22-07-2026
Small Skipper (21)
Essex Skipper (3)
Large Skipper (4)
Dingy Skipper (6)
Clouded Yellow (23)
Brimstone (1)
Large White (2)
Small White (7)
Green-veined White (8)
Small Copper (3)
Small Blue (1)
Brown Argus (2)
Common Blue (51)
Chalkhill Blue (5)
Adonis Blue (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Painted Lady (7)
Peacock (1)
Wall Brown (7)
Marbled White (4)
Gatekeeper (17)
Meadow Brown (265)
Small Heath (27)
All but one Dingy Skipper looking very fresh. Amazing abundance of Clouded Yellow. Total number recorded across Rainscombe Park was 48. The first time I have seen such high numbers in Wiltshire.
Wayne Ford