The Holly Hill Open Space

We toddled along to see if we could see a Marbled White Butterfly: not having seen one during the previous two visits. It was with a certain relief that we saw one, possibly two. No chance of a picture alas.

It is perhaps important to remark that although we enjoy visiting the Holly Hill Open Space, we are very much aware that in places we overlook the Houses in Riverdale Road and we have to be very careful not to intrude on the privacy of people living there.

Other Butterfly' Species seen:

Brown Argus viz.

Comma
Common Blue viz.

Essex Skipper (see also Common Mallow below) viz.

Gatekeeper viz.

Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Small Copper viz.

Small Heath viz.

Small Skipper viz.

and Small Tortoiseshell viz.

With the Common Ragwort coming into flower we noticed quite a few Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars viz.

The Lady's Bedstraw was flowering very prettily and the single Chicory Plant was covered in flowers viz.

the Hare's-Foot Clover (a favourite of ours) is starting to show itself viz.

the Common Mallow was attracting a few Butterflies (in this instance, an assumed Essex Skipper) viz.

and the Creeping Thistles were attracting a number of Critters including Butterflies.

And with a few Oak Trees present it occurred to us that Purple Hairstreak Butterflies might be present.