Tag Archives: British Butterflies

Friday Fliers and Fungi

Posted on September 5, 2025 by crispina kemp

As the butterfly season draws to a close their place is taken by the first of the fungi, although Fungi Friday as a regular feature might be a month or so away. However, let’s enjoy what we’ve got today 🔼🔽 … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 29, 2025 by crispina kemp

Butterflies, Dragons and Damsels encountered on our walk to Tunstall Mills 26th August 2022. Enjoy It’s a white, large or small, I couldn’t say 🔼🔽 ⏬ but this one’s a speckled wood, undeniable 🔼 Comma 🔽 Apologies, I can’t identify … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 22, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of butterflies, damsels and dragons. And a treat from our archived walk on 13th June 2022. Enjoy 🔼 Small Tortoiseshell 🔽 Two moths’ caterpillar: A rather fussy-looking yellow-tailed moth 🔼🔽 and a mullein moth Butterflies: comma and 🔼🔽 … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 15, 2025 by crispina kemp

A selection of the butterflies we encountered on our walk 6th August 2025. Enjoy 🔼 Speckled wood  🔽 🔼 Green veined white 🔽 Holly blue 🔼 Gatekeeper 🔽 🔼 Common blue 🔽 ⏬ 🔼 Silver washed Fritillary 🔽 🔽 Red … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 8, 2025 by crispina kemp

Some of the butterflies, damsels and dragons seen on our walk on 25th July 2025. Enjoy 🔼Small white and Green-veined whites 🔽 ⏬ 🔼 Gatekeepers 🔽 🔼 Wall, showing underwing pattern 🔽 male wall ⏬female wall 🔼 Common blue male … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on August 1, 2025 by crispina kemp

More butterfly pics, these from our walk on 17th July 2025. Enjoy Peacock, of course 🔼 🔼 Small Copper (my favourite) 🔼 Small Skipper 🔼 Red Admiral (notice a maritime theme here?) 🔼 Small Tortoiseshell 🔼 Gatekeeper, very prolific this … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on July 18, 2025 by crispina kemp

Butterflies from our walk on 8th July 2025, Part 1. Enjoy 🔼🔽 Ringlet, our first this year. And then there were loads! Large skipper 🔽 the only one to allow a photograph Two very similar: Meadow brown 🔼🔽 and gatekeeper … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers: In an English Town Garden

Posted on July 11, 2025 by crispina kemp

Because I haven’t had a chance to walk my camera until late this week, I’ve been taking shots of the butterflies that visit my garden. Although not of great variety, they do appear in amazing numbers. Enjoy Peacock Butterflies 🔼🔽⏬ … Continue reading →

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Friday Fliers

Posted on July 4, 2025 by crispina kemp

Here’s a new feature though it will only appear when I’ve an overflow of butterfly, dragonfly and damselflies photos These are in the order they came off my camera… 🔼 A White, though not sure which one and 🔽 a … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: June Flowers and Bits

Posted on June 24, 2025 by crispina kemp

A miscellany of photos taken during our walk on 14th June 2025. Enjoy Evidence of last night’s rain! 🔼🔽 Foxgloves now replace the bluebells, but their season is nearly done This white froth is a head of elder flowers (grandma … Continue reading →

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