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Butterflies

Our UKBMS transect

in 2022 we set up and walked a transect across the Reserve, counting the butterflies.  This important data is submitted to the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, and forms part of the county and national data set.  Starting at the car park in Watts Wood, the nine sections of the transect covers most habitats and takes a couple of hours to complete.

Eight volunteers of varying experience have been involved.
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Data 2024

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Data 2023

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Data 2022

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Photos by Vera Holmes

7 July 2018

 Ashing Lane Nature Reserve got a visit from a group of local members of Butterfly Conservation, it was very interesting and we saw quite a range of species of butterflies, moths, dragonflies and damselflies.  We started our walk in Watts Wood, then Beatles Pond and the south edge of South Wood, round the lake in Coop Wood, then through Middle and North Wood and back on the footpath through the meadows.
Some of the group have kindly shared their photos to add to our records.
​Butterflies and moths:
Watts Wood
Painted Lady
Green veined white
Large White
Small White
Small tortoiseshell
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
South Wood
Six spot burnet
​Cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort
Coop Wood
Brimstone
North Wood
Peacock
Gatekeeper

New Meadow
Common Blue (very small individuals)
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​For more about local butterflies and activities to support them, go to Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire
Dragonflies and Damselflies
Beatles Pond

Azure damselfly
Banded Demoiselle
Brown hawker
Coop Lake
Southern hawker
Emperor (including females egg laying)
Common darter
Black tailed skimmer
Four spot chaser

For more about dragonflies and damselflies, go to the British Dragonfly Society
10 August 2017 - a lovely shot of a common blue butterfly, taken by Rod Newborough
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Butterflies in July 2017

Many thanks to Mark Johnson for the use of his photos.  Other pictures from Susie Mendel, Rod Newborough and Su Colman.
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  • About
    • Awards
    • Thoughts
  • Ashing Lane Nature Reserve
    • Health & Wellbeing >
      • Orienteering
    • Through the seasons
    • Cathedral Copse
    • Bird Observations >
      • Detailed Bird Observations
    • Nest Box Project Blog
    • Biodiversity
    • Fauna at ALNR
    • Moth Observations
    • Butterflies
    • Bryophytes
    • Flora
    • Examination Fieldwork
    • Photos & Footage by Mark Johnson
    • Photo Gallery - Avril Golding
    • Photo Gallery - Steve Orient
    • LCR Lincoln interview
  • PC Wood
  • Support our work
    • NWT 200 Club
    • Our Sponsors
  • Get Involved
  • Contact