Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
5 Species at Myddleton House Garden Enfield. The garden was full of flowers and there were many Green Veined Whites, Small Whites, Brimstones and Peacocks. I saw a lone Holly Blue also. [Posted by Dee Cullen]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. 1 Peacock at a private site near Trent Park. 2 Comma together at another private site near Trent Park. Female Brimstone nectaring on Dandelion near Duncan's Wd/Enfield Chase at 1247 BST [My first female of the year]. Male Brimstone at Ferny Hill Farm, Enfield. Male Brimstone & 1 Peacock at Rough Lot/Trent Park. 1 Peacock at 'Old Golf Course' Trent Park. 1 probable Small White seen in flight along Leeging Beech Gutter near 'Three Bridges' Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Therfield Heath-Church Hill. I started the Church Hill transects today. The site is well protected from the current unusual strong ENE wind so most of it was less windy than it often is. A couple of Peacocks and a Brimstone recorded, with a few more of each on the walk in and out. Perhaps more interesting was a Small Tortoiseshell in my garden in Royston just before setting out. The Pasque Flowers (County flower of Hertfordshire) are about at their peak for this year on Church Hill, perhaps showing signs of the dry March, [Posted by Nick Keep]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. Just as sunny as yesterday, but a chilly breeze kept the temperature down a bit, and also restricted the number of butterflies on my local patch. However, I still managed to find nine species, including one that I hadn't seen the day before: a female Holly Blue. The others were: Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma and Speckled Wood. It was obviously too chilly for Orange Tips! [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. 2 male Brimstone at Trent Park. 4 Comma [1 at Trent Park & 3 at private sites near Trent Park], 9 Peacock [3 at Trent Park & 6 at private sites near Trent Park], male Small White settled on the ground by lower lake/Trent Park & male Green-veined White nectaring on Blackthorn blossom [a few inches from my nose] at a private site near Trent Park - both new for the year. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Small Tortoiseshell outside Brickendon village. In this glorious spring sunshine I have seen the other hibernators in good numbers, so I had been keeping a special eye out for Small Tortoiseshell. Pleased to have spotted one holding territory amongst the cut maize stalks in the cover crop between Celtic Harmony camp car park and Monks Green Farm. [Posted by Nathan Ellis]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. Male Brimstone at a private site near Trent Park. At Trent Park - 3 male Brimstone, 2 Comma & 2 Peacock. Male Brimstone, 3 Comma & 4 Peacock along the 'London Loop' at Park Farm. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. Another glorious day on my local patch, and I managed to find just over 100 butterflies for the first time this year, with 10 species represented. These included the first Orange Tips of 2025 (none of which was prepared to stop, so in flight blurs were all I managed) and that increasingly rare sight, a Small Tortoiseshell. The overall tally was: Peacock 26, Brimstone 22 (18m, 4f), Comma 17, Small White 13, GVW 8, Orange Tip 5, Speckled Wood 5, Red Admiral 4, Large White 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1. A splendid day again. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Brimstone at Southgate. Male Brimstone at Chase Road/Charter Way, N14 bus-stop [TQ295951] at 1300 BST [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Sightings Tunnel Gardens Bounds Green. Excited to see my first butterflies of the year today, 3 comma 3 brimstones and 1 pristine peacock in Tunnel Gardens TQ293914 [Posted by Miles Attenborough]
Plenty on the wing at Totteridge. On a walk along Folly Brook to Finchley Nurseries this afternoon I saw the following : 4 Peacocks, 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma, 1 Red Admiral. [Posted by Dee Cullen]
Butterflies from wareside. Hi some sightings from wareside in rhe garden. Saturday 29th march Large white 1 Green veined white 1 Brimstone 5 Peacock 3 Small tortoiseshell 1 Comma 2 Red admiral 1 Hopefully a sign of things to come. [Posted by Phil macmurdie]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor (and Staines Moor). Lots of sunshine, but a cool breeze again today. There were good numbers of Peacocks, though, including several seen on the northern edge of Staines Moor as well as a selection on my usual wanderings. Overall, I counted 20, along with 4 Red Admirals, 3 Commas and 3 Brimstones. I also saw the male Large White spotted on two previous days, plus a female of the same species some way away. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. 1 Comma near Shaws Wd Cottages & male Brimstone near lower lake/Trent Park. 1 Comma & 4 Peacock at private sites near Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Small Tortoiseshell. A second Small Tortoiseshell sighting for me today at Ickleford. Have IRecorded. [Posted by Phil Barron]
Brimstone sighting. Brimstone on canal towpath at Harefield, close to the Coy Carp pub - TQ04044 [Posted by Paul Field]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. After the briefest spell of rain first thing this morning, the sunshine returned on my local patch - though there was a chilly breeze with it. Nevertheless, I found 19 butterflies today: 8 Peacocks, 4 Red Admirals, 4 Commas, 1 Small White, 1 Brimstone and 1 Large White (probably the one I'd seen on 26th, as it was in exactly the same spot). [Posted by Dave Miller]
Butterflies out in the Ayots. On a walk around the Ayots, near Welwyn Garden City, I recorded Comma, Peacock, Brimstone and Holly Blue. [Posted by John Yates]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. It was a gloriously warm and sunny afternoon on my local patch near Heathrow today and I found 45 butterflies also enjoying the weather. Peacocks have at last started to appear in decent numbers, and overall I found eight species including four new ones for 2025. The tally was: 21 Peacocks, 10 Commas, 5 Red Admirals, 5 Brimstones, and the newcomers were (one of each) Green-veined White, Large White, Speckled Wood and (a particular favourite of mine) a Holly Blue. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Trent Park. Male Brimstone, 2 Comma together & 2 Peacock at Trent Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]