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Marshal’s Lake
Lady
Mild
red'
s C
arria
ge D
rive
Leylandcypresshedge
The WalledGarden
Mainentrance
Overflowcar park
ChurchillWood
Eventsarena
Junipercollection
Thujacollection Glory Hole
Yew collection
Forest office
Forest Plots(site of trials and
future coniferconservation plantings)
Hill’s Avenue
Dwarfconifers
Leyland cypresscollection
Lawson cypresscollection
Educationarea
National CycleNetwork Route 18
To theForest
To Play Trailand Go Ape
To A
21
To G
oudh
urst
Visitor Centre
B207
9
North
B e d g e b u r y F o r e s t
Bedg
ebur
y bu
tterfl
ies
All the butterflies around the edge of the map may be seen anywhere in the Pinetum. The butterflies marked on the map itself show the locations where you are most likely to see particular species.red admiral brimstone comma meadow brown gatekeeper peacock small
tortoiseshellsmall white large white
clouded yellow
white admiral painted lady
holly blue dingy skipper
grizzled skipper silver-washed fritillary
green hairstreak speckled wood
common blue ringlet
small copper dark green fritillary
small skipper large skipper
small heath orange tip
The relative size of the butterflies
shown on this map are not
to scale.
Red ad
mira
lM
arch – O
ctober
Orig
inating from
North A
frica or continenta
l Europe, this butterfly visits
Britain d
uring the spring a
nd summ
er, thoug
h a sma
ll resident g
roup exists in southern Eng
land. It loves to fea
st on rotting fruit in the a
utumn.
White a
dm
iral
Mid June – M
id Aug
ustA
larg
e gra
ceful butterfly with a g
liding
flight found in sha
dy wood
land. Its
caterpilla
rs feed solely on honeysuckle. Bla
ck with w
hite band
s, it can b
e seen in a
reas of the Pinetum
edging the
Forest. It has d
ram
atica
lly declined in
the last 20 yea
rs.
Com
mon b
lueM
ay – Octob
erW
hilst the ma
le of this species is
a vivid violet blue, confusing
ly, the fem
ale is b
rown.
Holly b
lueM
arch – A
ugust
A sm
all pa
le blue butterfly w
hich freq
uents area
s with holly in sp
ring and
ivy in summ
er.
Brim
stone M
arch – A
ugust
The ma
le brim
stone’s brig
ht yellow
upper w
ings a
re possibly w
here the w
ord butterfly derives from
(butter-coloured fly). It lives long
er than a
ny other butterfly in Brita
in, often surviving a full yea
r.
Mea
dow
brow
nLa
te May – Septem
ber
One of our m
ost abunda
nt butterflies, m
eadow
brow
ns will rise up in la
rge
numb
ers as you w
alk throug
h the long grass in the Pinetum
during the summ
er.
Din
gy s
kip
per
A
pril
– J
une
Emer
gin
g a
coup
le o
f wee
ks a
fter
th
e g
rizzl
ed s
kipp
er, t
his
sma
ll b
row
n bu
tterfl
y ca
n ea
sily
be
mis
take
n fo
r a
mot
h. A
goo
d w
ay o
f tel
ling
the
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
butte
rflie
s a
nd
mot
hs is
to c
heck
the
ant
enna
e.
Butte
rfly
ant
enna
e en
d in
a c
lub
or b
all
sha
pe
but m
oth’
s do
not
. Thi
s is
ano
ther
sp
ecie
s w
hich
is in
dec
line.
Griz
zled
ski
pp
er
Ap
ril –
Jun
eA
dec
linin
g sp
ecie
s, th
is b
utte
rfly
was
sp
otte
d in
the
Pine
tum
in 2
014,
the
first
reco
rd in
this
par
t of K
ent f
or o
ver
30 y
ears
. It b
asks
on
patc
hes
of b
are
grou
nd w
ith it
s w
ings
spr
ead
wid
e op
en.
