Lynchcombe Steps
A chance to catch-up on my weekly butterfly transect around the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Lynchcombe nature reserve. It was a cold start to the day, a time when even the flies are trying to...
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A chance to catch-up on my weekly butterfly transect around the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Lynchcombe nature reserve. It was a cold start to the day, a time when even the flies are trying to...
Spring lambs and spring butterflies cover Lynchcombe. Lynchcombe is a Somerset Wildlife Trust nature reserve on the steep sunny south edge of the Mendip Hills with fantastic views across Somerset. I’m a volunteer warden for the...
Lynchcombe is full of butterflies. Gatekeepers Gatekeepers (Pyronia tithonus) are a common butterfly and a bit prettier than the meadow brown. Today they occurred all over the reserve. The is a more typical perch of the...
Today on Lynchcombe was a day of sunshine and showers. Butterfly Transect Getting a few more butterflies as summer attempts to start. June weather had been so poor on the weekends so this was...