PHOTOS 2026

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Ringlet Monks Wood (TL2080) 12/06/26 © Tim Knight Ringlet Monks Wood (TL2080) 12/06/26 © Tim Knight	White Admiral Monks Wood (TL2080) 12/06/26 © Tim Knight White Admiral Monks Wood (TL2080) 12/06/26 © Tim Knight	Silver-washed fritillary Warren Hill, Loughton, Epping Forest 14/06/26 © Eloise Enver Silver-washed fritillary Warren Hill, Loughton, Epping Forest 14/06/26 © Eloise Enver	Ringlet Warren Hill, Loughton, Epping Forest 14/06/26 © Eloise Enver Ringlet Warren Hill, Loughton, Epping Forest 14/06/26 © Eloise Enver
Peacock Caterpillars Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry Peacock Caterpillars Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry	Large White Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry Large White Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry	Small White Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry Small White Linton (TL568464) 09/06/26 © Richard Berry	Black Hairstreak Woodwalton Fen (TL234848) 07/06/26 © Graham Almond Black Hairstreak Woodwalton Fen (TL234848) 07/06/26 © Graham Almond
A really fresh White Admiral Great Holland Pits EWT (TM190202) 07/06/26 © Robert Seago A really fresh White Admiral Great Holland Pits EWT (TM190202) 07/06/26 © Robert Seago	One deformed wing Warren Hill, Epping Forest, Essex (TQ4195) 05/06/26 © Eloise Enver One deformed wing Warren Hill, Epping Forest, Essex (TQ4195) 05/06/26 © Eloise Enver	Black Hairstreak Castor Hanglands (TF1102) 01/06/26 © P Bromley R Payne R&S Orbell J Winterbottom Etc Black Hairstreak Castor Hanglands (TF1102) 01/06/26 © P Bromley R Payne R&S Orbell J Winterbottom Etc	Black Hairstreak Castor Hanglands (TF1102) 01/06/26 © P Bromley R Payne R&S Orbell J Winterbottom Etc Black Hairstreak Castor Hanglands (TF1102) 01/06/26 © P Bromley R Payne R&S Orbell J Winterbottom Etc
[TITLE NEEDED] Lark rise farm (TL4154) 25/05/26 © Amy Wolstenholme [TITLE NEEDED] Lark rise farm (TL4154) 25/05/26 © Amy Wolstenholme	Marbled white Devils dyke Burwell cutting tp Burwell road (TL574653) 29/05/26 © Steve Stokes Marbled white Devils dyke Burwell cutting tp Burwell road (TL574653) 29/05/26 © Steve Stokes	Small Skipper Mill Wood EWT (TQ594787) 29/05/26 © Rob Smith Small Skipper Mill Wood EWT (TQ594787) 29/05/26 © Rob Smith	Painted Lady Gt Staughton Meadow (TL127646) 28/05/26 © Steve Binding Painted Lady Gt Staughton Meadow (TL127646) 28/05/26 © Steve Binding
Adonis Blue - closed wing Devil's Dyke - Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 27/05/26 © Richard Berry Adonis Blue - closed wing Devil's Dyke - Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 27/05/26 © Richard Berry	Adonis Blue - open wing Devil's Dyke - Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 27/05/26 © Richard Berry Adonis Blue - open wing Devil's Dyke - Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 27/05/26 © Richard Berry	Painted Lady Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 27/05/26 © Phillip Hastings Painted Lady Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 27/05/26 © Phillip Hastings	Chettisham Meadow 270526 Chettisham Meadow 27/05/26 © Francis Woodroffe Chettisham Meadow 270526 Chettisham Meadow 27/05/26 © Francis Woodroffe
Black Hairstreak Monks Wood (TL2080) 27/05/26 © Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne Black Hairstreak Monks Wood (TL2080) 27/05/26 © Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	Black Hairstreak female Monks Wood (TL2080) 27/05/26 © Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne Black Hairstreak female Monks Wood (TL2080) 27/05/26 © Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	Black Hairstreak. Monks Wood (TL201803) 26/05/26 © Steve Binding Black Hairstreak. Monks Wood (TL201803) 26/05/26 © Steve Binding	Black Hairstreak Brampton Wood (TL184698) 26/05/26 © Steve Binding Black Hairstreak Brampton Wood (TL184698) 26/05/26 © Steve Binding
