Nice mate Paul drove over all the way in which from Derbyshire to hunt for butterflies with Linda and me. Our chosen venue was Foxley Wooden, close to Guist: not solely is that this a terrific place for White Admirals and Silver-washed Fritillaries, it additionally holds variety of the gorgeous Valezina feminine type of the latter.
The primary cause for the go to, although, was to attempt to join Paul with a Purple Emperor. Though it took us two hours, we ultimately managed to see and picture a feminine, with assist from a small group of lovers who’d situated her in a tall Oak tree. In whole we noticed seventeen species within the wooden together with effectively over 100 Silver-washeds!
