29-04-2025
Brimstone (16)
Large White (1)
Small White (2)
Green-veined White (2)
Orange-tip (1)
Peacock (11)
Comma (1)
Pearl-bordered Fritillary (11)
Speckled Wood (9)
13.00 - 15.00. A fine afternoon spent walking round Bentley Wood - not a single person seen in the whole visit. Bliss. Just sunshine, butterflies, bluebells, and the regular call of cuckoos. PBFs have bounced back well after last year, and with more days of good weather to come numbers will surely increase further. That said, and I'm no expert, but the rides still seem way different to the days of big PBF/SPBF numbers. Breakdown of sightings/areas: Barnridge 4; Oil Drill 0; High bushes 2; Hawksgrove 1; Upper Highwood 3; Lower Highwood 0; Draining field 0; Donkey Copse 0; 12 o'clock Ride 0; Lady Coleman's Bench 1.
Simon Crampin