Identifying animals on our land |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Crustaceans | Flies |
Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders | Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Butterflies - 59 UK species |
Family: Hesperidae - Skippers (1 species) | |
Small Skipper - Thymelicus sylvestris Mainly Oak field,, a fair few seen in 2025 ![]() Photographed 7th July 2025 |
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Family: Lycaenidae - Coppers, Hairstreaks and Blues (1 species) | |
Small Copper - Lycanena phlaeus Oak and Goat fields, a few seen in 2025 ![]() Photographed 7th July 2025 |
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Family: Nymphalidae - Nymphalids, Fritillaries and Browns (9 species) | |
Comma - Polygonia c-album Garden buddleias, a few sightings ![]() Photographed 3rd October |
Gatekeeper (male) - Pyronia tithonus Very common, seen all over land and some in garden ![]() Photographed 14th July 2024 |
Meadow Brown (male) - Maniola jurtina Very, very common, seen all over land and garden ![]() Photographed 21st June 2024 |
Painted Lady - Vanessa carddui Occassionally seen ![]() Photographed 8th July 2025 |
Peacock - Aglais io Garden and drive, on buddleias and on the land, quite common ![]() Photographed 8th July 2025 |
Red Admiral - Vanessa Atalanta Very, very common, seen all over land and garden ![]() Photographed 31st July 2024 |
Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus Oak field, fairly common, mainly seen in this field ![]() Photographed 17th July 2024 |
Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae Seen occassionally ![]() Photographed 25th July 2024 |
Speckled Wood - Parage aegeria Very common, seen all over land and garden ![]() Photographed 31st July 2024 |
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Family: Pieridae - Whites (5 species) | |
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni Occassionally seen ![]() Photographed 10th July 2025 |
Green-veined White - Pieris napi Very, very common, seen all over land and garden ![]() Photographed 17th July 2024 |
Large White - Pieris brassicae Common, seen all over land and garden ![]() Photographed 3rd September 2024 |
Orange-tip - Anthocharis cardamines Seen just a few times early spring 24, more spring 25 ![]() Photographed 17th April 2024 |
Small White - Pieris rapae Not that common, less in 2025 ![]() Photographed 5th September 2024 |