On Tuesday 19th July, the day of the great heat, we went out early to look for butterflies.
We saw lots - silver-washed fritillaries, gatekeepers, ringlets, a purple emperor on the path, a marbled white.
And a purple hairstreak - something I hadn’t heard of two years ago, and would probably have dismissed without a second glance as one of those little brownish flutterers.
The heat was becoming excessive when we returned home by midday.
Wednesday 20th July
Met Marta at Wakerley Woods. Saw a speckled wood while waiting. Then Marta spotted a lizard . Lots of silver-washed fritillaries again, gatekeepers, ringlets. 
Later a marbled white. We chatted to a dog-walker who had never seen fritillaries before, and the two men (also with dogs) who had seen a purple emperor, some white admirals, and a slow worm. Also saw a painted lady and a marbled white. Manage to get slightly lost in the Town wood area.
Later a marbled white. We chatted to a dog-walker who had never seen fritillaries before, and the two men (also with dogs) who had seen a purple emperor, some white admirals, and a slow worm. Also saw a painted lady and a marbled white. Manage to get slightly lost in the Town wood area.
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