Butterfly Sightings

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Wall Brown at Lower Heightside farm. Bob.

Anthon C B · Anthon C B

Surprised to see a caterpillar of large white(I think?)so late in the season aka 24th August. Still the large white can be triple-brooded if climatic conditions inc.warmth and sunshine abound. Note the cryptic camouflage of the red admiral resting on panel fence.

pfyldes · pfyldes

Clough Bottom Small Tortoiseshell c40 Red Admiral 6 Peacock 8 Painted Lady 6 Small Copper 2 G V White c10 Large White c10 Common Blue 1 male 1 female Wall Brown 2 Small Heath 1 Peter and John

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00-11:00 Small Tortoiseshell, 15, Red Admiral, 3, Peacock, 5, Painted Lady, 1, Small Copper, 1, Wall, 1, Meadow Brown, 2, Green Veined White, 2, Regards, David

pfyldes · pfyldes

Small Tortoiseshell 15+ Deerplay Peacock 8 Deerplay 6 Cowm 19 Futures Red Admiral 1 Deerplay 4 Cowm Small Copper 4 Deerplay 3 Futures Speckled Wood 6 Cowm Meadow Brown 5 Cowm 1 Futures Wall Brown 1 Cowm Gatekeeper 2 Futures Large/Small/Green Veined White seen at all 3 sites Peter

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Meadow Browns 4 Gatekeeper 3 Wall Brown Peacocks Red Admirals 2 Small Copper Green Veined Whites Cheers Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

holly blue on Newchurch Road near Heightside today wall brown in Whitworth Quarry yesterday cheers Kevin

pfyldes · pfyldes

Futures and Scoutbottom Gatekeeper 5 Futures Speckled Wood 2 Futures 5 Scoutbottom Peacock 15 Futures 5 Scoutbottom Large and Small Whites both sites Small Copper3 Futures 3 Scoutbottom Red Admiral 1 Futures 2 Scoutbottom Ringlet 1 Futures Meadow Brown 3 Futures Peter

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Thanks to Kevin for showing me this lifer. Ian

brian · brian

Two Gatekeeper this morning. Regards Brian

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

1:00-2:00 P.M. Peacock 4, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 1, Green Veined White c20, Large White 3, Meadow Brown 4, Ringlet 1, Speckled Wood 1. Regards, David.

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Seven species of butterfly today Red Admiral 6+ Peacock 6+ Speckled Wood 3 Large White 3+ Small Tortoiseshell 3+ Holly Blue 1 Comma 1 + Hummingbird Hawk Moth Cheers Ian

pfyldes · pfyldes

Healey Purple Hairstreak 12 Healey Holly Blue 1 Healey Comma 3 Healey 2 Futures Whites all 3 at both sites Peacock 3 Healey3 Futures Speckled Wood 3 Healey Small Skipper 6 Healey 6 Futures Meadow Brown 10 Healey 4 Futures Ringlet 2 Healey 2 Futures Red Admiral 2 Futures Small Copper 1 Futures Peter an...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Wallbank Lodgemeadow brown - 10ringlet - 10green-veined white - large white - 1 Eastgate Woodsmeadow brown - 5ringlet - 5large white - 2green-veined white - 14red admiral - 1 Spring Mill Ressmall skipper - 18large skipper - 2meadow brown - 35ringlet - 35large white - 2green-veined white - 80red ad...

johnh · johnh

1 white letter hairstreak

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:15-11:15 Ringlet, c100, Meadow Brown, c40, Small Skipper, c20, Large Skipper, c6, Red Admiral, c5, Small Heath, 1, Small Copper 2. Regards, David.

johnh · johnh

Humming hawk moth

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

Late post for 7/7/25 mid morning onwards Ringlet - numerous throughout - 100+ Meadow Brown - not quite so numerous as Ringlet but lots spread about over the area. Large White - 10+ around the area. Small White - odd ones, c/4. Green-viened White - 10+ Small Skipper - 25+ in small goups around the area. Sm...

johnh · johnh

5 white letter hairstreaks

johnh · johnh

5 white letter hairstreaks

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

large skipper - 4 at Trickett's Memorialsmall skipper - 4 at Edge Lane & 4 at Balladen Cloughwhite letter hairstreak - 2 males seen spiraling 30 feet above the crown of a large elm at Gaghills, then 2 + 1 seen on the same tree, which may or may not have been the 2 seen previouslyringlet - c20 at Trickett...

johnh · johnh

2 white letter hairstreaks

pfyldes · pfyldes

Futures G V White 2 Large White 3 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Comma 1 Large Skipper 1 Small Skipper 8 Ringlet c20 Meadow Brown c15 Common Blue 1 Peter

johnh · johnh

1 white letter hairstreaks

johnh · johnh

3 white letter hairstreaks

pfyldes · pfyldes

Healey Dell Meadow Brown 6 G V White 2 Large White 1 Speckled Wood 4 Ringlet 4 Small Skipper 1 Futures Park Ringlet 10 Small Skipper 5 Peter and John Late post for 21 6 25 Futures Common Blue 3 Ringlet 1 Meadow Brown 10 Small Skipper 6 Large Skipper 1 Peacock 1

