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We saw quite a few butterflies on the roadside bramble flowers on a local walk last week - mainly Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns.
Another shot in the comment below of both of these species.
Highfields Stafford UK
1st August 2021
Strange walk of about half a mile. Saw loads took 248 photos of which 200 have been deleted. It was rather dark today until we were 2 minutes from home and then the sun came out.
Gatekeeper - my first of the year!
The Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) is a common species of sheltered grassland such as adjacent to scrub, along hedgerows, woodland edges and rides where its larvae feed on a range of fine and medium-leaved grasses. The butterfly is It is widespread in southern Britain and expanding its range.
Favourite nectar sources for the Gatekeeper include Wild Marjoram, Common Fleabane, ragworts, and Bramble.
Photo taken at: RSPB The Lodge Sandy, Bedfordshire www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/the-lodge
Species Information: butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/gatekeeper
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I had a little one to one chat with this Gatekeeper. We discussed the perils of getting caught in a spider web. It thanked me for the rescue, and went on it's way.
As its English names suggest, the Gatekeeper (also known as the Hedge Brown) is often encountered where clumps of flowers grow in gateways and along hedgerows and field edges. It is often seen together with the Meadow Brown and Ringlet, from which it is easily distinguished when basking or nectaring with open wings.
The colour and patterning of the wings are very variable and about a dozen aberrations have been named. Favourite nectar sources include Wild Marjoram, Common Fleabane, ragworts, and Bramble.
It is widespread in southern Britain and its range has extended northwards in recent years. Its range is far more localized in southern Ireland.
Named for its rigorous patrol of hedges and woodland rides, the gatekeeper butterfly is a prime pollinator. Look for them sipping nectar on sunny days in the summer.Gatekeepers have a black spot near the wing tip, usually containing two tiny white dots.
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In my garden Stafford UK 9th July 2023
Lots of GV, Large and Small Whites
3 Commas, 2 Gatekeeper, 2 Scarlet Tiger, 2, Silver Y, 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
Up the school
Ringlet
Pyronia tithonus
📷 - Sandlings LNR
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The gatekeeper or hedge brown (Pyronia tithonus) is a species of butterfly found across Europe. Given its preference for warmer weather, the restriction of range expansion can be assumed to be due to climate. Colonies vary in size depending on the available habitat, and can range from a few ... Wikipedia
I had a little one to one chat with this Gatekeeper. We discussed the perils of getting caught in a spider web. It thanked me for the rescue, and went on it's way.
There are a lovely lot of Gatekeepers inmy garden this year.
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