Butterfly bonanza
Silver-washed fritillary, purple hairstreak as pictured above and marbled-white butterflies have put on a colourful display at Spring Park in recent weeks, aided by the warm sunshine and light winds. Gatekeepers will be the dominant butterfly through early August, enjoying nectar-rich flowers at the base of the hedgerows in the meadow. Hopefully this year there’ll be joined by an abundance of peacocks and small-tortoiseshells, which have been a little allusive in recent years.
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