- Butterflies and Moth Sightings
- Sightings in bold are marked as such to note either rarity, a high number counted, or an unusual date
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September 29th 2020
Sandford Lake – Speckled Wood (Jon Coxhead)
Speckled Wood at Sandford Lake – Jon Coxhead
September 28th 2020
Lea Farm Lake – Clouded Yellow near the hide (Steve Rodgers)
Clouded Yellow at Lea Farm Lake – Steve Rodgers
September 26th 2020
Lea Farm Lake – Clouded Yellow (Renton Righelato)
September 18th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Speckled Wood late hatch (Geoff Emmett)
Speckled Wood at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
September 16th 2020
Lea Farm GP – Comma along the Loddon (Geoff Emmett)
Late Summer Comma at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
September 15th 2020
Lea Farm GP – Common Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Copper (Phil Kinch)
September 13th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Speckled Wood, Small White, Small Copper, Red Admiral, Comma (Eddie Napper)
September 10th 2020
Lea Farm GP – Speckled Wood (Geoff Emmett)
Speckled Wood at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
September 9th 2020
White Swan Lake – Small Copper (Jon Coxhead)
Small Copper at White Swan Lake – Jon Coxhead
September 7th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Comma female looking to hibernate somewhere (Geoff Emmett)
Female Comma at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
August 20th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Speckled Wood, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell (Phil Kinch)
August 7th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Speckled Wood (Geoff Emmett)
Mating Speckled Woods at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Small Tortoiseshell at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
August 5th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Small Copper (Geoff Emmett)
Small Copper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 30th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Male Brimstone 2nd Brood (Geoff Emmett)
Male Brimstone at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 29th 2020
Lea Farm GP – Common Blue male (Geoff Emmett)
Male Common Blue ‘Underside’ at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
July 28th 2020
Lea Farm GP – Common Blue male (Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – Holly Blue female (Caroline Moore)
Female Holly Blue at Lavell’s Lake – Caroline Moore
Male Common Blue at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
July 26th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Comma male (Steve Rogers)
Male Comma at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers
July 24th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Common Blue male (Geoff Emmett)
July 22nd 2020
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Common Blue male and female (Geoff Emmett)
Female Common Blue at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Male Common Blue at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 19th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Gatekeeper female, Painted Lady, Brown Argus (Geoff Emmett)
Female Gatekeeper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Brown Argus at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Painted Lady at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 17th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Gatekeeper male (Geoff Emmett)
Male Gatekeeper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 14th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Brown Argus in Butterfly Corner, Ringlet female, Comma (Geoff Emmett); Small Copper (Phil Kinch)
Small Copper at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Female Ringlet at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Comma at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 13th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Large Skipper, Small Copper, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Comma, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood (Michael Hubbard); Purple Hairstreak on an Oak near Hide (Geoff Emmett); 12 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small White, Brown Argus, 2 Peacock, 2 Comma, 6 Speckled Wood, 7+ Gatekeeper, Large White, Comma Hutchinsoni (Phil Kinch)
Gatekeeper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Brown Argus at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Small Copper at Lavell’s Lake – David Hampton
July 12th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Holly Blue female, Meadow Brown female, Marbled White, Gatekeeper (Geoff Emmett)
Female Meadow Brown at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Female Holly Blue at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 11th 2020
White Swan Lake – Essex Skipper (Jon Coxhead)
Sandford Lake – Purple Hairstreaks (Jon Coxhead)
Essex Skipper at White Swan Lake – Jon Coxhead
July 7th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Brown Argus, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood hatchling, Comma (Geoff Emmett)
Hatchling Speckled Wood at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Comma with Red Admiral at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Brown Argus at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 5th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Large Skipper, Green-veined White, Brown Argus, Peacock, Holly Blue (Geoff Emmett)
Brown Argus at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Holly Blue at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 4th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Marbled White, Small Skipper, Ringlet female, Small Copper, Meadow Brown male, Green-veined White, Brown Argus (Geoff Emmett)
Marbled White at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Small Skipper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Female Ringlet at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Small Copper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Marbled White with A Male Meadow Brown at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Green-veined White at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Brown Argus at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 3rd 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Small Skipper female, Ringlet male, Small Copper, Green-veined White, Red Admiral all seen in the Car Park field (Geoff Emmett)
Red Admiral at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Green Veined White at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Small Copper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Male Ringlet at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Female Small Skipper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
July 2nd 2020
White Swan Lake – Red Admiral seen between the Lake and the River (Jonny Cox)
Red Admiral near White Swan Lake – Jonny Cox
June 29th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Meadow Brown female, Comma, Peacock, Large Skipper male (Geoff Emmett)
Comma “Hutchinsoni” var the summer brood at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Peacock at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Large Male Skipper at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Female Meadow Brown at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
June 26th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Purple Emperor male in pristine condition on the ground for 5 seconds in front of Jerry’s Bench (Geoff Emmett)
Male Purple Emperor near Jerry’s Bench at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
June 22nd 2020
Lea Farm GP – 2 Comma, 40+ Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, 20+Small Skipper, 2 Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, 2+ Cinnabar Moth, Scarlet Tiger Moth (Phil Kinch)
Lavell’s Lake – Meadow Brown abundant, 2 Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Comma, 2 Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Green Veined White, Ringlet (Phil Kinch)
June 3rd 2020
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Meadow Brown, 2 Large Skipper, 3 Comma, Speckled Wood (Phil Kinch)
May 27th 2020
Lavell’s Lake – Speckled Wood, 2+ Cinnabar Moth (Phil Kinch); 100+ Common Blue Damselfly (Mike Turton)
Abundant Common Blue Damselflies at Lea Farm – Mike Turton
