- Small White Pieris Rapae
- Large White Pieris brassicae
- Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
- Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
- Peacock Inachis io
- Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
- Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Thursday 18 August 2011
Birthday
We enjoyed a delightful weekend in celebration of Duncan's 40th birthday. Camping in the woods, and enjoying the outdoor life for a weekend we were also able to indulge in a bit of hedgefinding. Undertaking the Big Butterfly Count allowed us to engage some of the children, which yielded 23 specimens of 7 species in 15 minutes. With reasonable certainty, these were:
We also undertook a bug hunt and identification which the children seemed to enjoy. All in all a really memorable and satisfying weekend of natural history, friendship and family.
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