Dorset butterfly updates
The appearance of a Clouded Yellow in his garden has just broken Brian’s previous record for the number of species there in a year. Continue reading
Light Crimson Underwing at Alners Gorse – the first confirmed breeding population in Dorset! Continue reading
It’s getting quite late in the season for Brown Hairstreaks, particularly as they emerged much earlier than usual this summer – the first sighting was on 12/07/2020. Continue reading
The annual Big Butterfly Count starts today, Friday 17th July and runs to Sunday 9th August so please help us this year to record as many butterflies as possible during this period. Continue reading
We have recently discovered a possible issue regarding photos sent by email to our website at [email protected] Continue reading
Marion lives in Preston and is very used to seeing Lulworth Skippers nectaring on Valerian in her garden but since 2016 she has noticed a large number of them regularly settling on the white painted back wall of her house and wonders why there? Continue reading
Evidence of Large Tortoiseshell eggs & larvae has been found on Portland – the first time they have been detected wild in the UK for 70 years! Continue reading
Can you help us consolidate the good progress made with the Elm tree records in Dorset following Nigel Spring’s recent appeal for help finding Elm trees? Continue reading
White-letter Hairstreak butterflies are quite rare in Dorset; their caterpillars breed on elm trees, so finding the trees will help us find the butterflies. You can help us map some of the remaining healthy Elm trees in Dorset and by so doing help us locate some of our missing White-letter Hairstreaks (WLH) Continue reading
The Friends of Castle Cove Beach Charity has launched a new competition designed to spread a bit of positivity during lockdown. Continue reading