Alners Gorse & Lydlinch Common report

Pete June 8, 2014June 21, 2014 0 Comments Alners Gorse, Brimstone, Butterfly, Insect, Large Skipper, Lydlinch Common, Macro, Olympus OM-D E-M5, Zuiko Olympus 90mm F2 Macro lens

Visited Alners Gorse & Lydlinch Common today to see what butterflies were around. Alners Gorse is surprisingly wet underfoot, and there was very little activity, spotting a few Large Skippers (Ochlodes sylvanus) and a couple of Brimstones (Gonepteryx rhamni). For your information Alners Gorse has semi-wild horses grazing there at present.

Lydlinch Common wasn’t any better for butterflies, a couple of Large Skippers and 1 Small Heath, although there are a lot of orchids there. The lack of butterflies may have had something to do with the rain that started very shortly after arriving at Lydlinch Common.

Large Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) at Alners Gorse.