Sma
ll a
nd la
rge
skip
per
sJu
ne –
Aug
ust
Foun
d in
the
long
gra
ss m
eado
ws
of
the
Pine
tum
, the
se a
re o
rang
e b
row
n bu
tterfl
ies
seen
in h
igh
sum
mer
with
a
n en
erg
etic
da
rtin
g fli
ght
. Bot
h sp
ecie
s ba
sk w
ith th
eir w
ing
s he
ld h
alf
open
. Th
e im
ag
e sh
own
here
is o
f the
sm
all
skip
per
. Pho
tog
rap
hs o
f ea
ch m
ay b
e fo
und
on th
e m
ap.
Sma
ll to
rtoi
sesh
ell
Ma
rch
– O
ctob
erPo
pula
tion
leve
ls o
f thi
s bu
tterfl
y ha
ve
both
ris
en a
nd fa
llen
over
the
past
few
d
eca
des
. It o
verw
inte
rs in
hib
erna
tion
and
so
is o
ne o
f the
firs
t but
terfl
ies
to
be
foun
d in
the
sprin
g.
Sma
ll a
nd la
rge
whi
te
Ma
rch
– O
ctob
erO
ften
refe
rred
to a
s ca
bba
ge
whi
tes,
th
eir c
ate
rpill
ars
ha
ve a
fond
ness
for
the
lea
ves
of b
rass
ica
s. S
ma
ll a
nd la
rge
whi
tes
are
bot
h w
ides
pre
ad
thro
ugho
ut
the
Pine
tum
and
are
con
sid
ered
to b
e a
n en
emy
of g
ard
ener
s. T
he im
ag
e sh
own
here
is o
f the
sm
all
whi
te.
Phot
ogra
phs
of e
ach
may
be
foun
d on
th
e m
ap.
Bedgebury butterflies
Ann
a Pi
cken
– S
epte
mb
er 2
016
Imag
es re
prod
uced
cou
rtes
y of
:Sa
rah
Har
ringt
on-J
ames
John
Gor
don
Der
ek M
iddl
eton
, Sus
sex
Wild
life
Trus
tA
lan
Pric
e, G
ateh
ouse
Stu
dio,
Sus
sex
Wild
life
Trus
t
Com
ma
Ma
rch – Aug
ustA
small w
hite c or comm
a on its underside gives this butterfly its nam
e. It is easily identified by its ragged w
ing shape. The decline of hop fields in the past m
ight have led to a drop in num
bers but, unlike most
butterflies, its population levels are on the increase now
adays.
Sma
ll copp
erM
ay – Octob
erA
nother sma
ll butterfly which loves to ba
sk on the shorter g
rass a
nd bare g
round w
ithin the Pinetum. A
ggressive a
nd territoria
l by nature, it w
ill give cha
se to pa
ssing insects.
Da
rk green fritilla
ryJulyA
powerful flyer, this b
rown a
nd orang
e butterfly is in d
ecline in southern and
eastern Eng
land a
nd is therefore a regiona
l p
riority species for conserva
tion.
Silver-wa
shed fritillary
June – Septemb
erA
larg
e gra
ceful butterfly which ca
n be
seen swooping a
mongst the w
ild flower
mea
dows in the Pinetum
. It is also found in
the neighbouring Forest, w
here it breeds.
Ga
tekeeper
July – Septemb
erA
lso known a
s the hedge b
rown, it is often
found in hedgerow
s along w
ith mea
dow
brow
ns and ring
lets.
Green ha
irstreak
Ma
rch – JuneA
lthough the und
erside show
s a vivid g
reen colour at rest, these butterflies fla
sh silver a
s rival m
ales enga
ge in spira
lling dog
-fights.
Sma
ll heath
Ap
ril – Septemb
erFound loca
lly in Churchill W
ood this sm
all ora
nge a
nd brow
n butterfly a
lways rests w
ith its wings closed.
