Dorset butterfly updates
Do you have any interesting or notable butterfly/moth experiences to share with our members? Continue reading
Our Branch AGM is not far away. Would you like to join our Committee? If so, let us know, and we can arrange to suggest you for election at the meeting, or you Continue reading
Dave Law went looking for some Marsh Fritillary nests – and found them! Continue reading
We are delighted that, at the eleventh hour, we have a volunteer to run the results meeting at Wimborne: huge thanks to Stephen Brown for stepping forward. We do, however need help from those who undertake the butterfly monitoring walks in the east Continue reading
Silver-studded Blue. Photo: Peter Salmon
Peter spotted this male Silver-studded Blue while at Bourne Valley NR on 30/06/18.
This delightful butterfly is found in close-knit colonies, with individuals rarely flying any distance.
The newly-emerged larva feeds on the tenderest parts of the foodplant, including young shoots, buds and flowers. The larva is often found in the presence of ants, especially the black ant Lasius niger, which are believed to offer the larva some form of protection against parasites and other predators.
One of our regular visitors to Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve must have shares in the CocaCola Company – and no teeth left! This pile of cans was unearthed Continue reading
We are going to be one of the three charities supported by Waitrose in February, so please use your green token to vote for us. Continue reading
It’s that time again – our AGM is on Saturday 23 February. Every year we enjoy a delicious tea provided at the AGM, with cakes, scones, biscuits etc. This, of course, needs people to produce it and also to help on the day. Continue reading
Shona Refoy from Broadstone, took this lovely picture on 07/09/18, and adds the shocking statement “I was delighted to see this butterfly, my first sighting [of this species] in Dorset this year!” Continue reading
Roger Hewitt tells us:
Myself and my friend Bruce turned up at Portland Observatory on the morning of Tuesday 25th September Continue reading