The National Trust viewpoint carpark at Freshwater has certainly come up trumps today with three new spring butterfly species on show. Immed...

The National Trust viewpoint carpark at the foot of Afton Down close to Freshwater Bay has always been a prime location for spring butterfli...

The excellent spring weather continues and today it was good to see a first  of the year Speckled Wood in my garden. It spent some time enjo...

Our evergreen shrub Berberis or Barberry is in full bloom at the end of March.It is always popular with bees and other pollinating insects. ...

The Phlomis plant in our garden at Freshwater has always been popular with white butterflies and today it was host to my first Small White o...

The almost summerlike weather continues and another spring butterfly was seen enjoying the warm sunshine in my garden today. A first sightin...

The mild spell continued today and the butterflies were tempted out into the warm sunshine. First of all a male Brimstone was seen flying ar...

Following several days of settled.sunny and daytime mild temperatures,the new season now seems to be underway.Yestwerday I observed the firs...

A return visit to Bouldnor Forest this morning  was rewarded with the sight of six White Admiral.Several were seen nectaring on bramble flow...

Today's visit to Bouldnor Forest near Yarmouth was rewarded with sight of a male Silver-washed Fritillary and a White Admiral. Both indi...

Despite a bright and sunny afternoon the only butterflies to be seen in Bouldnor Forest today were several Meadow Brown and Speckled Wood. H...

Following a couple of visits to the landslip near to Compton Chine  over the last two weeks that drew a blank,today in warm,sunny,and breezy...

For the third day in a row I have been fortunate enough to encounter a Painted Lady. Today this individual pictured below visited the flower...