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

small skipper - 6 at Spring Mill Res, 10 at Fold Head, 2 at Cowm & 1 at Lee Quarrylarge skipper - 2 at Eastgate Woods & 1 at Lee Quarrygreen-veined white - 5 at Spring Mill Res, 1 at Fold Head, 4 at Cowm & 2 at Lee quarrylarge white - 2 at Eastgate Woods & 2 at Spring Mill Resspeckled wood1 at Eas...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

small tortoiseshell - 2 common blue - 1 male large skipper - 2 meadow brown - 1 cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

red admiral - 1 Deansgreave Road & 1 in Whitworth Quarry. 1 also in Bacup on Tuesday painted lady - 1 at Deansgreave Road small tortoiseshell - 1 on Deansgreave Road wall brown - 3 in Whitworth Quarry green-veined white - 5 in Whitworth Quarry small heath - 2 in Whitworth Quarry cheers Kevin

johnh · johnh

Red admiral and a painted lady

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Heightside Lane, Reedsholme 29/8/25. (Preview) 1 Wall Brown at Lower Heightside farm. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	107	Sat Aug 30 3:04 PM, 2025 by Bigbadbob
	Butterflies in your garden (Preview) Surprised to see a caterpillar of large white(I think?)so late in the season aka 24th August. Still the large white can be triple-brooded if climatic conditions inc.warmth and sunshine abound. Note the cryptic camouflage of the red admiral resting on panel fence.	Anthon C B	0	193	Sun Aug 24 3:15 PM, 2025 by Anthon C B
	Clough Bottom 24 8 25 (Preview) Clough Bottom Small Tortoiseshell c40 Red Admiral 6 Peacock 8 Painted Lady 6 Small Copper 2 G V White c10 Large White c10 Common Blue 1 male 1 female Wall Brown 2 Small Heath 1 Peter and John	pfyldes	0	112	Sun Aug 24 1:41 PM, 2025 by pfyldes
	Clough Bottom, 15th Aug 2025 (Preview) 10:00-11:00 Small Tortoiseshell, 15, Red Admiral, 3, Peacock, 5, Painted Lady, 1, Small Copper, 1, Wall, 1, Meadow Brown, 2, Green Veined White, 2, Regards, David	David Nuttall	0	173	Fri Aug 15 8:18 PM, 2025 by David Nuttall
	Deerplay /Cowm /Futures 10 8 25 (Preview) Small Tortoiseshell 15+ Deerplay Peacock 8 Deerplay 6 Cowm 19 Futures Red Admiral 1 Deerplay 4 Cowm Small Copper 4 Deerplay 3 Futures Speckled Wood 6 Cowm Meadow Brown 5 Cowm 1 Futures Wall Brown 1 Cowm Gatekeeper 2 Futures Large/Small/Green Veined White seen at all 3 sites Peter	pfyldes	1	168	Sun Aug 10 10:43 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	HWR 06-08-25 (Preview) Meadow Browns 4 Gatekeeper 3 Wall Brown Peacocks Red Admirals 2 Small Copper Green Veined Whites Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	0	138	Wed Aug 6 5:46 PM, 2025 by Ian Brady
	holly blue 03/08/25 (Preview) holly blue on Newchurch Road near Heightside today wall brown in Whitworth Quarry yesterday cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	136	Sun Aug 3 5:39 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Futures and Scoutbottom 2 8 25 (Preview) Futures and Scoutbottom Gatekeeper 5 Futures Speckled Wood 2 Futures 5 Scoutbottom Peacock 15 Futures 5 Scoutbottom Large and Small Whites both sites Small Copper3 Futures 3 Scoutbottom Red Admiral 1 Futures 2 Scoutbottom Ringlet 1 Futures Meadow Brown 3 Futures Peter	pfyldes	0	133	Sat Aug 2 3:56 PM, 2025 by pfyldes
	Purple Hairstreak (Preview) Thanks to Kevin for showing me this lifer. Ian	Ian Brady	1	151	Mon Jul 28 10:10 AM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Croston Close Road. (Preview) Two Gatekeeper this morning. Regards Brian	brian	0	122	Sun Jul 27 11:10 AM, 2025 by brian
	Peers Clough, 25th July 2025 (Preview) 1:00-2:00 P.M. Peacock 4, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 1, Green Veined White c20, Large White 3, Meadow Brown 4, Ringlet 1, Speckled Wood 1. Regards, David.	David Nuttall	0	131	Fri Jul 25 8:43 PM, 2025 by David Nuttall
	Newchurch 24-7-25 (Preview) Seven species of butterfly today Red Admiral 6+ Peacock 6+ Speckled Wood 3 Large White 3+ Small Tortoiseshell 3+ Holly Blue 1 Comma 1 + Hummingbird Hawk Moth Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	1	137	Thu Jul 24 7:42 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Healey Dell and Futures Park 13 7 25 (Preview) Healey Purple Hairstreak 12 Healey Holly Blue 1 Healey Comma 3 Healey 2 Futures Whites all 3 at both sites Peacock 3 Healey3 Futures Speckled Wood 3 Healey Small Skipper 6 Healey 6 Futures Meadow Brown 10 Healey 4 Futures Ringlet 2 Healey 2 Futures Red Admiral 2 Futures Small Copper 1 Futures Peter an...	pfyldes	0	139	Sun Jul 13 7:34 PM, 2025 by pfyldes
