue to soar
The highest numbers of Heath Fritillary have been recorded at Essex Wildlife Trust’s Belfairs Woodland nature reserve for the first time since 2010.