Fri July 11th: Doings in Gloucestershire

This is the first female I've ever seen in Gloucestershire, and she was in my own parish too - 

She was one of two females, and a male, seen feeding this hot afternoon on a classic diseased oak feeder tree, along the lane between Sapperton and Frampton Mansell, above the River Frome valley (near Daneway Banks on the butterflying map) -

Interesting, no males have been active on the nearby lime trees territories lately - nationally, they seem to have forsaken the territories for feeder trees in this heat.

Best of all, I can reveal that a magnificent male has visited The Daneway Inn pub at the foot of Daneway Banks large blue reserve - and smashed things up there.

There is only one Lord of the Butterflies, and He does not share power...

Back to Knepp tomorrow...