(haven't had a chance to post...) #MarshFritillary #butterfly larvae & webs at Welshmoor #Gower 1.8.25. I think they're 3rd instar (you can just see 'forked tails' on a few). They may have moulted into 4th instar by now and gone into hibernation - incredibly early. Mid- late Sept the usual date.
August 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
(haven't had a chance to post...) #MarshFritillary #butterfly larvae & webs at Welshmoor #Gower 1.8.25. I think they're 3rd instar (you can just see 'forked tails' on a few). They may have moulted into 4th instar by now and gone into hibernation - incredibly early. Mid- late Sept the usual date.
Marsh Fritillary and Green Hairstreak on Welshmoor, Gower earlier today. Both new for me. Thanks to @atmylifeoutside.bsky.social for the info 🙏🏻@savebutterflies.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Marsh Fritillary and Green Hairstreak on Welshmoor, Gower earlier today. Both new for me. Thanks to @atmylifeoutside.bsky.social for the info 🙏🏻@savebutterflies.bsky.social
Lots of Broad-bodied Chasers on the wing at multiple locations but again Welshmoor came up trumps with this lovely female. #insects #invertebrates #odonata #dragonfly #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #photography
May 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Lots of Broad-bodied Chasers on the wing at multiple locations but again Welshmoor came up trumps with this lovely female. #insects #invertebrates #odonata #dragonfly #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #photography
The other Welshmoor specialists were also in attendance today in the form of Green Hairstreaks. Tricky to spot amongst the similarly coloured foliage but well worth the hunt. #insects #UKWildlife #nature #wildlife #photography #bugsky #butterflies
May 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The other Welshmoor specialists were also in attendance today in the form of Green Hairstreaks. Tricky to spot amongst the similarly coloured foliage but well worth the hunt. #insects #UKWildlife #nature #wildlife #photography #bugsky #butterflies
Finally got our timings right this year and were rewarded with two superb Marsh Fritillaries at Welshmoor on Gower this afternoon. #insects #UKWildlife #nature #wildlife #photography #bugsky #butterflies
May 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Finally got our timings right this year and were rewarded with two superb Marsh Fritillaries at Welshmoor on Gower this afternoon. #insects #UKWildlife #nature #wildlife #photography #bugsky #butterflies
We saw a few up at Welshmoor last year too. Always on the move and at distance though.
May 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We saw a few up at Welshmoor last year too. Always on the move and at distance though.
Last year was the 3rd worst year for Marsh Fritillary in Wales. Glad that we found good numbers of larval webs at Welshmoor, Gower (tho not monitoring). butterflyconservation.org & nationaltrust.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Last year was the 3rd worst year for Marsh Fritillary in Wales. Glad that we found good numbers of larval webs at Welshmoor, Gower (tho not monitoring). butterflyconservation.org & nationaltrust.org
Welshmoor #Gower dozens of #bumblebee queens & drone flies hanging out on or nesting in Molinia tufts near flowering goat willow. 2/3
December 29, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Welshmoor #Gower dozens of #bumblebee queens & drone flies hanging out on or nesting in Molinia tufts near flowering goat willow. 2/3
Thx @StevenFalk1 4 pic - late marsh fritillary larva Welshmoor #Gower, MayDay + reeling grasshopper warbler @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales
December 29, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Thx @StevenFalk1 4 pic - late marsh fritillary larva Welshmoor #Gower, MayDay + reeling grasshopper warbler @savebutterflies @BCSouthWales
1st Green Hairstreak at #Welshmoor #Gower last Friday. Too flitty for photo but here’s an early lousewort in flower. Also heard #skylark, #lapwing, #willow warbler. + red- & buff-tailed #Bumblebee queens.
December 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
1st Green Hairstreak at #Welshmoor #Gower last Friday. Too flitty for photo but here’s an early lousewort in flower. Also heard #skylark, #lapwing, #willow warbler. + red- & buff-tailed #Bumblebee queens.
Oh, forgot to mention 1st Large Red #Damselfly too, at #Welshmoor #Gower last Friday in the sun. @BDSdragonflies @SEWBReC
December 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Oh, forgot to mention 1st Large Red #Damselfly too, at #Welshmoor #Gower last Friday in the sun. @BDSdragonflies @SEWBReC
Off to Welshmoor #Gower today, to show @CIEEMnet Welsh member network how to survey & manage for #MarshFritillary Thanks @GowerNT for help in sorting everything out!
December 28, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Off to Welshmoor #Gower today, to show @CIEEMnet Welsh member network how to survey & manage for #MarshFritillary Thanks @GowerNT for help in sorting everything out!
Celebrated being able to travel further than 5 miles last Monday by travelling the 5 1/2 miles to @GowerNT #Welshmoor. What a treasure. Volucella bombylans excellent bee mimic hoverfly, Marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes & white Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix
December 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Celebrated being able to travel further than 5 miles last Monday by travelling the 5 1/2 miles to @GowerNT #Welshmoor. What a treasure. Volucella bombylans excellent bee mimic hoverfly, Marsh St John's wort Hypericum elodes & white Cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix
Thanks @Tone_Killick for confirming Agelena labyrinthica with moth snack, they're all over #Welshmoor @GowerNT Here's a pic from 2014 of one who's decorated her tunnel with Marsh #Fritillary wings, lovely. @SEWBReC
December 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Thanks @Tone_Killick for confirming Agelena labyrinthica with moth snack, they're all over #Welshmoor @GowerNT Here's a pic from 2014 of one who's decorated her tunnel with Marsh #Fritillary wings, lovely. @SEWBReC
#wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany @BSBICymru Bog asphodel, white Cross-leaved heath & my new favourite plant Marsh St John’s-wort recently at Welshmoor #Gower
December 28, 2024 at 7:02 PM
#wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany @BSBICymru Bog asphodel, white Cross-leaved heath & my new favourite plant Marsh St John’s-wort recently at Welshmoor #Gower
So, this Green tiger beetle at @Welshmoor. On a patch of bare soil with what looked like solitary bee nests. It turns out, they are tiger beetle larvae, who pop out of their burrows to snatch prey. Weird chitin shapes, with fat whitish maggots beneath. Wow. @SEWBReC @GowerNT
December 28, 2024 at 5:51 PM
So, this Green tiger beetle at @Welshmoor. On a patch of bare soil with what looked like solitary bee nests. It turns out, they are tiger beetle larvae, who pop out of their burrows to snatch prey. Weird chitin shapes, with fat whitish maggots beneath. Wow. @SEWBReC @GowerNT
Moving day for the Marsh Fritillary larvae at Welshmoor #Gower 4th Sept, charmingly spinning new webs following heavy rain. Prob 3rd instar, before final moult when they spin tight hibernation webs tucked deep in the undergrowth. @GowerNT @savebutterflies @WalesBc
December 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Moving day for the Marsh Fritillary larvae at Welshmoor #Gower 4th Sept, charmingly spinning new webs following heavy rain. Prob 3rd instar, before final moult when they spin tight hibernation webs tucked deep in the undergrowth. @GowerNT @savebutterflies @WalesBc
Successful day at Welshmoor #Gower : full of my favourite Green Hairstreak #Butterflies + Drinker #Moth caterpillars and loads of these (please tell me which) beetles - all on Beech @WalesBC @GowerNT @SEWBReC
December 28, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Successful day at Welshmoor #Gower : full of my favourite Green Hairstreak #Butterflies + Drinker #Moth caterpillars and loads of these (please tell me which) beetles - all on Beech @WalesBC @GowerNT @SEWBReC