Dark Green Fritillary
07/01/2021
This large fritillary, while relatively widespread nationally, is scarce and declining in this region. Indeed, the specimen pictured is the only one recorded within a 10km radius in 2020.
This shiny midnight blue beetle was believed to be extinct in Britain from 1946 until their rediscovery in 2004, since when it has increased in both range and abundance. It is now flourishing on the banks of Welly’s lakes and in the scrub on the nature reserve, where you can see holes it makes in the leaves of the Alder trees as it feeds.
This large fritillary, while relatively widespread nationally, is scarce and declining in this region. Indeed, the specimen pictured is the only one recorded within a 10km radius in 2020.
his beautiful fritillary is one of Britain’s largest butterflies. Like many species, it declined during the twentieth century, but it is now making some encouraging recovery, particularly in southern England.
This distinctive, stout dragonfly can be seen in late spring and early summer around our lakes and ponds.
This fuzzy species is a type of hawker dragonfly and is one of the earliest to emerge in spring.
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