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Marsh Fritillary Caterpillar. Photo: Nick Galer
Peacock. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in these two photos telling us:
On a visit to Lydlinch Common on 07/04/2026 I discovered a Marsh Fritillary caterpillar and then moving on to Piddles Wood caught a Peacock basking in a sheltered glade out of the brisk wind.
Peacock. Photo: Kevin Denham
Kevin sent in this photo telling us:
The first Peacock of the year in my garden near Broadmayne today, 19/03/2026 proved to be in excellent condition. Always a very welcome sight.
Peacock. Photo: Donald Simcock
Peacock. Photo: Donald Simcock
Donald sent in these two photos taken in his Bournemouth garden telling us:
Today, 25/02/2026 sitting in the garden I saw 2 Peacock butterflies flying and tumbling together. One flew off and the victor came and landed on a daffodil. I rushed inside for my camera and got a couple of photos. One photo shows it’s proboscis inside the flower so getting some much needed fuel.
Peacock. Photo: Brian Arnold
Peacock. Photo: Brian Arnold
The joint second butterfly photos for the Gallery this year – photos sent in by Brian Arnold telling us:
Wow – my first butterfly of 2026 – A Peacock in our garden at Harman’s Cross today, 24/02/2026. Hopefully the first of many sightings this year. I saw it on the wall of our house, then it flew down to sit near a primrose on our lawn.
Peacock (1). Photo: Mark Pike
Peacock (2). Photo: Mark Pike
Two photos from Mark sent in telling us:
Although I had hung up my butterfly boots for this year I came across these two excellent Peacock’s yesterday, 08/11/2025.
Peacock (1) was kind enough to land on a gorse bush right in front of me on Middlebere Heath, near Corfe Castle and Peacock (2) did the same about an hour later, this time amongst lichen on Hartland Moor, about a mile or so distant as the crow (butterfly) flies. Both were pretty fresh.
Peacock. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Red Admiral. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Two photos from Stewart taken in his Bourton garden on 21/09/2025 and sent in saying:
At last a Red Admiral on the windfall apples that stayed long enough to give me a shot. Quite common in July, there are now only a couple in the garden and they seem to favour the windfall’s with the Peacocks going for flowers.
A just killed Peacock. Photo: Nick Galer
A rather different photo sent in by Nick telling us of the final moments in the life of this butterfly:
At Alner’s Gorse on 16/09/2025 I witnessed this Common Hawker dragonfly unsuccessfully chase a Painted Lady which managed to out-manoeuvre it and survive. The dragonfly then turned its attention to a nectaring Peacock which wasn’t so fortunate and it took it to the ground. The picture isn’t too clear but the wing of the Peacock is just visible.
Peacock. Photo: Stewart Balmain
Stewart sent in this photo he took in his Bourton garden on 16/09/2025 saying:
The Red Admiral is continuing to be very spooky and flies off before I can get a shot but I couldn’t resist this combination of colours with the Peacock.
Painted Lady. Photo: John East
Four Peacock Butterflies. Photo: John East
Two photos from John sent in saying:
The sunshine and warmth brought seven Peacocks and three Painted Ladies to our Hinton St Mary garden this afternoon, 16/09/2025. At one stage all seven of the Peacocks and one Painted Lady were on this clump of Sedum.
Peacock. Photo: Mark Pike
Mark sent in this somewhat unusual photo he took yesterday, 15/09/2025 in his Motcombe garden telling us:
Butterflies often get into strange places, but this is the first time I have seen a Peacock in a watering can! My wife spotted this as she was rummaging in the greenhouse earlier this evening. Presumably it was sheltering from the gales.