Today, in the steep-sided wooded valley of the River Frome between Cirencester and Stroud, in it's-not-supposed-to-be-Purple-Gloucestershire, I became the first person (surely!) to find an Emperor caterpillar whilst having a pee! Completely by accident, but I always say: Look and thou shalt find, and I looked...
Here, he is, on a twig scar. He's called Willie -
So, never mind Dangle Leafing, we now have Dangle Willy....
The ultimate Purple micturation experience, though, came in 2011 when Neil Hulme was in midstream in the middle of one of the Fermyn rides, baiting, when Apatura iris ab. afflicta flew between his legs. Here's the offended butterfly -
On a more serious note, Storm Bert (what fool named it that?) could well end the 2024 Dangle Leaf Season prematurely.
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