Silver-washed Fritillary. Photo: Jill Franks
Comma. Photo: Jill Franks
Two more photos from Jill who told us that after spending some time in the DWT Kingcombe Reserve looking for butterflies she returned to her home in Kingcombe and found these two butterflies in her garden. Both photos taken on 16/08/2024.
Common Blue. Photo: JIll Franks
Jill saw this butterfly in the DWT meadow at Lower Kingcombe on 1 August and commented that it is only the second blue she has seen there this year.
Common Blue. Photo: Jill Franks
Jill sent in this photo of a Common Blue she saw yesterday, 01/08/2024 in the Dorset Wildlife Trust Meadow at Kingcombe telling us that it was only the second “blue” she has there this year.
Marbled White. Photo: Jill Franks
Meadow Browns. Photo: Jill Franks
Jill told us she was delighted to see these butterflies – both photos taken at Kingcombe on 28/07/2024
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Small Skipper. Photo: Jill Franks
Jill sent in this photo saying:
I thought all the butterflies might have drowned – however today, 14/07/2024 a little more fruitful. Photographed this Small Skipper at lunchtime in the Kingcombe reserve.
Common Blue. Photo: Jill Franks
The Common Blue is our most widespread blue butterfly and Jill spotted this one on 19/08/2023 in the meadow at the DWT Reserve at Kingcombe.
Green-veined White. Photo: Rex Bale
Gorgeous shot of a Green-veined White on a bluebell, taken on 20 May on the Dorset Wildlife Trust Reserve at Kingcombe in West Dorset. Apologies to Rex for taking so long to put it up – it slipped through the net.