	Whitworth to Stacksteads 12/07/25 (Preview) Wallbank Lodgemeadow brown - 10ringlet - 10green-veined white - large white - 1 Eastgate Woodsmeadow brown - 5ringlet - 5large white - 2green-veined white - 14red admiral - 1 Spring Mill Ressmall skipper - 18large skipper - 2meadow brown - 35ringlet - 35large white - 2green-veined white - 80red ad...	KEVIN LISTER	0	129	Sat Jul 12 7:46 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Future bacup (Preview) 1 white letter hairstreak	johnh	0	126	Sat Jul 12 3:54 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Clough Bottom, 11th July 2025 (Preview) 10:15-11:15 Ringlet, c100, Meadow Brown, c40, Small Skipper, c20, Large Skipper, c6, Red Admiral, c5, Small Heath, 1, Small Copper 2. Regards, David.	David Nuttall	0	131	Fri Jul 11 11:51 PM, 2025 by David Nuttall
	Lumb my garden (Preview) Humming hawk moth	johnh	0	138	Fri Jul 11 7:32 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Clowbridge res 07/7/25 (Preview) Late post for 7/7/25 mid morning onwards Ringlet - numerous throughout - 100+ Meadow Brown - not quite so numerous as Ringlet but lots spread about over the area. Large White - 10+ around the area. Small White - odd ones, c/4. Green-viened White - 10+ Small Skipper - 25+ in small goups around the area. Sm...	Bigbadbob	0	124	Tue Jul 8 12:22 PM, 2025 by Bigbadbob
	Cloughfold (Preview) 5 white letter hairstreaks	johnh	0	159	Sun Jul 6 11:09 PM, 2025 by johnh
	New brighton (Preview) 5 white letter hairstreaks	johnh	0	163	Fri Jul 4 5:41 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Various sites 29/06/2025 (Preview) large skipper - 4 at Trickett's Memorialsmall skipper - 4 at Edge Lane & 4 at Balladen Cloughwhite letter hairstreak - 2 males seen spiraling 30 feet above the crown of a large elm at Gaghills, then 2 + 1 seen on the same tree, which may or may not have been the 2 seen previouslyringlet - c20 at Trickett...	KEVIN LISTER	0	120	Sun Jun 29 6:55 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Lumb (Preview) 2 white letter hairstreaks	johnh	0	150	Sun Jun 29 3:56 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Futures Park 28 6 25 (Preview) Futures G V White 2 Large White 3 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Comma 1 Large Skipper 1 Small Skipper 8 Ringlet c20 Meadow Brown c15 Common Blue 1 Peter	pfyldes	0	119	Sat Jun 28 4:32 PM, 2025 by pfyldes
	new brighton (Preview) 1 white letter hairstreaks	johnh	0	144	Sat Jun 28 3:26 PM, 2025 by johnh
	cloughfold (Preview) 3 white letter hairstreaks	johnh	0	163	Sat Jun 28 3:22 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Healey Dell and Futures Park 22.6.25 (Preview) Healey Dell Meadow Brown 6 G V White 2 Large White 1 Speckled Wood 4 Ringlet 4 Small Skipper 1 Futures Park Ringlet 10 Small Skipper 5 Peter and John Late post for 21 6 25 Futures Common Blue 3 Ringlet 1 Meadow Brown 10 Small Skipper 6 Large Skipper 1 Peacock 1	pfyldes	0	207	Sun Jun 22 8:11 PM, 2025 by pfyldes
	Whitworth to Stacksteads 210625 (Preview) small skipper - 6 at Spring Mill Res, 10 at Fold Head, 2 at Cowm & 1 at Lee Quarrylarge skipper - 2 at Eastgate Woods & 1 at Lee Quarrygreen-veined white - 5 at Spring Mill Res, 1 at Fold Head, 4 at Cowm & 2 at Lee quarrylarge white - 2 at Eastgate Woods & 2 at Spring Mill Resspeckled wood1 at Eas...	KEVIN LISTER	0	142	Sat Jun 21 9:35 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Lee Quarry 15/06/2025 (Preview) small tortoiseshell - 2 common blue - 1 male large skipper - 2 meadow brown - 1 cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	130	Sun Jun 15 6:43 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Deansgreave Road & Whitworth Quarry 17/05/25 (Preview) red admiral - 1 Deansgreave Road & 1 in Whitworth Quarry. 1 also in Bacup on Tuesday painted lady - 1 at Deansgreave Road small tortoiseshell - 1 on Deansgreave Road wall brown - 3 in Whitworth Quarry green-veined white - 5 in Whitworth Quarry small heath - 2 in Whitworth Quarry cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	139	Sat May 17 7:07 PM, 2025 by KEVIN LISTER
	Lumb my garden (Preview) Red admiral and a painted lady	johnh	0	172	Tue May 13 5:52 PM, 2025 by johnh
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