Grey Dagger Caterpillar. Photo: Brian Edge
Brian spotted this Grey Dagger Caterpillar whilst at Sandy Hill arts centre in Corfe Castle on 21/09/25
A very striking caterpillar which Brian commented no one else among the 40 or so people walking past noticed.
Common Blue. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in this photo telling us:
On Challow Hill, Corfe Castle thus morning, 18/07/2025 I came across this newly emerged Common Blue still in the process of drying out and unfurling wings.
Wall. Photo: Nick Galer
Nick sent in this photo of a Wall he saw on Challow Hill, Corfe Castle yesterday, 18/09/2024.
Lulworth Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff
Lulworth Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff
Two photos from John who told us:
I took these photos this morning, 19/05/2024 down at the car park in Corfe Castle before the cloud cover rolled in. I had 5 sightings in all during the early morning sunny period but once it became overcast that was my lot and they all disappeared.
Pine Hawk-moth. Photo: Martin Warren
Martin trapped his first hawkmoth of the season in his Corfe Castle garden on 7/05/24.
This impressive species can be seen May- early August, flying at night to feed on flowers, particularly Honeysuckle.
The weather in Dorset so far this year has been somewhat unpredictable and the effects of this on our butterflies are as yet unknown. Continue reading
Shoulder Stripe. Photo: Martin Warren
Martin trapped this lovely Shoulder Stripe moth in his Corfe Castle garden on 22/02/24, commenting it was early but they can be sometimes found in late February in the south.
What an incredible Autumn it has been for sightings of Red Admirals in Dorset and this one seen by Martin Warren in Corfe Castle on 15/11/2023 must be one of the most unexpected. Continue reading
Dark Green Fritillary. Photo: Jeremy Oakes
Dark Green Fritillary. Photo: Jeremy Oakes
Jeremy sent us these two photos he took on 08/07/2023 of two Dark Green Fritillaries he saw on Corfe Common (left hand side of the road going up to Kingston).
Lulworth Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff
Lulworth Skipper. Photo: John Woodruff
John sent us these photos of a couple of Lulworth Skippers he saw in the National Trust car park at Corfe Castle yesterday, 04/06/2023.