Small White. Photo: Paul Godier
Paul sent in this photo telling us:
Emergence gets earlier and earlier with climate breakdown. Here’s a Small White I saw today, 22/03/2025 in Boscombe Overcliff Gardens.
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Small White. Photo: Mike Kirby
Mike sent in this photo telling us:
A trip to Portland today, 22/03/2026 gave me this Small White, my 7th species of the year. I can’t admit to working hard for this one – it popped up in front of me and landed, just after I got out of the car and was the only one I saw all day!
Meadow Brown. Photo: Roger Peart
Small White. Photo: Roger Peart
Two photos from Roger sent in telling us:
Two of the several ‘Browns’ and ‘Whites’ in my Merley garden yesterday, 06/08/2025. Most of the Meadow Browns perched with wings closed – this one obliged after a while.
Small White. Photo: Gary Whincup
Gary spotted this at Holmes for Gardens on 20 March. It’s good to have a shot of a “common” butterfly!
Small White. Photo: Brian Arnold
Green-veined White. Photo: Brian Arnold
Brian set in these photos of two often confused species with the following comments:
On 09/09/2024 we saw all 3 of the so-called “Cabbage Whites” in our garden at Harman’s Cross – Large White, Small White and Green-veined White. These 2 photos show just how similar the Small White (top photo) and Green-veined White (bottom photo) can look when the sun is not shining through their wings. The veins on the Green-veined White show up far more when the sun is shining through from the underside.
Small White. Photo: Mark Pike
Small White. Photo: Mark Pike
Two photos from Mark sent in telling us:
Suspect these will be last shots I send in 2024 (worst for 20 odd years for me) as I turn my attention now to fungi. There have been quite a few Small Whites around over the last few days in my area, these two were taken in the front garden at Motcombe this afternoon, 03/09/2024
Small White. Photo: Donald Simcock
Meadow Brown. Photo: Donald Simcock
Donald sent in these two photos he took a few days ago telling us:
Last week we had a warm day with eight species of butterfly in our Bournemouth garden including a first for us, a Small Skipper that came to sip nectar from our Verbena Bonariensis. Others on the same plant included Meadow Brown, Small White and Gatekeeper, a real festival of butterflies at last.
Small White. Photo: Penny Hawes
Penny sent in this photo of a Small White she saw at Upton House yesterday morning, 29/04/2024 mentioning that apart from this she saw hardly any other butterflies.
Small White. Photo; Paul Harris
Paul sent in this photo of the first Small White he saw in his Upwey garden this year – the photo was taken on 30/03/2024.
Small White. Photo: Paul Cobb
Paul sent in this photo of a Small White he saw at Branksome Beach Gardens yesterday, 03/03/2024.
Editor’s Note: this may well be the first sighting of a Small White reported to Dorset BC this year – last year the first sighting of one notified to us was on 14/03/2023.