Summer 2022This summer we have 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.
Seven volunteers of varying experience have been involved. The most frequently occurring butterfly was the meadow brown, which is not surprising given their preferred caterpillar food plants are various grasses. Second most frequent was small white, favourite food for caterpillars - brassicas - and the Reserve is surrounded by oil seed rape fields. All data currently available shown below. |
Photos by Vera Holmes
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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.
Some of the group have kindly shared their photos to add to our records.
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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) For more about local butterflies and activities to support them, go to Butterfly Conservation Lincolnshire |
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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 |
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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.
