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Autumn Discovery day at Lackford Lakes
An Autumn discovery at Lackford Lakes!
'Butterfly boom' at Lackford Lakes nature reseve
A recent butterfly survey carried out by volunteers at Lackford Lakes recorded the highest number of butterflies in seven years, a result of the prolonged summer sunshine.
Butterfly walk-Landseer Park Ipswich.
Join the Ipswich Group of Suffolk Wildlife Trust for this fascinating walk/talk on butterflies at Landseer Park with local ranger David Dowding and Melvyn Eke.
Butterfly-friendly gardening
Butterflies will be attracted into any garden that offers shelter from the wind and a supply of nectar from flowering plants. There are more than 30 different species of butterfly in Suffolk, though many are becoming rarer due to losses of wildflower meadows, hedgerows and woodlands.
Greater butterfly-orchid
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
Brilliant Butterflies at Martlesham Wilds
Discover which butterflies call Martlesham Wilds home. A walk led by our butterfly survey volunteers.
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.
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.
Walk: Butterflies in Bonny Wood.
A walk to an ancient woodland where a variety of butterflies can be seen.
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.