Late summer butterflies
Steve Aylward is on the hunt for our late summer butterflies. Look out for these beautiful insects to see in our gardens, woodlands, road verges, heathlands, hedgerows and meadows.
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Walk: Butterflies in Bonny Wood.
A walk to an ancient woodland where a variety of butterflies can be seen.
Brilliant Butterflies at Martlesham Wilds
Discover which butterflies call Martlesham Wilds home. A walk led by our butterfly survey volunteers.
Grebes and colourful butterflies
As we move into August at the lakes the young grebes are now fairly big and there seems to be an explosion of colourful butterflies around the reserve.
Grassland management for butterflies
More than 20 butterfly species regularly breed in Suffolk on suitable grassland and field edge habitat including species-rich pasture, rough grass margins and nettle patches on field edges and awkward corners, scrub, woodland and hedges.
Summer is for dragonflies and butterflies
Since our last update, the sun has continued to shine so I am going to call it summer even though it is the last few days of spring. Summer is a great time to see dragonflies and butterflies…
Ducks, butterflies and dragonflies in October
Early October is all about the first birds arriving back on the lakes to spend the winter including large number of ducks. At the same time we still have good numbers of dragonflies and…
How to attract butterflies to your garden
Provide food for caterpillars and choose nectar-rich plants for butterflies and you’ll have a colourful, fluttering display in your garden for many months.
Lizards, dragonflies and butterflies enjoying the summer
It has been very sunny this summer at the lakes and the result is much of our smaller creatures have been showing really well. Common lizards, dragonflies and butterflies have been particularly…
Beautiful butterflies and Lackford dragons (dragonflies / damselflies)
As we move into the middle of summer at Lackford Lakes we enter the time when our smaller creatures become really active around the reserve. This update will focus on our beautiful butterflies…
Butterflies and more during summer at Lackford Lakes
Summer is a great time to come and discover the mix of wildlife that can be seen at Lackford Lakes. It is a great time to look for our beautiful butterflies by our trails, some are big, and some…
Look out for butterflies, dragonflies and other insects
Summer is a great time to look at our other residents. Almost anywhere you go at Lackford Lakes you will see our butterflies, dragonflies and other insects. To make the most of your visit, we…