Butterfly lovers

Mon 15 Jul 2019, 22:04

We noted the butterflies in tha meadow up there too - and on Hundley way. Lots and lots. I planted some extra sacrificial brassicas too for the cabbage whites... sigh. 

Mon 15 Jul 2019, 15:57

Closer to home:  take a stroll for a couple of hundred yards up the footpath that runs from the bottom of Banbury Hill (below the allotments) towards Conygree Farm and Taston.  The bank there is a real picture of wild flowers, with more butterflies than I can remember seeing in one place for a long time.  Spectacular!

Mon 15 Jul 2019, 10:00 (last edited on Mon 15 Jul 2019, 12:44)

Most of you will have noticed the absence of most of our common garden butterflies this year, but now is the time to make a trip to the Bernwood Forest and the wild flower meadows near by.  Yesterday we saw lots of marbled whites and meadow browns plus some 6 spot burnette moths in the meadows, and were fortunate to see the wonderful silver washed fritillary among other species in the forest.  You could be lucky to spot a white admiral or even a purple emperor.  Go to Stanton St John, turn left and follow the lane past the turning to Worminghall, go past the double bend and look for a small parking spot to the right for the meadows and go on another 1/2 mile or so for the parking area of the Bernwood Forest.