Another hot day at 29C. A walkaround the woodlnd burial ground with Heather hoping to find purple hairstreak. The burial ground is plentifully supplied with young oak trees in the canopy of which these beautiful and special butterflies spend their time. Although a friend has pointed me in the right direction we had no luck. We did see several small whites, and some speckled woods as well as singles of peacock, meadow brown and holly blue. What a disappointing and worrying year it has been for butterflies this year and insects in general.
Purple Hairstreak taken in Chambers' Farm Wood, June, 2020.
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