All of flutter

After the 'bumblebee show' yesterday being stolen by the butterflies, it was time for the butterflies to take centre stage today as I led a butterfly ID walk around Loynton Moss nature reserve near Woodseaves, as part of the Trust's Wild About Stafford project.

Find out more about the project here - http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/node/3522

Fourteen people made the visit in the warm sunshine and nine species were seen, including some fantastic brimstones.  The other species were ringlet, meadow brown, gatekeeper, peacock, small tortoiseshell, small white, small skipper and speckled wood.  The reserve is also home to essex skipper, purple hairstreak and white-letter hairstreak so its definitely worth making a visit if you haven't been before!

Find out more about the nature reserve here - http://www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk/reserves/loynton-moss