Silver-Washed Fritillary
07/01/2021
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 fuzzy species is a type of hawker dragonfly and is one of the earliest to emerge in spring. This used to be quite a scarce species, but it has been increasing its range and abundance in recent years, perhaps due to warming temperatures. It has been seen at Swan Lake. They are quite dark, and the males have small blue markings, while the female has even smaller yellow spots.
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 damselfly is usually the first to be seen in spring, in April or even late March. Males are mostly red, with black tails. Females are also red and black, with varying amounts of black, but always more than the males.
Common Blue Damselflies can be seen throughout the main College grounds, but especially over and around Swan Lake, where they often emerge in their hundreds.
This distinctive, stout dragonfly can be seen in late spring and early summer around our lakes and ponds.
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