Woodland butterflies

Look to the skies for canopy-dwelling butterflies like the hairstreaks, scanning the treetops for the chance to spot them in flight. Bramble patches or sunny glades are a good place to spot speckled woods: one of the few butterflies expanding their range.

Some searching may be needed for these specialists, but the reward makes the effort worthwhile.

A visit to any of our woodland nature reserves will provide an opportunity to see butterflies.

Sunny glades, rides and woodland edges are some of the best places to look for a variety of species. Bringing along your binoculars is a good idea; whilst locating the larval foodplant of specialist butterflies can make searching that bit easier. 

If you can't get to our woodland nature reserves, why not chase butterflies vicariously - read Patrick Barkham’s ‘The Butterfly Isles: A Summer In Search Of Our Emperors And Admirals’.

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