Brown Argus Magog Down (TL4853) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry Brown Argus Magog Down (TL4853) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry	Meadow Brown Magog Down (TL4853) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry Meadow Brown Magog Down (TL4853) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry	Large Skipper Devil's Dykes Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry Large Skipper Devil's Dykes Newmarket Racecourse (TL6161) 26/05/26 © Richard Berry	[TITLE NEEDED] Pound wood essex 24/05/26 © Steve Day [TITLE NEEDED] Pound wood essex 24/05/26 © Steve Day
Dingy Skipper Monks Wood (TL198803) 14/05/26 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley Dingy Skipper Monks Wood (TL198803) 14/05/26 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	[Common Blue male Brampton Wood (TL184698) 12/05/26 © Steve Binding [Common Blue male Brampton Wood (TL184698) 12/05/26 © Steve Binding	Green Hairstreak Tylers Wood/Common (TQ5690) 08/05/26 © Rob Smith Green Hairstreak Tylers Wood/Common (TQ5690) 08/05/26 © Rob Smith	Brown Argus Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom Brown Argus Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom
Common Blue Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom Common Blue Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom	Grizzled Skipper Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom Grizzled Skipper Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 09/05/26 © John Winterbottom	Brown Argus Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom Brown Argus Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom	Common Blue Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom Common Blue Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom
Grizzled Skipper Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom Grizzled Skipper Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) 10/05/26 © John Winterbottom	Adonis Blue Devil's Ditch Newmarket Racecourse (TL6062) 09/05/26 © Amy Wolstenholme, Louise Bacon, Rory Clayton Adonis Blue Devil's Ditch Newmarket Racecourse (TL6062) 09/05/26 © Amy Wolstenholme, Louise Bacon, Rory Clayton	Wall Great north fen drove Cottenham (TL444468) 05/05/26 © Richard Anstee & Therese Shadrack Wall Great north fen drove Cottenham (TL444468) 05/05/26 © Richard Anstee & Therese Shadrack	Small Blue Magog Down (TL4952) 05/05/26 © Richard Berry Small Blue Magog Down (TL4952) 05/05/26 © Richard Berry
Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull	Small Heath Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull Small Heath Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull	Brown Argus Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull Brown Argus Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616) 01/05/26 © Harry Faull	Brown Argus Linton (TL568464) 01/05/26 © Richard Berry Brown Argus Linton (TL568464) 01/05/26 © Richard Berry
Wall Magog Down (TL490532) 01/05/26 © Richard Berry Wall Magog Down (TL490532) 01/05/26 © Richard Berry	Green Hairstreak Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry Green Hairstreak Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry	Small Heath Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry Small Heath Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry	Painted Lady Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry Painted Lady Magog Down (TL480529) 30/04/26 © Richard Berry
[TITLE NEEDED] devil's dyke race course end (TL6161) 30/04/26 © Trevor Goodfellow (BC Suffolk) [TITLE NEEDED] devil's dyke race course end (TL6161) 30/04/26 © Trevor Goodfellow (BC Suffolk)	[TITLE NEEDED] Tanholt Pits cambridgeshire (TF242016) 27/04/26 © Howard Butler [TITLE NEEDED] Tanholt Pits cambridgeshire (TF242016) 27/04/26 © Howard Butler	Small Heath Fields and meadows adjacent to Gusted Hall Wood (TQ8390) 28/04/26 © David Glover Small Heath Fields and meadows adjacent to Gusted Hall Wood (TQ8390) 28/04/26 © David Glover	Wall Fields and meadows adjacent to Gusted Hall Wood (TQ8390) 28/04/26 © David Glover Wall Fields and meadows adjacent to Gusted Hall Wood (TQ8390) 28/04/26 © David Glover
Grizzled Skipper - mating pair Paxton Pits (TL1962) 25/04/26 © Ian Crosby Grizzled Skipper - mating pair Paxton Pits (TL1962) 25/04/26 © Ian Crosby	Wall in the churchyard Hockley church and adjacent fields (TQ826934) 24/04/26 © David Glover Wall in the churchyard Hockley church and adjacent fields (TQ826934) 24/04/26 © David Glover