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#InsectThursday Just to prove I value all #butterflies, not just the super colourful or rare! 🤭 A perfect green-veined white on devils bit scabious yesterday at #SmardaleGill #PollinatorPals @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
A super fresh green veined white butterfly, note the yellow line on the under wing, also seen in large and small whites.
August 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#pollinatorpals with green veined white enjoying devil's bit scabious and meadowsweet at #SmardaleGill last Wednesday. #butterflies #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Green veined white on devil's bit scabious Green veined white on meadowsweet
August 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#Wildflowerhour from #SmardaleGill today; feeding the 100s of #butterflies! Marjoram, greater burnet, ladies bedstraw, sneezewort, betony, yarrow, hedge bedstraw, scabious, so much knapweed, harebells & eyebright. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Clockwise from top left; Marjoram, greater burnet, ladies bedstraw, sneezewort, betony, yarrow, hedge bedstraw, scabious, so much knapweed, harebells & eyebright.
August 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#MondayMagic Back to work dreaming of #butterflies. Here's a some of the others seen at #SmardaleGill. Very lucky that my sons and Mr Wonderful support my love of butterflies, and we enjoyed a beautiful scenic walk and picnic yesterday. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Top 3: small heath, common blue and peacock Bottom 3: dark green fritillary, painted lady, speckled wood
August 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#TitliTuesday from marvelous #SmardaleGill last week and the other #butterflies we saw, green veined white, speckled wood, peacock, small copper, large white and small skipper. @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social
Top left green veined white, top right speckled wood, then red peacock, third row from left small copper and speckled wood, bottom row from left large white and small skipper.
August 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 Fantastic circular walk at #SmardaleGill seeing hundreds of #butterflies, going to see velvety Scotch Argus and delighted to take a good photo of a clouded yellow, taking me to 41 species seen this year! @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social
The handy sign post/finger post at the entrance, a fabulously fresh scotch argus, magnificent viaduct view and a clouded yellow
August 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#TitliTuesday from marvelous #SmardaleGill last week and the star of the show, #ScotchArgus. I read 100 were reported that day. Extra special to see a mating pair, with such fresh wings you could see the purple sheen. @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies
Wonderful Scotch Argus butterflies, only seen at a handful of sites on England, when freshly emerged they are brown velvet with glorious orange wing spot lines
August 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#pollinatorpals with fans of knapweed at #SmardaleGill last Wednesday. Scotch Argus, red admiral, large white and dozens of peacock #butterflies, plus #bees including red tailed . #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Scotch Argus, red admiral, large white and dozens of peacock butterflies, plus bees including red tailed all enjoying knapweed .
August 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#TitliTuesday with my amazing day out (2nd August) at #SmardaleGill in #butterfly heaven. Famed for its healthy colony of scotch argus, we saw far more variety including my 1st proper photo of a clouded yellow. Details in ALT @savebutterflies.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #butterflies
Clockwise from top left; peacock, common blue, painted lady, fabulously fresh scotch argus, clouded yellow, speckled wood, the underwing of a scotch argus, red admiral, dark green fritillary and small heath. What a day 💚
September 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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Day 3 of our Winter Dales Escape at Ravenstonedale in the Westmorland Dales.

Ravenstonedale, Smardalegill Viaduct, Great Ewe Fell & Newbiggin-on-Lune.

Another great walking weekend - thank you to all who came along.

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February 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#JoinMeOnMyWalk from yesterday's glorious #SmardaleGill circular, hoping to spot Scotch Argus; delighted by how many of those in chocolate velvet shades, plus many other #buttetflies we saw! Great scenery too, fantastic use of an old rail line. @thephotohour.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social
Clockwise from top left; scotch argus underwing, clouded yellow, scotch argus, hoverfly on knapweed, viaduct view, scotch argus, peacock, the line kilns, dark green fritillary, the railway poster, entrance bridge, common blue, red admiral, fossils, red tailed bee and another railway poster.
August 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
s4r4h-l.bsky.social
#TitliTuesday with my amazing day out (2nd August) at #SmardaleGill in #butterfly heaven. Famed for its healthy colony of scotch argus, we saw far more variety including my 1st proper photo of a clouded yellow. Details in ALT @savebutterflies.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #butterflies
Clockwise from top left; peacock, common blue, painted lady, fabulously fresh scotch argus, clouded yellow, speckled wood, the underwing of a scotch argus, red admiral, dark green fritillary and small heath. What a day 💚
September 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM