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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Marshal’s Lake Lady Mildred's Carriage Drive Leyland cypress hedge The Walled Garden Main entrance Overflow car park Churchill Wood Events arena Juniper collection Thuja collection Glory Hole Yew collection Forest office Forest Plots (site of trials and future conifer conservation plantings) Hill’s Avenue Dwarf conifers Leyland cypress collection Lawson cypress collection Education area National Cycle Network Route 18 To the Forest To Play Trail and Go Ape To A21 To Goudhurst Visitor Centre B2079 North B e d g e b u r y F o r e s t Bedgebury butterflies 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 tortoiseshell small 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.

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Page 1: All the butterflies around the butterflies · butterflies All the butterflies around the edge of the map may be seen anywhere in the Pinetum. The butterflies marked on the map itself

A

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C

D

E

F

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I

J

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L

M

N

O

P

Q

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

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.

Page 2: All the butterflies around the butterflies · butterflies All the butterflies around the edge of the map may be seen anywhere in the Pinetum. The butterflies marked on the map itself

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

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Eng

land

as

gra

nts

for p

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cts

and

act

iviti

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acr

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. The

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