The undersid
e of its forewing ha
s a
n eyespot at the tip. A
lthough
wid
esprea
d, its population is in d
ecline.
Ora
nge tip
Ma
rch – JuneO
rang
e tips prefer da
mp p
laces,
and a
re often seen at the edg
e of strea
ms or rivers. The m
ale ha
s unm
istaka
ble ora
nge tipp
ed wing
s to w
arn off p
redators. Its ca
terpillars a
re ca
nnibalistic, so the fem
ale m
ust lay just one egg on ea
ch pla
nt to stop them
eating one a
nother when they ha
tch.
Painted la
dy June – A
ugust
As a long distance m
igrant, this butterfly visits Britain in sum
mer from
North
Africa, the M
iddle East or central Asia,
occasionally in huge numbers, as in
2009. They breed over the summ
er and once the autum
n comes, m
ultiple generations set off for the long journey hom
e, sometim
es catching a high jet stream
to help them on their w
ay.
Peacock
Ma
rch – Octob
erThe p
eacock’s na
me d
erives from
its eyespots, which evolved to sca
re p
redators. It hib
ernates over w
inter so is often seen on w
arm
early sp
ring days in the Pinetum
.
Ringlet
Mid June – La
te Aug
ustThe ring
let is very easily confused
with the m
ale m
eadow
brow
n. This com
mon, da
rk brow
n butterfly has a
row of little circles on its und
erwings. It
loves to feast on b
ram
ble.
Spec
kled
woo
d Fe
bru
ary
– O
ctob
erFo
und
loca
lly in
Chu
rchi
ll W
ood,
the
clue
to
its
habi
tat i
s in
the
nam
e. T
his
butte
rfly
is c
omm
on a
nd w
ides
pre
ad
in s
hady
w
ood
land
s.
Clo
uded
yel
low
Ju
ly –
Aug
ust
Ano
ther
mig
rant
to o
ur s
hore
s, o
cca
sion
ally
in
ma
ssiv
e nu
mb
ers
know
n a
s C
loud
ed
Yello
w Y
ears
. It h
as
bee
n se
en c
lose
to th
e Be
dgeb
ury
Ca
fe a
nd la
ke d
urin
g Ju
ly a
nd
Aug
ust.
It is
gre
enis
h ye
llow
with
two
silv
er
whi
te s
pots
on
the
win
gs.
This
leafl
et h
as b
een
crea
ted
by th
e Fr
iend
s of
Bed
gebu
ry P
inet
um
to s
hare
the
won
ders
of t
he P
inet
um a
nd it
s ex
trao
rdin
ary
flora
and
fa
una
with
our
mem
bers
and
vis
itors
to th
e si
te.
As
a ch
arit
y, th
e Fr
iend
s of
Bed
geb
ury
Pine
tum
take
s yo
ur
mem
ber
ship
sub
scrip
tions
, don
atio
ns a
nd g
ifts
and
ma
kes
them
a
vaila
ble
to F
ores
try
Eng
land
as
gra
nts
for p
roje
cts
and
act
iviti
es
acr
oss
the
site
. The
se g
rant
s in
tend
to e
nga
ge
peo
ple
with
tree
s a
nd, i
n pa
rtic
ula
r, th
e Pi
netu
m. W
e su
ppor
t For
estr
y En
gla
nd in
its
ma
nag
emen
t of B
edg
ebur
y a
s a
wor
ld-c
lass
cen
tre
of c
onife
r re
sea
rch,
con
serv
atio
n a
nd e
duc
atio
n, a
s a
land
sca
pe
of ra
re a
nd
enda
nger
ed fl
ora
and
faun
a, a
nd a
s a
site
for h
igh
qua
lity,
hea
lthy
recr
eatio
n.
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se s
hare
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ails
of a
ny in
tere
stin
g bu
tterfl
y si
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ing
s w
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