Further Progress

Purple Emperor larvae in Savernake Forest (a 'late' site) are about to change skins for the final time. At this rate, the butterfly will be on the wing there by mid-June, and several days earlier in the warmer South East.  

Here's one from today (14th May) -

I'm off to Sussex tomorrow to look at 'pillars there. Watch this space, you may need to bring your Emperoring hols FORWARD...